Lucian Bute Boxing News

By Eric Thomas: Gary Shaw, the promoter for light heavyweight Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KO’s) says that Dawson could possibly fight International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0, 20 KO’s) after Dawson gets through with his August 15th bout against WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal. In an article from Dan Rafael of [...]

By William Mackay: Although International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0, 20 KO’s) and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KO’s) are separated by one division, you have to wonder what would be the out if they fought now or in the near future. With only a mere seven pounds [...]

Jean Bedard (InterBox President)
“With the signing of this fight, we continue our tradition by bringing into Montreal a world class event with two world class athletes in Lucian Bute and Edison Miranda. The pre-sale of tickets is going strong and indicates we will have an amazing crowd and ambiance at the Bell Centre the night [...]

By Jim Dower: International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0, 20 KO’s) will be making his 5th defense of his IBF title on April 17th against super middleweight contender Edison Miranda (33-4, 29 KO’s) at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute, 29, has mostly dominated since capturing the IBF title in October [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) appears to be thinking beyond his next fight in the Super Six tournament and is thinking about fights with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute and WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, according to Thisisnottingham..

By Chris Williams: It’s looking like International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0, 20 KO’s) could be facing WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KO’s) next if HBO is able to set this fight up, and, of course, as long as Pavlik gets by his next opponent Miguel Angel Espino on December [...]

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 Scott Gilfoid: After watching International Boxing Federation (IBF) dispatch the defenseless Librado Andrade tonight with a left hand to the midsection tonight in Quebec, I couldn’t help wondering how Bute, 29, would do against the much tougher competition in the Super Six tournament. First of all, I have no idea why Bute decided not [...]

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 Zachary M. Johnson: Showtime’s Super Six boxing tournament and the meteoric rise of Manny Pacquiao have made for a pretty terrific year in boxing already. The 2009 closeout fight for the Super Six tournament will take place tonight between Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward, and predictions abound in the blogosphere. Even better [...]

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 Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) could be fighting either the great Bernard Hopkins or IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute in September, according to the latest boxing news from the BBC.

By Chris Williams: A lot of people never expected that World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KOs) would hold onto his title for long, and it looks as if they may be right. Froch is looking at taking on a number of big named fighters, such as WBA super middleweight champion [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KOs) came out on Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour show today, saying that he wants to fight a unification bout with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, a Romanian who now lives in Canada. Additionally, Froch is also interested in fighting WBA [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Boxing Talk, undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KOs) will possibly be facing non-top 15 ranked Joe Spina (24-1-1, 17 KOs) next on July 10th rather than Allan Green or Librado Andrade. It’s unclear what the breakdown was in negotiations between Green and Bute, but it must [...]

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.

By Sam Gregory:It was a full moon on Friday the thirteenth in Montreal where anything was possible tonight for the undefeated super middleweight contender Lucian Bute 23-0 with 18 KO’s returning to the ring in a scheduled 12 round bout to defend his IBF super middleweight title against 31 year old Colombian Fulgencio Zuniga 22-3 [...]

Former IBF World Cruiserweight Champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham gives his view on this weekend’s big battle at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester between Wales’ Enzo ‘Big Mac’ Maccarinelli and American-based Brit Ola
‘Kryptonite’ Afolabi for the interim WBO Title.

By Sam Gregory: On Friday March 13th, undefeated super middleweight contender Lucian Bute 23-0 with 18 KO’s will return to the ring in his hometown of Montreal to defend his IBF title for the fourth time after winning the title in Montreal on June 15th, 2007 from Sakio Bika. All of Bute’s title defenses have [...]

“I’m tired of this waiting, I’m a prize fighter not some dude working in a restaurant serving food” said Deandre “THE BULL” Latimore after a morning run in Las Vegas.
“Every day I’m in the gym here in Vegas and when we finally get in the ring I’m going to take out all my anger over [...]

By Sean McDaniel: After winning a his last fight by a controversial fashion, International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (23-0, 18 KOs) will be making his return on March 13th, defending his title against the IBF #10 contender Fulgencio Zuniga (22-3-1, 19 KOs) at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute, 28, [...]

By Jim Dower: International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (23-0, 18 KOs) is looking to make a voluntary defense of his title against German based challenger Mads Larsen (51-2, 38 KOs) in the coming months. As of yet, the fight hasn’t been signed nor has there been a date yet set for the [...]

By Eric Thomas: In an article in the TimesOnline, unbeaten super middleweight Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) said that he’s interested in taking on the best in the super middleweight division, saying “I’m happy to fight the likes of Jermain Taylor or Lucian Bute or Mikkel Kessler. I don’t believe in having easy fights.” Missing [...]

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 [...]