Lucian Bute
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Other names | Le Tombeur Mister KO | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (187 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980)
Personal life
Lucian Bute was born on February 28, 1980, in Pechea, Galați County, Romania. After fighting for the Romanian national team as an amateur, winning multiple titles in both his homeland and abroad, Bute relocated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3]
He also holds Canadian citizenship as of 2012.[4]
He is the cousin of handball player Steluța Luca. She was also born in Pechea, Galați County.[5][6]
Amateur career
As an
1999 World Amateur Championship results
- Defeated Nurhan Süleymanoğlu (Turkey) 9-5
- Defeated Mihály Kótai (Hungary) 8-4
- Defeated Kejstutis Sandanavicius (Lithuania) 18-5
- Lost to Timur Gaydalov (Russia) 7-10
2003 World Amateur Championship results
- Lost to Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) KO-4
Bute claimed an amateur record of 235–15.
Professional career
Lucian Bute turned pro in 2003. On September 11, 2014, Bute announced that he would be trained by
IBF super-middleweight champion
On June 15, 2007, Bute faced
Bute vs. Andrade and last-round controversy
On October 24, 2008, Bute defeated Mexico's Librado Andrade by unanimous decision but the end of the fight was marred with controversy.[10] Andrade became Bute's mandatory challenger by defeating Robert Stieglitz. While Bute dominated his opponent through most of the fight, he nearly lost the title when he was knocked down by Andrade with two seconds left in the 12th and final round. When the referee, Marlon B. Wright, reached the eight count, the bell sounding the end of the match rang. However, the referee stopped the count temporarily when he signaled Andrade to return to his corner.[11]
Bute vs. Zúñiga
Bute defeated three-time world title challenger Fulgencio Zúñiga on March 13, 2009. In round four, Bute knocked Zúñiga down with a left uppercut to the body. Zúñiga got up, but Bute continued the assault, eventually leading to a stoppage by the referee.[12][13][14]
Bute vs. Andrade II
On November 29, 2009, Lucian Bute fought Andrade in a rematch and won with a fourth-round KO at Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada.[15] Bute retained his IBF Super Middleweight title. The first three rounds saw Andrade as the aggressor and Bute played the role of counter-puncher, as had been the case in the first fight. HBO's unofficial scorecard had Bute up 30-27 after the 3rd round. In round 4, Bute slipped an overhand right from Andrade and landed a heavy left hand to the jaw sending him heavily to the canvas. Andrade beat the count but was soon caught by a left hook to the body that sent him down for the count at 2:57 of round 4.[16][17]
Bute vs. Miranda, Brinkley
On April 17, 2010, Bute stopped Edison Miranda at 1:22 of the third round to retain his IBF Super Middleweight title in Montreal in front of nearly 15,000 fans. Miranda lost the first two rounds and he was knocked out during the third round with a left uppercut to the jaw. Miranda got back on his feet but the referee decided to stop the fight seconds after, so the result was a technical knockout.[18]
On October 15, at the
Bute vs. Magee
Bute dominated and stopped European Super Middleweight Champion Brian Magee in the 10th round in a mostly one-sided fight at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Magee showed incredible heart throughout and had some good moments in the earlier rounds. However, Bute wore Magee down, knocking him down three times – once in the 6th, another time in the 7th and a final time in the 10th. Bute won the fight with an uppercut in the 10th round. The bout was stopped at 2:04 of the round. The fight took place on March 19, 2011. This was Bute's seventh successful defense in a row.[20]
Bute vs. Mendy
Bute successfully defended his IBF Super Middleweight title for the eighth time in a row in Romania on 9 July 2011 against the previously unbeaten Jean-Paul Mendy of France. The Frenchman was the IBF's number one contender and the mandatory challenger.[21] This was Bute's first defense in Romania and his second fight there since 2005. The event took place at Romexpo and Bute won in the fourth round by knockout.[22]
Bute vs. Johnson
Bute defeated
Bute vs. Froch
