NEW YORK (Oct. 25, 2011) – With a shot at the biggest fight in Super Middleweight history on the line, undefeated superstar and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute will make the ninth defense of his 168-pound title against ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson on Saturday, Nov. 5, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
The largest box office draw in Canadian boxing, the undefeated, Romanian-born Bute will enter the ring at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec with an unblemished record of 29-0 with 24 KOs. Bute has registered knockouts in seven of his eight title defenses and has only gone the distance five times in his professional career.
Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KOs), a legend for his bouts against Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins and Antonio Tarver, will make his 10th appearance in a world title fight. The 42-year-old Jamaican-born Johnson has fought out of Miami for almost two decades. The former world champ, who earned the nickname “The Road Warrior” for never shying away from challenging an opponent in his home turf, will once again travel to enemy territory for a shot at a championship.
The winner of Bute-Johnson could likely meet the winner of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, which concludes on Saturday, Dec. 17, on SHOWTIME. World champions Andre Ward (World Boxing Association) and Carl Froch (World Boxing Council) will clash in the Super Six Final in a showdown that will determine the world’s best 168-pound fighter.
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On November 5, undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0-0) will make his ninth title defence against none other than “the Road Warrior,” Glen Johnson, a former IBF light heavyweight champion himself. This afternoon, the Boxing Examiner spoke with both Bute and Johnson about their upcoming Quebec City showdown.
The Boxing Examiner : Good afternoon “Road Warrior.” How are you?
Glen Johnson : I am very good, thank you.
TBE : When you’re in the ring with Bute , how will you fight him to secure a win?
GJ : Well, I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but you will see on November 5th. One thing is for sure, Bute will feel pressure like he never had before. I am ready for him and I will make him fight in the ring with the pressure I will put on him.
TBE : Bute is known to be a very good outside fighter, with a long left jab and powerful hooks. He also possesses a very good counter left uppercut, which he uses as soon as a fighter comes on the inside, just like what he did to Edison Miranda. Are you concerned about the left uppercut? Read More
Trois-Rivières sensation Mikael Zewski (11-0-0) destroyed Keuntray Henson (4-3-0) in less than a round Saturday night in New York City. Zewski showed some of the extraordinary skills that led boxing giant Top Rank to add him to their stable. He even shocked himself with his speedy victory. “I was expecting the fight to go a couple rounds,” said Zewski. “Henson was coming off a first round knockout victory over a guy who was 8-2-0.”
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“Henson came out pretty strong at the beginning of the first,” explained Zewski. The Trois-Rivières fighter’s quick left hand, however, quickly turned the fight in his favor. He fired away with jabs and hooks, feeling his man out before letting rip with his right. “I thought I was in a fight until I threw my first right hand and sent him to the canvas.” Read More
NEW YORK (Oct. 25, 2011) – With a shot at the biggest fight in Super Middleweight history on the line, undefeated superstar and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute will make the ninth defense of his 168-pound title against ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson on Saturday, Nov. 5, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
world title fight. The 42-year-old Jamaican-born Johnson has fought out of Miami for almost two decades. The former world champ, who earned the nickname “The Road Warrior” for never shying away from challenging an opponent in his home turf, will once again travel to enemy territory for a shot at a championship.
