Lucian Bute
Name: Lucian Bute
Alias: Le Tombeur
Hometown: Laval, Quebec, Canada
Birthplace: Pechea, Romania
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 187cm
Reach: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Howard Grant
Amateur Career
- 1997 Participated at the European Junior Championships in Birmingham, England as a Light Welterweight
- Lost to Valeriy Brazhnik (UKR) 11-17
- 1998 Bronze Medalist at the World Junior Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina as a Welterweight
- Defeated Asatur Tunyan (ARM) 12-9
- Defeated Ayhan Komurcu (TUR) 9-2
- Lost to Khamzat Ustarkhanov (RUS) 3-10
- 1999 Bronze Medalist at the World Championships in Houston, Texas, United States as a Welterweight
- Defeated Nurhan Suleymanoglu (TUR) 9-5
- Defeated Mihaly Kotai (HUN) 8-4
- Defeated Kestutis Sandanavicius (LTU) 18-5
- Lost to Timur Gaidalov (RUS) 7-10
- 2000 Participated at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland as a Welterweight
- Defeated Vadim Mezga (BLR) 10-2
- Lost to Valeriy Brazhnik (UKR) 1-9
- 2001 Participated at the World Championships in Belfast, Northern Irland as a Middleweight.
- Defeated Paul Miller (AUS) 12-8
- Lost to Utkirbek Haydarov (UZB) 18-23
- 2001 Won the Gold Medal at the Francophone Games in Ottawa, Canada as a Middleweight
- Defeated Bousuku Mbano (ZAI) WO
- Defeated Tomas Adamek (CZE) 15-3
- Defeated Donald Orr (CAN) 13-3
- Defeated Ramadan Yasser (EGY) 8-5
- 2002 Participated at the European Championships in Perm, Russia as a Middleweight
- Defeated Nikola Sjekloca (YUG) RSCO 3
- Lost to Karoly Balzsay (HUN) 14-34
- 2003 Represented Romania at the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand as a Middleweight. Results were:
- Defeated Aleksandr Bogdanets (LAT) RSCO 2
- Defeated Dmitri Usagin (BUL) 22-10
- Lost to Gennady Golovkin (KAZ) KO-4
Regional & Minor Titles
- NABF light heavyweight title x2
- WBA-NABA super middleweight title
- NABF super middleweight title
- WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title
- WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title
Career Factoids
- Has defeated 9 opponents (8 by KO) in World Title fights.
- Has a record of 10-2-1 (8 KO) in World Title fights.
- Has a record of 6-3-1 (4 KO) against former or current world titlists.
- Won against Dingaan Thobela, Sakio Bika, Alejandro Berrio, William Joppy, Brian Magee, Glen Johnson.
- Lost against Carl Froch, Jean Pascal, James DeGale,Badou Jack
Notes
- Bute was named Fightnews.ca's 2008 Fighter of the Year.
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| Preceded by: Alejandro Berrio |
IBF Super Middleweight Champion 2007 Oct 19– 2012 May 26 |
Succeeded by: Carl Froch |