Nonito Donaire vs Raul Martinez in Manila will be a go this time at the Araneta Coliseum on April 19, 2009. This is good news for Filipino boxing fans because the fight, dubbed as “The Flash and the Furious” can be seen live in the Philippines. And this is not an ordinary fight as the IBF and IBO flyweight crowns are at stake.

Nonito “The Flash” Donaire (20-1-0), the California-based Filipino champion took the IBF flyweight title with a 5th round knockout of undefeated previously southpaw Vic Darchinyan, on July 7, 2007. That was the highlight of the Filipino boxer’s career, as it was awarded Ring Magazine’s “Upset of the Year” and “Knockout of the Year”.

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Manchester United vs FC Porto, again in 2009! The two met in this same stage in 2004, and the top club from Portugal, under the guidance of Jose Mourinho, shocked the Red Devils, 3-2 on aggregate. There will be no Deco, Carvalho, and Mourinho this time, but the Porto players are upbeat and excited of this encounter. Can Porto repeat what it did in 2004?

Schedules:
1st Leg: 7 April 2009, Old Trafford, England.
2nd Leg: 15 April 2009, Estadio do Dragao, Portugal

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