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Autoboxing int Integer

Hi,
I am preparing for the exam.
I need help to understand why in this code the int method is chosen, I have tested only with Integer and that one is also executed:
public class Teststuff {
public static void doSum(Integer x, Integer y){
System.out.println("Integer sum is "+(x+y));
}
public static void doSum(int x, int y){
System.out.println("int sum is "+(x+y));
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
doSum(10, 20);
}
}
Thank you!
Answers
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Just try to reason which method would be the closest match, and the answer becomes quite obvious.
There is of course a potential for ambiguity, and that's if you try to call for example doSum(10, Integer.valueOf(20));
I've not tried what would happen in that case, I'd not be surprised if it'd lead to a compiler error.