Bute vs. Johnson
Bute-Johnson = Another mismatch for Lucian
Lucian Bute to defend title in Quebec City against Glen Johnson
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.
Bute targeting Froch-Ward winner if he can get past Johnson
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 Froch and Andre Ward.
Glen Johnson: Bute’s promoters are protecting him
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 than it is as a sign that Johnson’s not worth it.