Lucian Bute Record
Lucian Bute (Le Tombeur) is a 44-year-old retired Romanian professional boxer. He is a former super-middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 13 years, 3 months, and 2 days, Bute amassed a record of 32-5, which includes 25 wins via KO, 8 of which were in world-title fights.
Boxing Career
Lucian Bute was born in Pechea, Galați, Socialist Republic of Romania on February 28, 1980. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on November 22, 2003 against Robert Muhammad. Bute defeated Muhammad via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Bute became a world champion at the age of 27 after 20 professional fights. He challenged Alejandro Berrio for the IBF super-middleweight title and stopped the champion in the 11th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Bute's last fight was a 5th-round TKO loss to Eleider Álvarez at age 36, on February 24, 2017.
Some of Lucian Bute's best fights have been against Librado Andrade, Brian Magee, Edison Miranda, Sakio Bika, William Joppy, Glen Johnson, and Dingaan Thobela. For a complete list of Bute's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Lucian Bute".
Bute has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Lucian Bute Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Feb 24, 2017 | 36 | 
Eleider Álvarez 32 21-0 | loss | TKO 5 |
36 | Apr 30, 2016 | 36 | 
Badou Jack 32 20-1-1 | loss | DQ 12 |
35 | Nov 28, 2015 | 35 | 
James DeGale 29 21-1 | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Aug 15, 2015 | 35 |  Andrea Di Luisa | win | TKO 4 |
33 | Jan 18, 2014 | 33 | 
Jean Pascal 31 28-2-1 | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Nov 03, 2012 | 32 | Denis Grachev | win | UD 12 |
31 | May 26, 2012 | 32 | 
Carl Froch 34 28-2 | loss | TKO 5 |
30 | Nov 05, 2011 | 31 | 
Glen Johnson 42 51-15-2 | win | UD 12 |
29 | Jul 09, 2011 | 31 | Jean-Paul Mendy | win | KO 4 |
28 | Mar 19, 2011 | 31 | 
Brian Magee 35 34-3-1 | win | TKO 10 |
27 | Oct 15, 2010 | 30 | Jesse Brinkley | win | KO 9 |
26 | Apr 17, 2010 | 30 | 
Edison Miranda 29 33-4 | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Nov 28, 2009 | 29 | 
Librado Andrade 31 28-2 | win | KO 4 |
24 | Mar 13, 2009 | 29 | Fulgencio Zúñiga | win | TKO 4 |
23 | Oct 24, 2008 | 28 |
Librado Andrade 30 27-1 | win | UD 12 |
22 | Feb 29, 2008 | 28 | 
William Joppy 37 39-4-1 | win | TKO 10 |
21 | Oct 19, 2007 | 27 | Alejandro Berrio | win | TKO 11 |
20 | Jun 15, 2007 | 27 | 
Sakio Bika 28 22-2-2 | win | UD 12 |
19 | Jan 26, 2007 | 26 | Sergey Tatevosyan | win | UD 12 |
18 | Sep 15, 2006 | 26 | James Obede Toney | win | TKO 8 |
17 | May 16, 2006 | 26 | Lolenga Mock | win | UD 12 |
16 | Mar 24, 2006 | 26 | Andre Thysse | win | UD 12 |
15 | Dec 02, 2005 | 25 | Donnell Wiggins | win | KO 2 |
14 | Sep 16, 2005 | 25 | Kabary Salem | win | TKO 8 |
13 | Jun 03, 2005 | 25 | Jose Spearman | win | KO 8 |
12 | Apr 21, 2005 | 25 | Donny McCrary | win | KO 4 |
11 | Mar 18, 2005 | 25 | Christian Cruz | win | TKO 12 |
10 | Feb 19, 2005 | 24 | Carl Handy | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Dec 03, 2004 | 24 | 
Dingaan Thobela 38 20-12-1 | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Nov 01, 2004 | 24 | Norman Johnson | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Oct 30, 2004 | 24 | Willard Lewis | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Oct 16, 2004 | 24 | Rico Cason | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jul 24, 2004 | 24 | Tyler Hughes | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Apr 24, 2004 | 24 | Zane Marks | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 20, 2004 | 24 | Jean Pascal Service | win | KO 1 |
2 | Dec 20, 2003 | 23 | Darin Johnson | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Nov 22, 2003 | 23 | Robert Muhammad | win | TKO 2 |
Championships
Lucian Bute won 1 world championship in a world-title fight at the super-middleweight weight division.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Won | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Oct 19, 2007 | Alejandro Berrio | Super-middleweight | IBF | TKO | 11 |
Bute successfully defended his super-middleweight world titles 9 times.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Defended | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Nov 05, 2011 | Glen Johnson | Super-middleweight | IBF | UD | 12 |
2 |
Jul 09, 2011 | Jean-Paul Mendy | Super-middleweight | IBF | KO | 4 |
3 |
Mar 19, 2011 | Brian Magee | Super-middleweight | IBF | TKO | 10 |
4 |
Oct 15, 2010 | Jesse Brinkley | Super-middleweight | IBF | KO | 9 |
5 |
Apr 17, 2010 | Edison Miranda | Super-middleweight | IBF | TKO | 3 |
6 |
Nov 28, 2009 | Librado Andrade | Super-middleweight | IBF | KO | 4 |
7 |
Mar 13, 2009 | Fulgencio Zúñiga | Super-middleweight | IBF | TKO | 4 |
8 |
Oct 24, 2008 | Librado Andrade | Super-middleweight | IBF | UD | 12 |
9 |
Feb 29, 2008 | William Joppy | Super-middleweight | IBF | TKO | 10 |
Bute has lost 1 world championship in 1 title-defense fight.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Lost | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
May 26, 2012 | Carl Froch | Super-middleweight | IBF | TKO | 5 |
Bute unsuccessfully fought for 2 super-middleweight world championships in 2 world-title fights.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | For | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Apr 30, 2016 | Badou Jack | Super-middleweight | WBC | DQ | 12 |
2 |
Nov 28, 2015 | James DeGale | Super-middleweight | IBF | UD | 12 |