Lucian Bute vs Carl Froch
On May 26, 2012, Lucian Bute (30-0, 24 KOs), the super-middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KOs).
Bute vs Froch Stats
Lucian Bute is coming in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Glen Johnson, 6 months and 21 days ago. Carl Froch is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Andre Ward, 5 months and 9 days ago.
Bute vs Froch Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Carl Froch at 99-1 winning odds. Lucian Bute really doesn't have much to present against Froch.
Bute vs Froch Result
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.