The IBF officially enforced Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KOs) as Bute's number one mandatory. The fight, billed as No Easy Way Out, took place on 26 May 2012 in Froch's hometown of Nottingham.[24] Despite being the overwhelming underdog with bookmakers, critics and fans around the world, Froch dominated Bute throughout the fight to become the IBF super-middleweight champion via TKO in round five.[25][26]
Light-heavyweight
Bute vs. Grachev
On November 3, 2012, in his first fight since his loss to Froch, Bute fought Denis Grachev for the latter's NABF light heavyweight title.[27] The bout took place in Montreal, Quebec. Despite strong opposition from Grachev, who was very aggressive throughout the fight, Bute was still able to not only narrowly out-box Grachev in a majority of the rounds (including a huge rally in the twelfth and final round that saw him land punches filled with loads of power over and over again on Grachev), but land the harder punches throughout the fight and was able to win the fight via unanimous decision. Unofficial ringside scorer, Russ Anber, scored the fight: 118-112, for Bute.[28]
Bute vs. Pascal, Di Luisa
It was announced that Bute would fight Jean Pascal on May 25, 2013, in Montreal, Quebec. Bute would be making his first defense of his NABF light heavyweight championship, and the winner of the fight would become the WBC Diamond champion in the class.[29] However, on May 8, 2013, Bute was forced to pull out of the fight due to an injury that required surgery to remove bone fragments from his left hand. The fight was rescheduled for January 18, 2014.[30] Pascal ended up winning the fight by unanimous decision 117-110, 117-111 and 116-112.[31]
On August 15, 2015, coming off a 19-month layoff due in part to a back injury, Lucian Bute displayed little signs of ring rust as he stopped Andrea Di Luisa in four one-sided rounds.[32]
Return to super-middleweight
Bute vs. DeGale
In mid-2015, it was announced that Bute would take part in a title fight against
Bute vs. Jack
On Labor Eve 2016, Bute was named as the replacement for
On May 27, 2016, Bute tested positive for a banned substance
Bute denied having knowingly taken a banned substance. The Washington commission, following its investigation, went along with Bute's assertion that he ingested the substance due to contamination of nutritional supplements prescribed by Bute's conditioning trainer and created by a laboratory in California.[39]
Subsequently, Bute was allowed to resume his career after a six-month suspension and a $50,000 fine. In-depth analyses has demonstrated beyond all doubt that the positive result of the drug test was due to contamination of nutritional supplements.[39] On April 24, 2017, the DC commission changed the outcome of the fight to a disqualification win in favour of Jack.
Return to light-heavyweight
Bute vs. Álvarez
Following the two super middleweight world title challenges, Bute announced he would move back up to the light heavyweight division. On December 8, 2016, promoter
Retirement
After months of pondering whether or not to retire,[43] on March 21, 2019, Bute officially announced his retirement from professional boxing, having not fought in over two years. He retired with a record of 32 wins, with 25 coming inside the distance and 5 losses.[44]
Professional boxing record
37 fights | 32 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 25 | 2 |
By decision | 7 | 2 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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37 | Loss | 32–5 | Eleider Álvarez | TKO | 5 (12), 2:22 | Feb 24, 2017 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | For WBC Silver light-heavyweight title
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36 | Loss | 32–4 | Badou Jack | DQ | 12 | Apr 30, 2016 | D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S. | For WBC super-middleweight title; Originally MD, later ruled DQ after Bute failed a drug test |
35 | Loss | 32–3 | James DeGale | UD | 12 | Nov 28, 2015 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | For IBF super-middleweight title |
34 | Win | 32–2 | Andrea Di Luisa | TKO | 4 (10), 1:53 | Aug 15, 2015 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
33 | Loss | 31–2 | Jean Pascal | UD | 12 | Jan 18, 2014 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Lost NABF light-heavyweight title |
32 | Win | 31–1 | Denis Grachev | UD | 12 | Nov 3, 2012 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won NABF light-heavyweight title |
31 | Loss | 30–1 | Carl Froch | TKO | 5 (12), 1:05 | May 26, 2012 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | Lost IBF super-middleweight title |
