Froch vs. Bute

Hearn hopes to bring Bute to Nottingham in May Matchroom Sport can confirm that the International Boxing Federation (IBF) have made Carl Froch the mandatory challenger to Lucian Bute’s and his super-middleweight title.

By Scott Gilfoid: According to legrandclub.rds.ca, former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch is now the mandatory challenger for IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute. It’s a pretty interesting development given that Froch wasn’t even ranked in the top 15 by the IBF and now is suddenly Bute’s mandatory challenger.

By Scott Gilfoid: It doesn’t look like IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute’s promoter from InterBox Jean Bedard is giving up on trying to get former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch for Bute’s next fight on April 14th, according to RingTV. Bedard told them that Froch is still an option for Bute’s next fight.

By Scott Gilfoid: Virgil Hunter, the trainer for WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward, told the sweetscience.com that he sees a stoppage win by IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute over Carl Froch in their proposed April 14th fight as something that would increase demand for a Bute vs. Ward fight.

By Scott Gilfoid: According to Dan Rafael and Fightnews, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) is still being pushed forward towards an April 14th showdown with the recently beaten former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) in Montreal, Canada.

By Scott Gilfoid: There is still a possibility that IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) may sign for a two-fight deal with Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) for a couple of fights that will take up pretty much all of 2012 for Bute.

By Scott Gilfoid: It appears that former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) doesn’t have a lot of choices for his next fight sometime in April or May. Froch, 34, had been hoping to get a tasty fight against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) and even went so [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s still unknown if former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch will sign for a two-fight deal against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute. A week ago TVA Sports revealed that Showtime wasn’t interested in airing a fight between Froch and Bute.

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) is about to sign a two-fight deal to fight IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) in a contract where only the first fight is guaranteed and that’s the one that takes place in Montreal, Canada where Bute fights.

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KOs) says his promote Eddie Hearn is trying to negotiate for Froch’s first fight with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) to take place in the UK rather than in Montreal, Canada but he’s not having much luck in making [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The two-fight deal that Carl Froch and IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute may involve a condition having to be met before there’s a second fight between the two fighters. According to Dan Rafael, if the first ends by a lopsided decision or a knockout, then there might not be any second [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch and IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute are in negotiations for a possible two fight deal in 2012. Froch needs a big win to jump start his career and he seems to be willing to bet everything on him being able to beat Bute and [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Ward doesn’t agree that Carl Froch should go straight from a loss against him into an important fight against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute. Ward thinks Froch needs a tune-up before taking that kind of fight, and I agree. I think Froch will pull a major dumb move if he [...]

By Sean McDaniel: As of now, the prospective dates for the two-fights between IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) and Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) are April 2012 in Montreal, Canada for the first fight, and then the second fight occurring in August 2012 in Nottingham, England. These are the two dates [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) wasn’t just beaten last Saturday night by WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) in the Super Six tournament finals, Froch was completely dominated and looked like a fighter out of his league.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) is doing the right thing in letting Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) and IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) fight it out in a proposed two-fight tournament next year, as the winner of this fight can then meet up with [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) and his promoter Eddie Hearn are reportedly on the verge of putting together a two-fight deal with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) for 2012 where the first will take place in Montreal, Canada, which is where Bute fights 99% of the time, and [...]

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.