Lucian Bute vs. Jean Paul Mendy
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| As of April 2011 | |
|---|---|
| WBA | NR |
| WBC | NR |
| IBF | 1 |
| WBO | 14 |
| As of March 2011 | |
| WBA | NR |
| WBC | NR |
| IBF | 1 |
| WBO | 14 |
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Lucian Bute 168 lbs beat Jean Paul Mendy 166 lbs by KO at 2:48 in round 4 of 12
- Date: 2011-07-09
- Location: Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania
- Referee: Marlon Wright
- Judge: Alfred Asaro
- Judge: Jerry Jakubco
- Judge: Zdravko Milojevic
- International Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Title (8th defense by Bute)
Notes
- Lucian Bute 28-0 (23 KOs) vs. Jean Paul Mendy 29-0-1 (16 KOs)
- Bout announced on May 13.[1]
- Bute entered as the No.3 super middleweight in the world according to The Ring Magazine. Mendy, a 12/1 betting underdog [2], was unranked by the same publication. [3]
- Bute's second professional bout in his native Romania.
- For Referee Marlon Wright, it was his eighth time officiating a Bute bout and his fourth Bute World Title Fight.
- A left hand on the button at 2:47 of Round 4 sent Mendy crashing face first to the mat. He got to his knees, but was unable to beat the referee's count.
- In Romania, the bout averaged 4.5 million viewers on Pro TV. It drew better numbers than both 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.[4]