Lucian Bute
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| Lucian Bute | |
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| Real name | Lucian Bute |
| Nickname(s) | Le Tombeur Mister KO |
| Rated at | Super Middleweight |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (187 cm) |
| Reach | 70" |
| Nationality |  Romanian
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| Birth date | February 28 1980 |
| Birth place | Pechea, Galaţi County, Romania |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
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Competitor for  Romania
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| World Amateur Championships | ||
| Bronze | Houston 1999 | Welterweight |
- For criticism see Criticism of Lucian_Bute
Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980, in Pechea, Galaţi County, Romania) is a Romanian professional boxer living and fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion.
People started calling him "Mr. KnockOut" after his series of wins, but he stated his preference not to be called that way, and his manager expanded on that, saying Bute intends firstly to win, but with a strategy, and attempts knockouts only in auspicious moments.
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Career
As an amateur, Bute won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas and the Gold Medal at the 2001 Francophone Games.
Bute has a professional record of 24 wins (19 KO's), 0 losses and 0 draws. He is trained by Stéphane Larouche, who also trained former world champions Éric Lucas and Leonard Dorin.
On June 15, 2007, Bute faced super middleweight contender and former Olympian Sakio Bika at the Bell Centre in Montreal in an elimination bout for the IBF title. Bute beat Bika by unanimous decision (116-111, 118-109, 118-109) and, as a result, he got his shot at the IBF super middleweight champion Alejandro Berrio on October 19, 2007. Bute beat Berrio via TKO in the 11th round. With this victory, Bute became the third Romanian professional boxing world champion after Leonard Doroftei and Mihai Leu.
On October 24, 2008, Bute defeated Mexico's Librado Andrade by unanimous decision, as he dominated his opponent through most of the fight
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.[1]
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ Bute destroys Zuniga!. Retrieved on 2009-03-14.
- ^ boxrec.com
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External links
- Professional boxing record for Lucian Bute from Boxrec
- Lucian Bute official site (English/French/Romanian)
| Preceded by Alejandro Berrio | IBF Super Middleweight Champion October 19, 2007 – present | Incumbent |
