Best fights of Lucian Bute
Over 13 years as a professional, Lucian Bute has compiled a 32-5 (25) record, including 26 title fights across two weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Lucian Bute KOs Librado Andrade in their 2nd fight
On November 28, 2009 Lucian Bute defended his IBF super middleweight title against Librado Andrade. It was their second meeting. Bute was 29 years old with a record of 24-0, and Andrade was 31 with a record of 28-2. Bute was on an undefeated 24-fight winning streak and Andrade was coming off a win. Bute stopped Librado Andrade via KO in the 4th round. Defended the title.
2. Lucian Bute KOs William Joppy
On February 29, 2008 Lucian Bute defended his IBF super middleweight title against William Joppy. Bute was 28 years old with a record of 21-0, and Joppy was 37 with a record of 39-4-1. Bute was on an undefeated 21-fight winning streak and Joppy was on a 5-fight winning streak. Bute stopped William Joppy via TKO in the 10th round. Defended the title.
3. Lucian Bute KOs Brian Magee
On March 19, 2011 Lucian Bute defended his IBF super middleweight title against Brian Magee. Bute was 31 years old with a record of 27-0, and Magee was 35 with a record of 34-3-1. Bute was on an undefeated 27-fight winning streak and Magee was on a 6-fight winning streak. Bute stopped Brian Magee via TKO in the 10th round. Defended the title.
4. Lucian Bute KOs Edison Miranda
On April 17, 2010 Lucian Bute defended his IBF super middleweight title against Edison Miranda. Bute was 30 years old with a record of 25-0, and Miranda was 29 with a record of 33-4. Bute was on an undefeated 25-fight winning streak and Miranda was coming off a win. Bute stopped Edison Miranda via TKO in the 3rd round. Defended the title.
5. Lucian Bute defeats Librado Andrade
On October 24, 2008 Lucian Bute defended his IBF super middleweight title against Librado Andrade. Bute was 28 years old with a record of 22-0, and Andrade was 30 with a record of 27-1. Bute was on an undefeated 22-fight winning streak and Andrade was on a 3-fight winning streak. Bute won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
6. Lucian Bute defeats Sergey Tatevosyan
On January 26, 2007 Lucian Bute defended his WBO InterContinental super middleweight title against Sergey Tatevosyan. Bute was 26 years old with a record of 18-0, and Tatevosyan was 34 with a record of 26-6. Bute was on an undefeated 18-fight winning streak and Tatevosyan was coming off a win. Bute won via unanimous decision. Defended the title.
7. Lucian Bute KOs Jean-Paul Mendy
On July 9, 2011 Lucian Bute defended his IBF super middleweight title against Jean-Paul Mendy. Bute was 31 years old with a record of 28-0, and Mendy was 0 with a record of 0-0. Bute was on an undefeated 28-fight winning streak. Bute stopped Jean-Paul Mendy via KO in the 4th round. Defended the title.
8. Lucian Bute KOs Jesse Brinkley
On October 15, 2010 Lucian Bute defended his IBF super middleweight title against Jesse Brinkley. Bute was 30 years old with a record of 26-0, and Brinkley was 0 with a record of 0-0. Bute was on an undefeated 26-fight winning streak. Bute stopped Jesse Brinkley via KO in the 9th round. Defended the title.
9. Lucian Bute KOs Fulgencio Zúñiga
On March 13, 2009 Lucian Bute defended his IBF super middleweight title against Fulgencio Zúñiga. Bute was 29 years old with a record of 23-0, and Zúñiga was 0 with a record of 0-0. Bute was on an undefeated 23-fight winning streak. Bute stopped Fulgencio Zúñiga via TKO in the 4th round. Defended the title.
10. Lucian Bute KOs Andrea Di Luisa
On August 15, 2015 Lucian Bute faced Andrea Di Luisa in a light heavyweight bout. Bute was 35 years old with a record of 31-2, and Luisa was 0 with a record of 0-0. Bute was coming off a loss. Bute stopped Andrea Di Luisa via TKO in the 4th round.