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An IBF super middleweight elimination bout between 168-pound contender Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell (23-1, 16 KOs), of Flint, Mich., and veteran spoiler Derek “The Black Lion” Edwards (27-3-1, 14 KOs), of Las Vegas, has been confirmed as a 12-round co-feature of a Showtime Boxing: Special Edition quadrupleheader on Friday, Dec. …

Three of America’s top super middleweight prospects dazzled Friday evening on a spectacular ShoBox: The New Generation card from the Windy City. Marcus Johnson kept his undefeated record intact with a workman-like performance over Derek Edwards, handing him the first loss of his career. In the co-feature hometown hero Don …

Six talented, promising super middleweights will be featured on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, tonight live on Showtime at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. In a battle of unbeaten, world-ranked 168-pounders in the 10-round main event, Marcus “Too Much” Johnson (18-0, 14 …

So what do several of the world’s best super middleweights think of the up-and-coming crop of fighters in boxing’s best and deepest division? “The future of the super middleweight division is very bright, especially here in the U.S.,” said Andre Dirrell, who trails Arthur Abraham in the Super Six World …

They’ve been waiting and watching. Now six young and hungry super middleweights with a combined record of 109-3 will get their chance to showcase their talent Friday, April 30 on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) live on Showtime. Unbeaten Marcus “Too Much” …