Don't talk with Nonito Donaire about Father Time. He simply refuses to acknowledge him.
At 38-years-old, Donaire became the oldest bantamweight champion in boxing history Saturday night with a rousing fourth-round knockout of Nordine Oubaali to claim the WBC title. This marks Donaire's third reign as bantamweight champion of the world.
"The King has returned!" said Donaire after making boxing history at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.
Donaire started really bringing the pain in the third round when he caught and dropped Oubaali with a left hook with 46 seconds left in the frame. He then detonated that same left hook to drop Oubaali in a heap as time ran out in the third.
After somehow surviving the third, Oubaali valiantly tried to fight back in the fourth, but Donaire sensed that the end was near and punctuated his victory with a picture-perfect left uppercut, which ended the night and carved out yet another chapter in the future Hall of Famer's illustrious career.