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 that are reportedly being worked out as part of the two-fight deal between Froch and Bute for 2012.
Froch vs. Bute
Will Froch retire in 2012 if things continue to go badly for him?
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.
Froch-Bute fights will make an eventual Ward bout that much bigger
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 Ward in an unofficial continuation of the Super Six tournament.
Froch-Bute two-fight deal: Stupid move by Froch?
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 the second city taking place at the Forest City Ground stadium in Froch’s home city of Nottingham, England.
Froch Could Be Fighting Bute or Hopkins Next – Boxing
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.