Nordine Oubaali. Photograph courtesy of Oubaali’s Twitter account.
Former bantamweight titlist Nordine Oubaali will finish a close to two-year retirement to return to boxing in opposition to Ricardo Martinez, in a scheduled 8-rounder, at Salle Gayant, Douai, within the north of France on Saturday.
Oubaali, who held the WBC 118-pound title for over two years and made two profitable defenses earlier than being stopped by Nonito Donaire (KO 4), desires to dip his toe again into the water earlier than deciding if he desires to go ahead together with his profession once more.
“I come again to the ring to above all to have enjoyable, discover my followers right here in my district the place I stay,” Oubaali (17-1, 12 knockouts) advised The Ring. “The need of my come again is as a result of I’m having fun with coaching once more. That’s why I’m again within the ring.”
The 36-year-old southpaw hopes that, all being properly, it can result in one other title run at 118 kilos.
“This battle will enable me to know the place I’m and can inform me if I need to proceed my profession,” he stated. “If all the things goes properly and the need continues to be there, my plan is to return to combating and to turn into world champion once more.”
Oubaali is combating at a modest stage. Nevertheless if he can win and look spectacular, he’s able to getting again into the title image. The bantamweight division opened up after Naoya Inoue vacated the undisputed championship. To date, solely the WBA emptiness has been filed by Takuma Inoue, over whom Oubaali owns a win.
Martinez (9-9, 6 KOs) is a Spanish-based Nicaraguan-born fighter. He has notably shared a hoop in shedding efforts with former flyweight title challenger Angel Moreno (L UD 6) and former European junior featherweight title challenger Florian Montels (L UD 8).
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