 He fought a rematch with Sanchez later in the year and won the belt via split decision.At 36 years 11 months, he became the oldest super bantamweight champion in history.This began a late-career surge for Zaragoza who was able to defend the title four times, including two wins against former and future champion Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in Japan, a tko win over Tsuyoshi Harada (20-1-0) also in Japan, and an upset win against undefeated bantamweight champion Wayne McCullough who had recently moved up in weight.