On February 24, 2017, a 36-year-old Lucian Bute (32-4, 25 KOs) and a 32-year-old Colombian boxer Eleider Álvarez (21-0, 10 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Bute came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 25 days. Álvarez was on a 21-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 14 days.
Eleider Álvarez stopped Lucian Bute via TKO in the 5th round. Álvarez improves his record to 22-0 (11 KOs), while Bute adds a loss to his record at 32-5.
On April 30, 2016, a 36-year-old Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBC title held by 32-year-old Swedish boxer Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs).
Bute came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 2 days. Jack was on a 4-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 18 days.
Badou Jack defeated Lucian Bute via disqualification and successfully defended his WBC super-middleweight title. Jack improves his record to 21-1-1, while Bute adds a loss to his record at 32-4.
On November 28, 2015, a 35-year-old Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by 29-year-old British boxer James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs).
Bute came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. DeGale was on a 11-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 5 days.
James DeGale defeated Lucian Bute via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-middleweight title. DeGale improves his record to 22-1, while Bute adds a loss to his record at 32-3.
On January 18, 2014, a 33-year-old Lucian Bute (31-1, 24 KOs) and a 31-year-old Canadian boxer Jean Pascal (28-2-1, 17 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Bute came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 15 days. Pascal was on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 21 days.
Jean Pascal defeated Lucian Bute via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Pascal improves his record to 29-2-1, while Bute adds a loss to his record at 31-2.
On May 26, 2012, the 32-year-old IBF super-middleweight world champion, Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KOs), faced a 34-year-old British boxer Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Bute came in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days. Froch was on a -1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 9 days.
Carl Froch stopped the champion via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new IBF super-middleweight champion. Froch improves his record to 29-2 (21 KOs), while Bute adds a loss to his record at 30-1.