WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (37-2-2, 16 KOs) will take on IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale (27-1, 15 KOs) in a rare middleweight title unification bout on September 1. The fight will take place in Germany at a venue to be named later. Sturm is looking to make the 13th consecutive successful defense of the title he won from Javier Castillejo in 2007. Sturm is … [Read more...]
Was Lucian Bute Exposed? Magno’s Monday Rant
Here is the Catch-22 of modern prizefighting-- Only those with sterling, unblemished records get all the glory. But, if you actually fight top-notch talent, you probably won't have an unblemished record. No, Lucian Bute was not "exposed" by Carl Froch on Saturday. He was beaten to a pulp by a supremely motivated world class fighter. Such things happen in the boxing world. … [Read more...]
Carl Froch Stuns The World – Stops Bute In Five; Frampton, Cote Victorious on Undercard
By Geoff Poundes It was mission possible Saturday night when Carl Froch spectacularly succeeded in his assault on Canadian Lucian Bute’s IBF super middleweight title. On home soil at the Nottingham Arena, fighting in a super-charged atmosphere, Froch out-sped, out-skilled and out-punched an amateurish-looking Bute en route to a fifth round stoppage that turned the … [Read more...]
Lucian Bute Finds Opportunity On the Road
Lucian Bute was the odd man out when Showtime announced their six-man tournament in 2009. Already arguably one of the better fighters in the super middleweight division, Bute, who had recently claimed the IBF super middleweight title, was left out in favor of young upstarts Andre Ward, Andre Dirrell, and division newcomer, Arthur Abraham. When Jermain Taylor was literally … [Read more...]
Lucian Bute-Carl Froch: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Fox Doucette Unbeaten IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KOs) makes the tenth defense of his crown and the first in his opponent's backyard as he travels to Nottingham to do battle with Super Six World Boxing Classic runner-up Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KOs) at the Nottingham Arena on Saturday night, May 26th. Bute has been oft-criticized for both his weak … [Read more...]