Nonito Donaire is champion once again. Fourteen years after he won his first world title, the “Filipino Flash” cemented his Hall of Fame credentials with a sensational fourth-round KO win over Nordine Oubaali to capture the WBC World Bantamweight title Saturday night in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.
Nonito Donaire (41-6, 27 KOs) demolished the previously unbeaten WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali (17-1, 12 KOs) by a fourth-round knockout to capture his title on Saturday night in their fight on Showtime from the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
This Saturday on Showtime Boxing, one of the greatest fighters of our time is back. Four-weight division champion Nonito Donaire is not done yet with his career, and he vows to win a world championship again.
The boxing schedule is packed this weekend with dueling fight cards spread across Showtime and streaming service DAZN. On Showtime, Nordine Oubaali faces Nonito Donaire in a rescheduled bout that is closely matched with Donaire sitting around a +225ish as a live underdog.
Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire looked terribly dehydrated at Friday’s weigh-in for his title fight against WBO bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali tonight on Showtime.
Still ambitious, still setting himself goals and, judging by his last fight, still with plenty to offer at the highest level, “Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire will make a piece of boxing history if he can defeat Nordine Oubaali on Saturday night in Carson, California.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME
WBC Bantamweight World Championship – 12 Rounds
Nordine Oubaali – 117 ½ lbs.
Nordine Oubaali is having visa issues and won’t defend his WBC bantamweight strap against former four-division world champion Nonito Donaire on December 12th as originally planned.
Guaranteed future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire could have fought the almost perfect swansong in November, his epic battle with feared punching machine Naoya Inoue seeing “The Filipino Flash” give his all in a fight that had everything aside from an upset win for the 37 year old.
WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) gave IBF/WBA champ Naoya Inoue (19-0, 16 KOs) the fight of his life in losing to him by an exciting 12 round unanimous decision in the WBSS final on Thursday at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.