Once-beaten Anthony "The Messenger" Thompson (20-1, 15 KOs) of Philadelphia will try to get his message across to Darnell Boone (10-4-1, 4 KOs) of Youngstown, Ohio, when the young super welterweights collide in the 10-round main event on "ShoBox: The New Generation'' on SHOWTIME Friday, March 31 (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

In the Top Rank, Inc. co-feature from the Maywood Activity Center in Maywood, Calif., southpaw Victor Ortiz (12-1, 8 KOs) of Oxnard, Calif., faces undefeated Freddy Barrera (10-0, 1 KO) of Bellflower, Calif., in an eight-round super lightweight bout.