Fight Date: | 05 November, 2011[1] |
Fight Name: | Super Middleweight World Championship |
Location: | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Canada |
Fighter1: | Lucian Bute |
Nickname1: | Le Tombeur |
Record1: | 29-0-0 (24 KO) |
Hometown1: | Pechea, Romania |
Height1: | 6feet |
Weight1: | 167+1/2 lb |
Style1: | Southpaw |
Recognition1: | IBF Super Middleweight Champion |
Fighter2: | Glen Johnson |
Nickname2: | Road Warrior / Gentleman |
Record2: | 51-15-2 (34 KO) |
Hometown2: | Clarendon, Jamaica |
Weight2: | 166+1/2 lb |
Style2: | Orthodox |
Recognition2: | IBF No. 10 Ranked Super Middleweight |
Titles: | IBF Super Middleweight Championship |
Result: | Bute defeated Johnson via unanimous decision. |
Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson was a boxing Super Middleweight fight for the IBF World title at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City in Canada and will be distributed by Showtime.[2] Bute had hoped to match him with former titleholder Mikkel Kessler of Denmark. When Kessler declined the bout—he will instead challenge titlist Robert Stieglitz on Nov. 5 in Denmark.[3] They then turned to former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, who said he wanted the fight[4] but he also ended up turning down the bout because he was unhappy with the $1.35 million offer he received from Top Rank to challenge Bute.[5]
Lucian Bute defeated Glen Johnson via unanimous decision.
In July, Bute returned to his native Romania, where he had fought once earlier in his career but had dreamed of making a title defense there. He scored a fourth-round knockout against mandatory challenger Jean Paul Mendy. The November fight will mark the first time Bute has gone back-to-back fights away from Montreal since 2004.
Johnson was bumped out of Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic semifinals in June when he lost a competitive decision to titleholder Carl Froch. But it was a good enough performance to earn Johnson another title shot.
Bute defeated Johnson via unanimous decision. (119-109, 120-108, 120-108)
Cote defeated Teron via KO at 0:33 of the third round.
Molitor defeated Gauthier via split decision. (96-94, 94-96, 96-94)
Bizier defeated Valle via KO of the third round.
Barthelemy defeated Jose via TKO of the sixth round.
Hyppolite defeated Golden via TKO at 2:28 of the first round.
Country / Region | Broadcaster |
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Canada | Canal Indigo |
Romania | The Money Channel |
United States | Showtime |
United Kingdom | BoxNation |