Its been made official that HBO will televise the upcoming bout between undefeated heavyweight contender, Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson (22-0-1, 9 KOs) and Vitali Klitschko (38-2, 37 KOs) for the WBC heavyweight championship on December 12th. In addition to Johnson vs. Klitschko, HBO will also be airing Victor Ortiz vs. Antonio Diaz and the rematch between Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on HBO’s Boxing After Dark. The special duel site, triple header, will kick off at 10:15 PM with Oritz vs. Diaz, followed by Diaz vs. Malignaggi II. Immediately following Diaz vs. Malignaggi, HBO will air the WBC Title fight from Switzerland, tape delayed.

HT: Fightnews

Dana White announced through his Twitter page that Philippe Nover had a seizure in his locker room, and his fight with Sam Stout is officially off the Ulitimate Fight Night 19 card.

White added that Nover is OK and that Stout was a class act about the whole situation.

HT: Dana White's Twitter and MMA Madness

2008 Olympic bronze medal winning boxer Darren Sutherland and 4-0 (4 ko's) was found hanged at his London home on Monday from an apparent suicide.

Yet another sad story and a really tough year for boxing. .