 
MARCUS JOHNSON, DEREK EDWARDS, DON GEORGE,
OSUMANU ADAMA, EDWIN RODRIGUEZ & KEVIN ENGLE
SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FINAL QUOTES
ShoBox: The New Generation
TONIGHT! Friday, April 30th, 2010 at 11 p.m. ET
LIVE in Canada only on Super Channel
EDMONTON (April 30, 2010)
– 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/ Friday, April 30, live in Canada only on Super Channel courtesy of 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 KOs, of Houston, Tex., takes on Derek “The Black Lion” Edwards (25-0, 13 KOs) of Winston-Salem, N.C.
Local favorite Don “Da Bomb” George (19-0, 17 KOs), of Chicago, meets Ghana’s Osumanu Adama (17-1, 13 KOs) and Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (13-0, 9 KOs), of Worcester, Mass., via the Dominican Republic, faces Kevin Engel (17-2, 14 KOs), of St. Louis, in eight-round bouts.
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/ Friday, April 30, live in Canada only on Super Channel courtesy of SHOWTIME®, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
What the fighters said Thursday:
Derek Edwards (left) weighed the division-limit 168 pounds and Marcus Johnson tipped scale at 167 Thursday for their 10-round main event on ShoBox: The New Generation, live in Canada only on Super Channel courtesy of SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) tonight/ Friday, April 30. PHOTO © TOM CASINO/SHOWTIME
MARCUS JOHNSON
“I’m going to tame the lion.”
DEREK EDWARDS
“l’m the best-kept secret in boxing. I’m going to take this one home and show everyone on national television who I am.’’
Osumanu Adama (left) and Don George each weighed 167 for their eight-rounder Friday at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.. PHOTO © TOM CASINO/SHOWTIME
DON GEORGE
“I put all the hard work in and tomorrow night’s my time to shine. It’s my first time on national TV and I plan to take advantage of it.”
OSUMANU ADAMA
“I’ve had good training for this. It was a solid six-week camp, four weeks in Africa and the last two at the North Miami PAL Boxing Gym. SHOWTIME boxing fans, be prepared. This fight is mine.”
Kevin Engel (left) weighed 170 and Edwin Rodriguez weighed 169 Thursday. Their eight-round bout will open the telecast on Super Channel courtesy of SHOWTIME. PHOTO © TOM CASINO/SHOWTIME
EDWIN RODRIGUEZ
“Engel is a gentleman and a true athlete. He is a boxer and a kickboxer so I know he is skilled. I wish him 100 years success but this is my time. I’m privileged to fight on SHOWTIME for the first time. This is my time to shine.”
KEVIN ENGLE
“If Edwin Rodriguez is looking past me, he’s in for a whole world of trouble because I am going to win.”
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