By Ramon Aranda, 411mania.com
The IBF super middleweight champ retains his title.
What a solid performance by IBF super middleweight champ Lucian Bute who successfully defended his title against Edison Miranda at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Bute (26-0, 21 KOs) started off the fight by his keeping Miranda at a distance with the jab and punches up the middle. Miranda, tried to get on the inside and mixed in some shots to the body but was generally swinging wildly during the first two rounds.
Midway through the 3rd, Miranda ate a hard hook to the body that seemed to hurt, which caused him to begin showboating and asking Bute to come forward. Bute took the bait but connected with a brutal left uppercut that immediately sent Miranda to the canvas face-first. As raucous crowd watched on, Miranda beat the count but was on queer street, prompting the referee to correctly wave off the fight.
After the fight, Bute said he'd be willing to fight anyone in the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament and even acknowledged the challenge laid out by Bernard Hopkins by saying that he's ready and willing.
Source: 411mania.com
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