Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute fails drug test for Badou Jack fight

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By Jeff Aranow: Former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (32-3-1, 25 KOs) has tested positive for the banned substance Ostarine [also known as Enobosarm] from his last fight WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack on April 30 at the DC Armory in Washington, DC. The Jack vs. Bute fight was scored a 12 round draw.

The 36-year-old Bute tested positive in the post-fight drug test for the Ostarine substance. The World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman has already sent a press release to the media on Thursday letting them know of the positive drug test for Bute.

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Jack-Bute punch stats

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Floyd Mayweather and Badou JackBy Scott Gilfoid: According to the punch stats from last night’s fight between WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (20-1-2, 12 KOs) and Lucian Bute (32-3-1, 25 KOs), Jack out-landed the 36-year-old Bute by a wide margin. Jack landed almost a 100 more punches.

It’s not the fight I saw. I thought Bute landed more shots and I counted him landing many more punches than Jack in their fight at the DC Armory in Washington, DC. The Jack-Bute fight was scored a draw by the scores 117-111 for Jack, and 114-114 and 114-114. I thought a draw was fair. I have no problems with that score.

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James DeGale vs. Badou Jack to still go ahead

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Badou Jack vs Lucian ButeBy Scott Gilfoid: Last night we saw two controversial outcomes with WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) having to settle for a questionable (some would say gift) 12 round draw against former IBF 168lb champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) in Showtime’s mini-tournament at the DC Armory in Washington, DC.

The fights were both shown on Showtime Championship Boxing last night in the U.S, and you have to wonder what all the fans were thinking in seeing Bute and Jack look less than dazzling. To me, they booth showed how horrible the current champions are in the super middleweight division.

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Badou Jack – Lucian Bute ends in draw

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Badou Jack vs Lucian Bute(Photo credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME) By Jim Dower: WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (21-1-2, 12 KOs) found himself outworked tonight by former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (32-4, 25 KOs) in having to settle for a 12 round draw at the DC Armory in Washington, DC.

Badou fought well in the first four rounds, but Bute took over the fight from the 6th round on and appeared to win most if not all of the remaining rounds by out-punching the economical Badou. The final judges’ scores were 117-111 for Jack, and 114-114, 114-114.

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Lucian Bute vs. Badou Jack analysis and prediction

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Badou Jack and Lucian ButeBy Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) has a tough fight on his hands tonight against the younger 32-year-old WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) on Showtime at the DC Armory in Washington, DC.

Bute, 36, is up there in age and clearly is fighting at this point based on his boxing brain and his punching power. Those are the only things he has left. He’s not as fast as he once was, and not as quick on his feet.

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Weights: Jack-Bute & DeGale-Medina

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Badou Jack and Lucian ButeBy Jeff Aranow: WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) weighed in successfully at 167 ½ pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for his title defense against former IBF 168lb champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) this Saturday night on Showtime Boxing from the Armory, in Washington, District of Columbia.

Bute weighed in at 167lbs., and he looked good and ready to fight for another world title. Bute lost his last fight to IBF 168lb champion James DeGale last November.

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DeGale-Medina & Badou-Bute next Saturday

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bute5By Jeff Aranow:
Next Saturday night on April 30, IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) will be defending his title against mandatory Rogelio Medina (36-6, 30 KOs), and WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) will be battling former IBF world champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) in a doubleheader on Showtime Championship Boxing from the Armory, in Washington, District of Columbia.

The winner of these two fights will be facing each other later this year in a unification fight. Most experts expect DeGale and Badou to emerge as the winners of these two contests, but you never know. Bute, 36, showed last November that he still has a lot left in the tank in his close 12 round decision loss to DeGale in Quebec.

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Lucian Bute: I know I can beat Badou Jack

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bute03(Photo credit: InterBox) By Jeff Aranow: Former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) sees himself winning his upcoming April 30 fight against WBC 168lb champion Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) at the DC Armory in Washington, DC. The Jack vs. Bute fight will be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing.

The 36-year-old Bute has seen some video of Badou training and he was not impressed. Bute feels that his experience and punching power will be enough for him to get past the 32-year-old Jack to become a world champion once again.

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Bute motivated for Badou Jack fight

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Image: Bute motivated for Badou Jack fight(Photo credit: Vincent Ethier / InterBox) By Jeff Aranow: Former IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) is happy to be getting another shot at a world title when he faces WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) in a doubleheader on Showtime Championship Boxing on April 30 at the DC Armory in Washington, DC.

Bute, 36, needs to make it count this time because he was beaten in his last fight against IBF 168lb champion James DeGale by a 12 round decision last November in Quebec. It was a fight that Bute could have won had he thrown more punches in the first six rounds of the fight.

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Jack-Bute and DeGale-Medina at DC Armory, Washington DC

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degale (1)By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) will be defending his title against Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) next month on April 30 on Showtime Boxing. The possible venue for the fight will be at the DC Armory in Washington, DC, according to Dan Rafael.

The undercard will have IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) defending his title against Rogelio Medina (36-6, 30 KOs).

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