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Lucian Bute (L) is fighting for a chance at his 14th dünya şampiyonluğu mücadele
MONTREAL (Şubat 16, 2017) – Former world super middleweight champion Lucian Bute plans to parlay his February 24th Canadian showdown with undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Gümüş hafif ağır sıklet şampiyonu Eleider “Fırtına” Alvarez into his 14th world title fight later this year.
The 36-year-old Bute (32-3-1, 25 KOs) is challenging Colombia-native Alvarez (21-0, 10 KOs) for his WBC Silver title belt in the 12-round main event headlining “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ”, promoted by Groupe Yvon Michel (SPOR SALONU) and Gestev, a presentation of Videotron and Mise-O-Jeu, at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Kanada.
Bute also hopes to become the first Romanian-born boxer to capture world titles in two different weight classes as the Bute-Alvarez winner in this final WBC eliminator will become the mandatory challenger for his GYM stablemate, reigning WBC and lineal light heavyweight champion Adonis “Süpermen” Stevenson (28-1-0, 23 KOs).
Entegre Spor Medya dağıtacak “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” live in the United States, başlayan 8 um. VE / 5 um. PT, kablo üzerinde, satellite and internet pay-per-view via iN Demand, Vubiquity, DIRECTV, DISH and the FITE app for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
In Canada, “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” will be available to watch, in English or French, on Canal Indigo, Shaw TV and Bell TV; English-only on Rodgers PPV, as well as in many of the top Canadian sports bars.
Outside of North America, “BUTE VS ALVAREZ” is being distributed by leading boxing television rights distribution firm, Protocol Sports Marketing Ltd.
Bute was one of the world’s top pound-for-pound fighters for nearly five years (Ekim. 19, 2007-Mayıs 26, 2012) as the International Boxing Federation (IBF) 168-kiloluk bölümü şampiyon. The classy southpaw is 10-2-1 (8 KOs) in world title fights and he has defeated six world champions: Dingaan Thobela, Saki Boğa, Alejandro Berrio, William Joppy, Brian Magee ve Glen Johnson during his outstanding 13-year pro boxing career.
Now ranked No. 7 WBC tarafından, Bute is as hungry as he’s every been for one more world title shot opportunity. “I am fighting an undefeated Olympian who is the No. 1 hafif ağır sıklet,” Bute dedi. “A win will conform that I deserve a 14th world championship fight. Benim için her şey demek. I took this fight because it’s the shortest road for me to get a world title shot.
“I expect a technical fight. Alvarez is gifted and he has a good jab, but my experience and speed will make the difference. I will definitely win!”
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Heyecan: yvonmichelgym, @gestevinc, @IntegratedPPV #ButeAlvarez
Follow these fighters on Twitter: @Stormalvarez, @Butelucian
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