Lucian Bute ready for rematch against Carl Froch – Boxing News
Former IBF super-middleweight champion Lucian Bute has declared he is ready to face Carl Froch in a rematch for the title. Bute recently defeated Denis Grachev in Montreal on Saturday in a rematch, and now the Romanian-Canadian fighter is eyeing Froch to
avenge his Nottingham defeat of earlier this year.
“Ever since I lost I wanted a rematch,” said Bute after he defeated Grachev. “I'll be happy to get back in the ring with him.”
Bute was an unbeaten fighter until he faced Briton Carl Froch earlier this year in May. It was Bute’s first title defence outside his hometown, and he was humiliated by the Briton in the ring. Froch knocked out Bute in the fifth round to win his title, leaving
the Canadian fighter helpless in the ring. Bute was unable to defend his title outside his hometown, as many suspected but he thinks he is now ready to face his nemesis in a rematch.
Bute defeated Denis via unanimous decision to claim the North American Boxing Federation light heavyweight title. Judges scored the fight as 115-113 116-112 118-110 in Bute’s favour.
“In the fifth he got me with a good right, but I wasn't in difficulty. Against Froch, when I was up against the ropes I didn't react, but this time I reacted right away each time and made him pay. I didn't just stand there,” said Bute while comparing his
performance against Denis to that against Froch.
While Bute believes he deserves a rematch against Froch, the latter has shown no green signals towards it. Froch is currently scheduled to take on Yusaf Mack in Sheffield on November 17.
Last week, Froch asserted that he is looking forward to make history by taking on the most ferocious fighters of the division. Unfortunately, the Briton did not come up any names but he sounded excited to be the champion.
Chances are that Bute might get a rematch against Froch earlier next year. If he is lucky, Froch might just agree to fight him in his hometown Montreal. If not, then Bute will once again have to be under pressure since Nottingham has a huge fan base of Froch.
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