Alvarez vs Bute

Who won Alvarez vs Bute?

Eleider Alvarez beat Lucian Bute by technical knockout in the 5th round on Friday, February 24th, 2017, at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Alvarez vs Bute stats

Back in February 2017, Eleider Alvarez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lucian Bute made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bute had a large advantage in power over Alvarez, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Alvarez's 48%.

Eleider Alvarez was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Bute had a height advantage of 2 inches over Alvarez. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Eleider Alvarez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Lucian Bute was a southpaw.

Alvarez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 9 months later than Bute, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 66 fewer professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Bute's 255.

Eleider Alvarez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at light heavyweight.

Lucian Bute was ranked number 7 by the WBC in the 175lb division.

Alvarez vs Bute form

Alvarez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Robert Berridge on July 29, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Prior to that, he had won against Isaac Chilemba on November 28, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Isidro Ranoni Prieto on August 15, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Before that, he had defeated Anatoliy Dudchenko on June 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

He had won against Ryno Liebenberg on October 25, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Bute had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Badou Jack on April 30, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Washington, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by James DeGale on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Andrea Di Luisa on August 15, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Before that, he had lost to Jean Pascal on January 18, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal.

He had beaten Denis Grachev on November 3, 2012, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eleider Alvarez had been fighting more than Lucian Bute.

Going into this contest, Eleider Alvarez had last fought 6 months and 26 days ago, while Lucian Bute's last outing had been 9 months and 25 days ago.

Alvarez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Bute's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarez vs Bute start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Alvarez vs Bute?

Eleider Alvarez was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Lucian Bute made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.