Ian Clark Pedres Bautista (born October 31, 1994) is a Filipino boxer.

Background

Bautista was born in from

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. He was a participant in the

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. He was eliminated in the preliminary by South Korean boxer Choe Sang-don in a controversial bout which the

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(ABAP) felt Bautista should have won. ABAP decided not to file a formal protest but urged organizers to probe "questionable" fights in the tournament in general. Bautista had attempted to qualify for Olympics. He failed to qualify for the

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in Rio de Janeiro having joined the AIBA World Olympic qualifier. He also tried to earn a berth in the

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via the Asia & Oceania boxing Olympic qualifier. In his first match, he caused an upset by winning over Japanese boxer and former AIBA youth world champion Hayato Tsutsumi. However, his qualification bid ended in his following match against

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of Thailand. Bautista has competed for his country in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. He won gold at the

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. However he would only settle for bronze in the next two iterations of the regional games in Malaysia (2017) and the Philippines (2019). He would regain his form by finishing as a gold medalist in the 2021 edition in Vietnam. He would win another gold medal in the 2023 edition in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bautista, Ian Clark Living people Filipino male boxers Boxers from Negros Occidental Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in boxing SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games Bantamweight boxers Featherweight boxers Flyweight boxers 1994 births 21st-century Filipino sportsmen