Who won Oubaali vs Donaire?
Nonito Donaire beat Nordine Oubaali by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, May 29th, 2021, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).
This contest was for the WBC bantamweight championship of the world.
Also on the undercard Gary Antuanne Russell beat Jovanie Santiago, and Subriel Matias defeated Batyrzhan Jukembayev.
Oubaali vs Donaire stats
Back in May 2021, Nordine Oubaali stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Nonito Donaire made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Oubaali had a slight advantage in power over Donaire, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Donaire's 65%.
Nordine Oubaali was the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.
Donaire had a height advantage of 1 inch over Oubaali. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Nordine Oubaali and Nonito Donaire fought out of an orthodox stance.
Oubaali was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 13 years later than Donaire, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 213 fewer professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Donaire's 311.
Nonito Donaire was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 118lb division.
Oubaali vs Donaire form
Oubaali had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Takuma Inoue on November 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Prior to that, he had defeated Arthur Villanueva on July 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Rau’shee Warren on January 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had won against Luis Melendez on April 7, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris, France.
He had beaten Alejandro Hernandez on June 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris.
Nonito Donaire had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on November 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Prior to that, he had defeated Stephon Young on April 27, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Cajun Dome, Louisiana, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Ryan Burnett on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had been beaten by Carl Frampton on April 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.
He had lost to Jessie Magdaleno on November 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nordine Oubaali had been fighting more than Nonito Donaire.
Going into this contest, Nordine Oubaali had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 22 days ago, while Nonito Donaire's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 22 days ago.
Oubaali's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.
Donaire's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
What time did Oubaali vs Donaire start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Oubaali vs Donaire?
Oubaali vs Donaire was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.
What were the odds on Oubaali vs Donaire?
Nordine Oubaali was a 39/100 (-260) favorite going into the contest, while Nonito Donaire made his way into the ring at 213/100 (+210) with oddsmakers.
