On December 3, 2004, Lucian Bute (8-0, 8 KOs) and Dingaan Thobela (20-12-1, 13 KOs) meet in the ring in a 8-round bout.
Lucian Bute is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Norman Johnson, 1 month and 2 days ago. Dingaan Thobela is on a 5-fight losing streak with a 39% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Martin Nielsen, 11 months and 20 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Lucian Bute at 99-1 winning odds. Dingaan Thobela really doesn't have much to present against Bute.
Lucian Bute stopped Dingaan Thobela via TKO in the 4th round. Bute improves his record to 9-0 (9 KOs), while Thobela adds a loss to his record at 20-13-1.