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Bute vs. DeGale: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Lucian Bute (Le Tombeur) challenges James DeGale's (Chunky) IBF super-middleweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
35
Nov 22, 2003
32-2
11
25 (73.5%)
187 cm
183 cm
-4 cm
Southpaw
Aug 15, 2015
3m, 13d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Feb 28, 2009
21-1
1
14 (63.6%)
185 cm
188 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
May 23, 2015
6m, 5d
11
IBF
sMD
w1
d9
IBF
sMD
w1
super-middleweight
Saturday, 28 Nov 2015
Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Lucian Bute vs. James DeGale

Date

This fight between Lucian Bute and James DeGale took place on at the Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Tale of the Tape

At 187 cm, Lucian Bute is the taller of the two by 2 cms; James DeGale is 185 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, DeGale has longer reach of 188 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Bute's 183 cm. DeGale also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Bute.

Bute is coming in to this fight with a record of 32-2 (25 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Andrea Di Luisa, which he won via 4th round TKO.

DeGale comes in with a record of 21-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 5 days ago against Andre Dirrell, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Andre Dirrell's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Bute will be 35 years and 9 months old. DeGale will be 29 years and 9 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 63-37 in favor of James DeGale. Here is the prediction for Bute vs DeGale.

James DeGale is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Lucian Bute puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

James DeGale defeated Lucian Bute via 12 round UD to retain the IBF super-middleweight title. Bute's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and DeGale advances his win streak to 12. DeGale is now 22-1, and Bute 32-3.

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