LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Nonito Donaire used a powerful left hook and three knockdowns to become the oldest fighter to win a bantamweight title with a fourth-round knockout of WBC champion Nordine Oubaali Saturday night in Los Angeles.
The 38-year-old Donaire reach up and turned back the hands of time at the Dignity Sports Health Park venue as he reclaimed the WBC title that he held in 2011.
The Filipino fighter is also the oldest, at 38 years and 204 days, to win a bantamweight world title, breaking the mark he set in 2018 when he was 35 and captured the WBA belt.
''Father time is on my side,'' said Donaire of Bohol, Philippines. ''I believe the human body is an incredible machine if we take care of it. Mentally you are only as strong as your mind can be.
''Being at this age is not the question. It is my ability to grow. It is not what age you are, but how strong you are mentally.
''I am back. The whole time I was not fighting I was learning. I am ready for the next one.''
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