30 | Win | 30–0 | Glen Johnson | UD | 12 | Nov 5, 2011 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
29 | Win | 29–0 | Jean-Paul Mendy | KO | 4 (12), 2:48 | Jul 9, 2011 | Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
28 | Win | 28–0 | Brian Magee | TKO | 10 (12), 2:04 | Mar 19, 2011 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
27 | Win | 27–0 | Jesse Brinkley | KO | 9 (12), 2:48 | Oct 15, 2010 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | Edison Miranda | TKO | 3 (12), 1:22 | Apr 17, 2010 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
25 | Win | 25–0 | Librado Andrade | KO | 4 (12), 2:57 | Nov 28, 2009 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Fulgencio Zúñiga | TKO | 4 (12), 2:25 | Mar 13, 2009 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Librado Andrade | UD | 12 | Oct 24, 2008 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
22 | Win | 22–0 | William Joppy | TKO | 10 (12), 1:08 | Feb 29, 2008 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained IBF super-middleweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Alejandro Berrio | TKO | 11 (12), 1:27 | Oct 19, 2007 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won IBF super-middleweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Sakio Bika | UD | 12 | Jun 15, 2007 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Sergey Tatevosyan | UD | 12 | Jan 26, 2007 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | James Obede Toney | TKO | 8 (12), 2:49 | Sep 15, 2006 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained NABF, NABA and WBC Continental Americas super-middleweight titles |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Lolenga Mock | UD | 12 | May 16, 2006 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
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16 | Win | 16–0 | Andre Thysse | UD | 12 | Mar 24, 2006 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained WBC Continental Americas super-middleweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Donnell Wiggins | KO | 2 (12), 2:53 | Dec 2, 2005 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained NABA super-middleweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Kabary Salem | TKO | 8 (12), 3:00 | Sep 16, 2005 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won vacant NABF and WBC Continental Americas super-middleweight titles |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Jose Spearman | KO | 8 (12), 2:13 | Jun 3, 2005 | Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained NABA super-middleweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Donny McCrary | KO | 4 (12), 2:10 | Apr 21, 2005 | Sports Hall, Galați, Romania | Retained NABA super-middleweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Christian Cruz | TKO | 12 (12), 2:18 | Mar 18, 2005 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won vacant super-middleweight title
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10 | Win | 10–0 | Carl Handy | TKO | 4 (12), 2:09 | Feb 19, 2005 | Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Won vacant NABF light-heavyweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Dingaan Thobela | TKO | 4 (8), 1:22 | Dec 3, 2004 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Norman Johnson | TKO | 2 (6), 1:19 | Nov 1, 2004 | The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
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7 | Win | 7–0 | Willard Lewis | TKO | 3 (8), 3:00 | Oct 30, 2004 | Le Medley, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Rico Cason | TKO | 2 (6), 2:43 | Oct 16, 2004 | Club Ovation, Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Tyler Hughes | TKO | 3 (6), 2:46 | Jul 24, 2004 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Zane Marks | TKO | 1 (4), 2:35 | Apr 24, 2004 | Quebec City, Quebec , Canada
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3 | Win | 3–0 | Jean Pascal Service | KO | 1 (4), 1:48 | Mar 20, 2004 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Darin Johnson | TKO | 1 (4), 2:50 | Dec 20, 2003 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Robert Muhammad | TKO | 2 (4), 2:05 | Nov 22, 2003 | Montreal, Quebec , Canada
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External links
- Official website
- Boxing record for Lucian Bute from BoxRec (registration required)
- Lucian Bute profile at Premier Boxing Champions (archived)
- Lucian Bute - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live