Bute-Magee

Did you miss Lucian Bute’s barrage of body blows last Saturday? It will take your breath away – Just as it did to Brian Magee. Catch the replay from the opening bell to the brutal fight-ending uppercut! BUTE vs MAGEE REPLAY – TUESDAY, MARCH 22 AT 10PM ON SHOWTIME EXTREME. Click below to watch the [...]

By Dan Amrbrose: Former two time super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) was at ringside at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on Saturday night to watch IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (28-0, 23 KO’s) defend his title against Ireland’s Brian Magee (34-4-1, 24 KO’s) and noticed some flaws in Bute’s game [...]

MONTREAL (March 20, 2011) – International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute successfully defended his title for the eighth time with a 10th-round TKO over Brian Magee from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

By Jason Kim: Photo credit Tom Casino/Showtime – IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (28-0, 23 KO’s) put on a punching power display on Saturday night, knocking Irish challenger Brian Magee (34-4-1, 24 KO’s) around and taking him out in the 10th round with a nice uppercut at the at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, [...]

By Jim Dower: Photo credit Tom Casino./Showtime – IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (28-0, 23 KO’s) dominated and stopped EBU super middleweight champion Brian Magee (34-4-1, 24 KO’s) in the 10th round in a pretty much one-sided fight at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute, 31, wore Magee down, knocking him down three [...]

By Dave Lahr: Photo credit Tom Casino/Showtime – It doesn’t take a sharp eye to see that IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) looked incredibly emaciated and dried out at Friday’s weigh-in for his fight against Irish challenger Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) on Saturday at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [...]

By Eric Thomas: Photo credit Tom Casino/Showtime – In the weigh-in video for Saturday’s championship fight between IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) and challenger Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s), one can’t help but notice that the 31-year-old Bute looks severely weight drained, like someone that struggled to squeeze down to the [...]

NOTE: WEIGHTS (March 18, 2011) – Unbeaten International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute weighed in at 167.6 pounds and his opponent, former European titleholder Brian Magee, tipped the scales at 167.7 just one day before their SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING bout on Saturday, March 19 LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed [...]

By Jason Kim: At Friday’s weigh-in, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) weighed in at 167.6 for his title defense against 35-year-old Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s)for Saturday’s fight at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Magee, ranked #5 by the IBF, weighed in at 167.7. Bute says he takes Magee very [...]

By Jim Dower: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) isn’t concerned with trying to knock out challenger Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute, 31, says he wants to focus on just winning every round rather than trying to tying to take out [...]

Only two days remain until the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING debut of Lucian Bute SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH AT 10PM ET/PT

By Jason Kim: Ireland’s Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) is coming into Saturday’s fight against IBF super middleweight champion (27-0, 22 KO’s) with minimal big fight experience and will be at a tremendous disadvantage in his fight at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the old days, fighters were expected to take on top [...]

By William Mackay: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) is predicting that WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch and WBA champ Andre Ward will wind up in the finals of the Super Six tournament. Bute figures that Froch will beat 42-year-old Glen Johnson in May in the semifinals of the Super six [...]

NEW YORK (March 14, 2011) – Unbeaten International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KOs) will make his eagerly anticipated first start since signing a multi-fight agreement with SHOWTIME Sports when he makes the seventh defense of his 168-pound crown against former European titleholder Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KOs), of Belfast, [...]

By Jason Kim: What’s become a mere formality for IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s), he’ll be stomping yet another over-matched opponent in his next defense this Saturday night against Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute, 31, is one of the best fighters in the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: If you like mismatches, then you’ll love this fight. IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) faces what boxing fans hope will be someone that can put up a decent fight and give some entertainment when he faces Ireland’s Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) on Saturday night on Showtime at [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) has another one of his mismatches coming up against 35-year-old EBU super middleweight champ Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) on March 19th at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After Bute slaughters Magee, he wants to go after a fight against former WBA/WBO [...]

By Dan Ambrose: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute 27-0, 22 KO’s) is in superb condition for his fight against number #8 ranked contender Brian Magee (34-1, 24 KO’s) on March 19th at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute, 31, faces yet another one of the less than interesting opponents for him. Bute wants [...]

Montreal, Thursday March 3, 2011 – When International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) defends his title against Northern Ireland’s Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s, IBF #8) on March 19th, fight fans in attendance at Montreal’s Bell Centre will not only witness the brilliance of arguably the best 168 lb. [...]

By Sean McDaniel: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) is danger of leaving not much of a legacy during his four-year reign as International Boxing Federation champion. He’s faced thus far five weak opponents during his time as the IBF belt holder and hasn’t mixed in any dangerous fighters like Andre Ward, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Right about now, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) is probably having a hard time getting his own loyal fans interested in watching any of his fights because of how dreadful Bute’s opposition has been since he picked up the International Boxing Federation title in 2007.

By Sean McDaniel: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) has another soft opponent on his hands for his next fight against Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) on March 19th at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. For Bute, 30, this is his 7th consecutive weak opponent since capturing the International Boxing Federation [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) will be making his 7th title defense on March 19th against Irish opponent Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) in what appears to be yet another mismatch for the 30-year-old Bute. Magee is ranked number #8 by the IBF, and he’s a pretty [...]

By Peter Brayshaw: British super middleweight champion James De Gale (9-0, 7 KO’s) is now unable to face European Boxing Union champion Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s). It will be shortly confirmed that Magee will face Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) in March for Bute’s IBF super middleweight title. Brian Magee has earned his world [...]

By Jim Dower: International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KO’s) could be facing Irish super middleweight contender Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KO’s) next on March 19th on Showtime, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael. Magee, 35, is ranked #1 WBA, #4 WBC, #8 IBF, and #13 WBO in the [...]