Bute vs Froch

Who won Bute vs Froch?

Carl Froch beat Lucian Bute by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 26th May 2012 at Nottingham Arena in Nottingham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This contest was for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

Bute vs Froch stats

Back in May 2012, Lucian Bute stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Carl Froch made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Lucian Bute was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Bute had a height advantage of 1 inch over Froch. Despite this, Froch had 3-inch reach advantage.

Lucian Bute fought out of the southpaw stance, while Carl Froch was an orthodox fighter.

Bute's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Froch's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2003, 1 year and 8 months later than Froch, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 255 to Froch's 248.

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What time did Bute vs Froch start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Bute vs Froch?

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