Lucian Bute (32-5, 25) was born in Pechea, Galați, Socialist Republic of Romania on February 28, 1980. At the age of 23 years on November 22, 2003, he made his professional boxing debut against Robert Muhammad, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 21st career fight at 27 years old, Bute became a super-middleweight world champion on October 19, 2007 after defeating Alejandro Berrio via 11th-round TKO to win the IBF title.
Bute's last fight was a 5th-round TKO loss to Eleider Álvarez at age 36 on February 24, 2017. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Lucian Bute's best fights have been against Librado Andrade, Glen Johnson, Sergey Tatevosyan, Sakio Bika, William Joppy, Brian Magee and Edison Miranda.
Bute has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37  | Feb 24, 2017 36 years, 11 months 32-5 (25) | 32 years, 10 months 21-0 (10) | LHW | 5 | TKO | LOSS |
36  | Apr 30, 2016 36 years, 2 months 32-4 (25) | 32 years, 6 months 20-1-1 (12) | SMD | 12 | DQ | LOSS For WBC |
35  | Nov 28, 2015 35 years, 9 months 32-3 (25) | 29 years, 9 months 21-1 (14) | SMD | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF |
34 | Aug 15, 2015 35 years, 5 months 32-2 (25) | Andrea Di Luisa | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
33  | Jan 18, 2014 33 years, 10 months 31-2 (24) | 31 years, 2 months 28-2-1 (17) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
32 | Nov 3, 2012 32 years, 8 months 31-1 (24) | Denis Grachev | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
31  | May 26, 2012 32 years, 2 months 30-1 (24) | 34 years, 10 months 28-2 (20) | SMD | 5 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
30  | Nov 5, 2011 31 years, 8 months 30-0 (24) | 42 years, 10 months 51-15-2 (35) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
29 | Jul 9, 2011 31 years, 4 months 29-0 (24) | Jean-Paul Mendy | SMD | 4 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
28  | Mar 19, 2011 31 years 28-0 (23) | 35 years, 9 months 34-3-1 (24) | SMD | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
27 | Oct 15, 2010 30 years, 7 months 27-0 (22) | Jesse Brinkley | SMD | 9 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
26  | Apr 17, 2010 30 years, 1 months 26-0 (21) | 29 years, 3 months 33-4 (29) | SMD | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
25  | Nov 28, 2009 29 years, 9 months 25-0 (20) | 31 years, 2 months 28-2 (21) | SMD | 4 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
24 | Mar 13, 2009 29 years 24-0 (19) | Fulgencio Zúñiga | SMD | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
23 | Oct 24, 2008 28 years, 7 months 23-0 (18) | 30 years, 1 months 27-1 (21) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
22  | Feb 29, 2008 28 years 22-0 (18) | 37 years, 5 months 39-4-1 (30) | SMD | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
21 | Oct 19, 2007 27 years, 7 months 21-0 (17) | Alejandro Berrio | SMD | 11 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
20  | Jun 15, 2007 27 years, 3 months 20-0 (16) | 28 years, 1 months 22-2-2 (15) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jan 26, 2007 26 years, 10 months 19-0 (16) | 34 years 26-6 (14) | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN |
18 | Sep 15, 2006 26 years, 6 months 18-0 (16) | James Obede Toney | SMD | 8 | TKO | WIN |
17 | May 16, 2006 26 years, 2 months 17-0 (15) | Lolenga Mock | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN |
16 | Mar 24, 2006 26 years 16-0 (15) | Andre Thysse | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN |
15 | Dec 2, 2005 25 years, 9 months 15-0 (15) | Donnell Wiggins | SMD | 2 | KO | WIN |
14 | Sep 16, 2005 25 years, 6 months 14-0 (14) | Kabary Salem | SMD | 8 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Jun 3, 2005 25 years, 3 months 13-0 (13) | Jose Spearman | SMD | 8 | KO | WIN |
12 | Apr 21, 2005 25 years, 1 months 12-0 (12) | Donny McCrary | SMD | 4 | KO | WIN |
11 | Mar 18, 2005 25 years 11-0 (11) | Christian Cruz | SMD | 12 | TKO | WIN |
10 | Feb 19, 2005 24 years, 11 months 10-0 (10) | Carl Handy | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
9  | Dec 3, 2004 24 years, 9 months 9-0 (9) | 38 years, 2 months 20-12-1 (13) | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Nov 1, 2004 24 years, 8 months 8-0 (8) | Norman Johnson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 30, 2004 24 years, 8 months 7-0 (7) | Willard Lewis | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 16, 2004 24 years, 7 months 6-0 (6) | Rico Cason | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 24, 2004 24 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Tyler Hughes | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 24, 2004 24 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Zane Marks | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 20, 2004 24 years 3-0 (3) | Jean Pascal Service | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Dec 20, 2003 23 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Darin Johnson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 22, 2003 23 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Robert Muhammad | 2 | TKO | WIN |
