Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson
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Lucian Bute
vs. Glen Johnson
was a Boxing
Super Middleweight
fight for the IBF
World title at the Pepsi Coliseum
, Quebec City, Quebec in Canada
and will be distributed by Showtime. 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. They then turned to former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik
, who said he wanted the fight but he also ended up turning down the bout because he was unahppy with the $1.35 million offer he received from Top Rank
to challenge Bute.
Lucian Bute defeated Glen Johnson via unanimous decision.
, 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.
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.
Lucian Bute
Lucian Bute is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer, currently based in Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion...
vs. Glen Johnson
Glen Johnson (boxer)
Glengoffe Donovan Johnson is a professional boxer. Nicknamed Gentleman and The Road Warrior, Johnson is the former IBF and Ring magazine light heavyweight champion.-Amateur career:...
was a Boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
Super Middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
fight for the IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
World title at the Pepsi Coliseum
Pepsi Coliseum
Pepsi Coliseum is an 8,200-seat multi-purpose arena, in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was formerly known as the Indiana State Fair Coliseum. The current arena was built in 1939, replacing a previous coliseum that was built in 1907...
, Quebec City, Quebec in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and will be distributed by Showtime. Bute had hoped to match him with former titleholder Mikkel Kessler
Mikkel Kessler
Mikkel Kessler is a Danish professional boxer and former two time WBA & WBC Super Middleweight champion. In his professional career he has a record of 44–2 with 33 knockouts...
of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. When Kessler declined the bout -- he will instead challenge titlist Robert Stieglitz
Robert Stieglitz
Robert Stieglitz is a German boxer and the current WBO Super Middleweight world champion...
on Nov. 5 in Denmark. They then turned to former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik
Kelly Pavlik
Kelly Pavlik is an American professional boxer. He was The Ring, WBC, & WBO middleweight champion from when he beat Jermain Taylor on September 29, 2007 until he lost his titles to Sergio Martinez on April 17, 2010....
, who said he wanted the fight but he also ended up turning down the bout because he was unahppy with the $1.35 million offer he received from Top Rank
Top Rank
Top Rank may refer to:*Top Rank, Las Vegas based boxing promotion company formed in 1973* Top Rank Records, 1950s subsidiary record label of the Rank Organisation, British company which ran from 1937 to 1996...
to challenge Bute.
Lucian Bute defeated Glen Johnson via unanimous decision.
Bute
In July, Bute returned to his native RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, 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
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
since 2004.
Johnson
Johnson was bumped out of Showtime's Super Six World Boxing ClassicSuper Six World Boxing Classic
The Super Six World Boxing Classic is a boxing super middleweight tournament organized by Showtime in co-operation with Sauerland Event. The winner of the tournament will hold the Ring, WBA, and WBC super middleweight titles....
semifinals in June when he lost a competitive decision to titleholder Carl Froch
Carl Froch
Carl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...
. But it was a good enough performance to earn Johnson another title shot.
Televised
- Super Middleweight Championship
Lucian ButeLucian ButeLucian Bute is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer, currently based in Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion...
(c) vs.
Glen JohnsonGlen Johnson (boxer)Glengoffe Donovan Johnson is a professional boxer. Nicknamed Gentleman and The Road Warrior, Johnson is the former IBF and Ring magazine light heavyweight champion.-Amateur career:...
- Bute defeated Johnson via unanimous decision. (119-109, 120-108, 120-108)
- Super Lightweight bout:
Pier Olivier CotePier Olivier CotePier Olivier Cote is a Canadian professional boxer in the Super Lightweight class. Cote was born in Cali, Colombia, but at 18-months-old was adopted by Rejean Cote and Christiane Pleau of Charlesbourg, Quebec and grew up in the Quebec City suburb.- Amateur career:He started boxing at 20 and was...
vs.
Jorge TeronJorge TeronJorge Luis Teron is a Puerto Rican-American professional boxer, fighting out of New York City. Teron is the former New York State and a former NABO Lightweight champion.-Amateur career:...
- Cote defeated Teron via KO at 0:33 of the third round.
Preliminary card
- Super Bantamweight bout: Steve MolitorSteve MolitorSteve Molitor is a Canadian professional boxer. He is the former International Boxing Federation Junior featherweight champion. He has a record of 33–2 .- Career history :...
vs. Sebastien Gauthier
- Molitor defeated Gauthier via split decision. (96-94, 94-96, 96-94)
- Super Middleweight bout: Allan GreenAllan GreenAllan Lamar Green is a professional boxer of the super middleweight division. A notable contender, Green has a current record of 30 wins with 21 knockouts, and three losses.-Amateur career:...
vs. Sébastien DemersSebastien DemersSébastien Demers is a Canadian professional boxer, known as "Double Trouble", who fights in the super middleweight division....
- Welterweight bout: Kevin Bizier vs.
Ivan ValleIvan ValleIvan deJesus Valle Velazquez is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He's the former WBC Mundo Hispano Featherweight and Mexican Super Featherweight Champion....
- Bizier defeated Valle via KO of the third round.
- Super Featerweight bout:
Rances Barthelemy vs. 
Luis Ernesto JoseLuis Ernesto JoséLuis Ernesto José is a lightweight boxer from the Dominican Republic, who won a bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina...
- Barthelemy defeated Jose via TKO of the sixth round.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Schiller Hyppolite vs. Dale Golden
- Hyppolite defeated Golden via TKO at 2:28 of the first round.
International Broadcasting
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| Romania Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
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Showtime |
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External links
- Bute vs. Johnson Official Fight Card from BoxRec