Librado Andrade Boxing News

Montreal, Thursday, May 16th 2010 – Following his successful return to the ring last December, Éric Lucas (39-7-3 15 K.-O.) will be looking to add a 40th win to his outstanding pro record on Friday, May 28th in Quebec City. Considered a Quebec boxing hero, Lucas will be lacing up the gloves against the ever [...]

By Sam Gregory: In the Saturday November 28th edition of HBO’s Boxing After Dark from the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, the heavily favored and undefeated Lucian Bute successfully defended his IBF super middleweight title against Librado Andrade over four sensational rounds.
The Romanian born southpaw who now makes his home in Montreal was a crowd [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0, 20 KO’s) defeated Librado Andrade in their rematch tonight in the 4th round at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Bute controlled the action by blasting Andrade with 1-2 combinations and then either running away to the outside or electing [...]

By Jim Dower: At today’s weigh-in, International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) came in at 166.8 for tomorrow night’s bout against challenger Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s) at the Pepsi Coliseum, in Quebec City, Quebec. For his part, Andrade came in at 166.71. Andrade will be attempting to avenge his [...]

By Peter Wells: Tomorrow is to set up another 2 fascinating bouts between four great fighters. One will take place as the main event and for the International Boxing Federation super middleweight title; the other is for the IBF Lightweight title between two very good fighters.
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By Jim Dower: Super middleweight contender Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s) appeared to stop International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) in the 12th round of their bout last year in October 2008, after knocking Bute to the canvas in the final round of their controversial fight at the Bell Centre, [...]

By Peter Wells: Chad Dawson who today is scheduled to fight Glen Johnson is already mentioning future opponents, including Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr and Jean Pascal. It usually is a bad idea to look past your next opponent, but is Chad really that confident of winning he’s already suggesting other opponents. I do believe [...]

By Erik Schmidt: A year after their controversial fight, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) will finally be giving a much needed rematch to Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s) on November 28th, in Quebec, Canada. Bute and Adrade fought last year in October, with Bute getting knocked down in the 12th round [...]

By Jim Dower: In a long awaited rematch, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) will be fighting challenger Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s) on November 28th in Montreal, Canada. Bute and Andrade previously fought last year on October 24th, a fight in which Andrade dropped Bute in the 12th round. Bute looked [...]

By Jason Kim: Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) will be reportedly defending his International Boxing Federation title against number #1 ranked challenger Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s) according to Hot News.ro. The fight won’t be taking place in Bute’s adopted country of Canada, and that Golden Boy apparently has the [...]

By Sam Gregory: The co-main event is an IBF super middleweight title eliminator featuring Librado Andrade, 27-2 (21 KO’s) against Ukrainian southpaw Vitali Tsypko, 22-2 (12 KO’s). The first round started out as a feeling out round for the two; Tsypko was effective with his jab; Andrade landed a couple straight left hand shots.

By Jim Dower: Super middleweight Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KOs) defeated Ukrainian Vitali Tsypko (22-3, 12 KOs) in an IBF super middleweight title elimination bout at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. The final judges’ scores were 117-109, 117-109 and 120-106.

By Dave Lahr: Perhaps the two best light welterweights in the World fight tomorrow night when World Boxing Council light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (23-0, 11 KOs) fights World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Kendall Holt (25-2, 13 KOs) at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Also on the card will be Librado Andrade (27-2, [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC light welterweight champion Kendall Holt (25-2, 13 KOs) will face off against World Boxing Organization light welterweight title holder unbeaten Timothy Bradley (23-0, 11 KOs) in a 12-round unification bout at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada on April 4th. This fight matches two fighters with extraordinary hand speed, easily [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime – International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute made his third successful title defense with a devastating fourth round TKO victory over Fulgencio Zuniga Friday night on SHOWTIME’s ShoBox: The New Generation from the Bell Centre in Montreal.

CHOKO Boxing in association with Gillett Entertainment Group, Top Rank and Gary Shaw Productions are thrilled to present the first world championship unification bout ever staged in Montreal! On April 4th in today’s boxing most exciting weight division, witness two of the world’s best boxers in the fight of their lives. WBC light welterweight champion [...]

IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (23-0, 18 KOs) got his win over Librado Andrade (27-2, 21 KOs) all right, but in the manner he gained it, I’m afraid to say that only his most diehard supporters are see it as an actual victory rather than what it appeared to be – a 12th [...]

By Chris Williams: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (23-0, 18 KOs) can sure dish out the punishment, but he can’t take it for anything. Challenger Librado Andrade (27-2, 21 KOs) rallied from behind in the 12th round, and dropped Bute in the final seconds of the fight with a perfect right hand to the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In a fight that was eerily similar to Jack Dempsey’s historic 1926 long count fight with Gene Tunney in 1926, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (23-0, 18 KOs) survived a 12th round knockout, one in which the referee hesitated for a lengthy amount of time before finally starting the count after [...]

By Tim Nielson: Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (22-0, 18 KOs) will be defending his title on Saturday against Librado Andrade (27-1, 21 KOs) in what will surely be Bute’s toughest fight to date at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This will be Bute’s second defense of his title that he [...]

Unbeaten IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute will put his title on the line on Saturday night against the human punching machine Librado Andrade at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The fight in many ways mirrors Andrade’s losing effort against WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in March 2007, a fight in which [...]

By Tim Williams: Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (22-0, 18 KOs) will be going up his toughest test to date against Librado Andrade (27-1, 21 KOs) on October 24th at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The southpaw Bute, 28, is coming off an impressive 10th round TKO win over former [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (22-0, 18 KOs) will be facing his toughest battle to date when he defends his IBF title against his number #1 challenger once-beaten Librado Andrade (27-1, 21 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Bell Centre, Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. Bute, 28, a former [...]

By Michael Tornay: Super middleweight contender Librado Andrade (27-1, 21 KOs) overwhelmed Russian Robert Stieglitz (31-2, 19 KOs) with punches, stopping him in the 8th round of a scheduled 12-round IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator on the undercard of the Michael Katsidis vs. Joel Casamayor bout at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, [...]

By Manuel Perez: Former super middleweight title challenger Librado Andrade (26-1, 20 KOs) will take on Russian Robert Stieglitz (31-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday night in an IBF super middleweight title eliminator at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. The winner of the bout gets a shot at IBF super middleweight champion [...]