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
The winning odds are at 94.2-5.8 in favor of Carl Froch. It is going to be very difficult for Lucian Bute to win this fight.
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.