MANILA, Philippines — For Nonito Donaire, age is just a number.
The 38-year-old proved he’s still going strong and be as dominant as ever when he knocked out France’s Nordine Oubaali to claim the WBC world bantamweight title Sunday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California,
Oubaali and Donaire were on different paths with the 34-year-old Frenchman carrying a perfect 17-0 record heading into the fight while the Filipino was coming off a unanimous decision loss to Naoya Inoue in 2019.
Despite that, Donaire displayed the kind of potent offense that made him the Fighter of the Year in 2012.
“Age is a number. An 80-year-old can be in a wheelchair or can be running marathons….
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