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 the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Magee hasn’t been in the public eye on the world scene for the most part during his career, instead fighting mostly European opposition. He hasn’t lost since 2006 when Magee was stopped in the 11th round by Carl Froch. Magee’s opposition since then has been a lower grade compared to Froch, and Magee has been able to win without any problems.

Bute recently signed a contract with Showtime and will hopefully be fighting the Super Six tournament winner at some point unless Magee is able to pull off a miracle upset and beat Bute. Don’t count on it. Magee, ranked #5 IBF, is pretty basic, not fast and not a huge puncher either. He’s just someone that reminds one of a slow, stiff guy like Sergiy Dzinziruk, but without the great Dzinziruk jab and right hook.

Magee is over-matched in the Bute fight and its likely going to be an even worse mismatch than Bute’s recent fights against Francisco Zuniga, Edison Miranda and Jesse Brinkley. The good news is that Bute will soon be finally facing some quality opposition when he fights the winner of the Super Six tournament and Mikkel Kessler. I don’t expect Bute to beat the Super Six winner because there are a couple of fighters in there that will wear him down and knock him out. Kessler might do the job as well.