Bute vs. Johnson

By John F. McKenna (McJack): IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s) fresh off Saturday nights impressive win over “The Road Warrior” Glen Johnson (51-16-2, 35 KO’s) has turned his sights south of the Canadian border for his next fight. Bute won virtually every round in his one sided victory over the cagey [...]

By Gari Jones: Photo credit: Casino/Showtime – Despite going the distance it was always going to be tough for Glen Johnson to try and beat the undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute. Glen Johnson (W51, L16, D2, KO 35) who looked every bit his forty two (42) years of age, was [...]

QUEBEC CITY, Canada (Nov. 6, 2011) – Lucian Bute passed the toughest test of his thriving career with a dominant unanimous decision win over Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson to defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight title for the ninth time.

By Dan Ambrose: It what looked a lot like a glorified sparring match, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KO’s) easily beat his close personal friend 42-year-old Glen Johnson (51-16-2, 35 KO’s) by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night.

By Dan Ambrose: Photo credit: Casino/Showtime – 42-year-old Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO’s) is the underdog tonight in his fight against International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) at the Pepsi Coliseum, in Quebec, Canada in a fight that will be aired on Showtime in the U.S. Johnson isn’t quick [...]

LUCIAN BUTE & GLEN JOHNSON OFFICIAL WEIGHTS IBF Super Middleweight World Championship This Saturday, Nov. 5, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET Lucian Bute: 167.5 pounds Glen Johnson: 166.5 pounds Pier-Olivier Côté: 140 pounds Jorge Luis Teron:139.25 pounds

By Peter Wells: Every fighter claims that fighting away from their homeland does not bother them, but very few fighters can claim that boast more than Jamaican born Glengoffe Johnson.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): There is no denying that International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) is a very good fighter. Since taking the IBF crown from Alejandro Berrio on October 19, 2007 Lucian has defended it 8 times, wining 7 inside the distance by either KO or TKO. [...]

When International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champ Lucian Bute defends his crown against Road Warrior Glen Johnson on November 6, it could be an “instant classic,” according to Hall of Fame boxing announcer Al Bernstein.

Live on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) NEW YORK (Oct. 31, 2011) – Rising Canadian junior welterweight star Pier-Olivier Côté will take on Jorge Luis Teron in a 12-round co-featured bout on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, Nov. 5, from the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada, live on SHOWTIME® [...]

By Dan Ambrose: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) has had things mostly his way for the past three years since first capturing the International Boxing Federation strap in 2008. Bute has dined on the mostly weak opposition that the IBF has ranked in their top 15.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight champion Lucian “Mister KO” Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) will continue to work on building his legacy when he takes on the ageless 42 year old former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO’s) on November 5.

NEW YORK (Oct. 25, 2011) – With a shot at the biggest fight in Super Middleweight history on the line, undefeated superstar and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute will make the ninth defense of his 168-pound title against ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson on Saturday, Nov. [...]

By Allen Fox: Next month 42-year-old Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO’s) faces IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Johnson feels he can handle Bute from having sparred with him in the past and gotten the better of the transplanted Romanian.

By Allen Fox: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) looks in fantastic shape with a month to go before his title defense against 42-year-old Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO’s) at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec city, Quebec, Canada.

By Allen Fox: 42-year-old Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO’s) will be challenging for the title on November 5th against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 23 KO’s) at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Montreal, Monday, September 26th 2011 – Quebec City`s own Kevin Bizier (15-0-0, 11 KO) will see action at the Pepsi Colisee on Saturday, November 5th. Bizier joins an already stacked line-up headlined by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight showdown between champion Lucian Bute and challenger Glen Johnson, as well as Pier-Olivier Cote vs. [...]

NEW YORK (Sept. 14, 2011) – SHOWTIME® will televise yet another important super middleweight world championship bout when former world titlist Mikkel Kessler of Denmark returns to the ring to challenge World Boxing Organization (WBO) kingpin Robert Stieglitz of Germany on Saturday, Nov. 5, from renowned PARKEN Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. The WBO championship fight [...]

By Dan Ambrose: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 23 KO’s) is making a name for himself as a fighter that has failed to live up to expectations that many boxing fans had for him after he captured the International Boxing Federation title in 2008.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) will be defending his crown against challenger Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO’s) at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City on November 5. The match against former light heavyweight champion Johnson will be Bute’s 9th title defense and will be aired on Showtime.

NEW YORK (Aug. 19, 2011) – Just seven days after Andre Ward and Carl Froch battle in The Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute will headline on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING when he makes the ninth defense of his 168-pound title against ageless former [...]

By Dan Ambrose: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) has a tough fight ahead of him against Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO’s) on November 5th in Canada. However, that’s not keeping the 31-year-old Bute from looking past that fight to the winner of the October 29th Super Six finals bout between Carl [...]

By Jason Kim: Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO’s) thinks the recent low offer made to him by the team of IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) has more to do with his management wanting to protect him from threats that could potentially beat him [...]

“…they don’t want the fight to happen. So, a way to get out is to try to low-ball where they think we won’t accept it, instead of saying ‘we don’t want to fight Glen Johnson.’” “…the promoter is afraid of stepping him up a level. They want to keep him safe. They don’t have the [...]