Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-15, pretty good fight between Lucian Bute and Andrea Di Luisa: it gets three stars.The former Ibf super-Mw champion Lucian Bute entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-2-0 (24 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since January 18, 2014 when he was defeated by Jean Pascal (=Pascal vs Bute).
His opponent, Andrea Di Luisa, has an official record of 17-2-0 (13 KOs=76%) and he entered as the No.61 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2012 when he faced Christopher Rebrasse, since then he has won four bouts beating Roberto Cocco in his last one. Bute vs Di Luisa is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Date: 2015-08-15
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
Division: light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg)
Bute’s previous fight: Jean Pascal vs Lucian Bute
Bute’s next fight: James DeGale vs Lucian Bute
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Bute seemed quite rusty in the first round, but by the end of the 2nd, he started to score. During the 3rd, he scored almost at will and by then, it was just a matter of time before Di Luisa be going for a nap. It’s really hard to judge where Bute is at right now… He looked slower than usual, but that can be easily explained by the long period of inactivity. He seems to have made some adjustments with his defensive stence, thanks to new coach Howard Grant. But anyway, if he wants to stay in the top 10, he will have to fight a big name by the end of 2015 or he might be forgotten. Let’s be honest, Di Luisa is what we call in Québec a “jambon” (which translates “ham”, and means a “tomato soup can”). Personally, I never thought Bute was more than a B+ class fighter. Yes, he has been Interbox cash cow for a decade and defended his IBF title a few times, but the only times (2) he has faced real opposition (Froch, Pascal), he showed that he wasn’t up for that kind of challenge.
It’s good to see Bute back. He moved very well but had a hard time letting the hands go a bit. Gotta start somewhere, now let’s see him against bigger opponents. I remember Stevenson saying “I want Bute” way back after he beat Aaron Pryor Jr. How about now? :) I think Bute would get destroyed by the pimp daddy though :(
Looks like the guy got paid to jump on the ground after the first clean hit if you ask me…
Nice match with one of the boxer in recovery mode. Bute did a reasonable fight against a reasonable boxer!!!! which will help him to rebuild the confidence he has lost. He did a good use of his jab and connected the left hand in few occasions before the one that knock down Andrea. I believe he will do well in the future if his coach is able to select the proper opponents for Bute in order to ensure his full confidence is back again but honestly time is against him. Actually, I don’t think he is capable to take on any of the good boxer existing in his category.
It took a while for Bute to get going in this fight, but once he did, he was unstoppable. Someone like James DeGale in November 2015 gave him a much tougher fight and although it was close DeGale deserved the win. Keen to see what Bute can do against Badou Jack on April 30, who’s a tough opponent. More on Bute and his fight history http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/lucian-bute