Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson

Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson
Date5 November 2011
VenueColisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Title(s) on the lineIBF Super Middleweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Romania Lucian Bute Jamaica Glen Johnson
Nickname "Le Tombeur" "The Road Warrior"
Hometown Pechea, Galați, Romania Clarendon, Middlesex, Jamaica
Pre-fight record 29–0 (24 KO) 51–15–2 (34 KO)
Age 31 years, 8 months 42 years, 10 months
Height 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (187 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 167+1⁄2 lb (76 kg) 166+1⁄2 lb (76 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition IBF
Super Middleweight Champion
The Ring
No. 3 Ranked Super Middleweight		 IBF
No. 10 Ranked Super Middleweight
The Ring
No. 7 Ranked Super Middleweight
Result
Bute defeated Johnson via unanimous decision.

Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson was a professional boxing match contested on 5 November 2011, for the IBF Super Middleweight championship.[1][2]

Background

In July, Bute returned to his native Romania, where he had fought once earlier in his career but had dreamed of making a title defence there. He scored a fourth-round knockout against mandatory challenger Jean Paul Mendy.

He had then 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]

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.

This bout marked the first time Bute had gone back-to-back fights away from Montreal since 2004.

The fight

Lucian Bute defeated Johnson via unanimous decision.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[6]

Televised

Bute defeated Johnson via unanimous decision. (119-109, 120-108, 120-108)
Cote defeated Teron via KO at 0:33 of the third round.

Preliminary card

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.

International Broadcasting

References

  1. ^ "Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Lucian Bute to defend title against Johnson". THE GAZETTE. August 30, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Rafael, Dan (August 17, 2011). "Glen Johnson, Lucian Bute agree to fight". ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  4. ^ Christ, Scott (June 17, 2011). "Lucian Bute vs Kelly Pavlik Discussed for November". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "Pavlik said on radio that his move was based on money, not personal issues". Ring TV. August 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Lucian Bute's bouts
November 5, 2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Glen Johnson's bouts
November 5, 2011 		Succeeded by