Small conference room

High tech conference hall

A conference hall or conference room is a room provided for singular events such as business conferences and meetings. It is commonly found at large hotels and convention centers though many other establishments, including even hospitals,^[1] have one. Sometimes other rooms are modified for large conferences such as arenas or concert halls. Aircraft have been fitted out with conference rooms.^[2] Conference rooms can be windowless for security purposes. An example of one such room is in the Pentagon, known as the Tank.^[3]

Typically, the facility provides furniture, overhead projectors, stage lighting, and a sound system.^[4]

Smoking is normally prohibited in conference halls even when other parts of buildings permit smoking.^[5]

Sometimes the term 'conference hall' is used synonymously with 'conference center' as, for example, in 'Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall'.

See also[link]

• Assembly hall

References[link]

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The Marwar Hall at Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India

Hall in religious buildings : prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, in Kairouan, Tunisia

A hallway at the Royal York Hotel

Hallway during and after construction in an apartment building in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

An outdoor passageway near the Alamo

In architecture, a hall is fundamentally a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age, a mead hall was such a simple building and was the residence of a lord and his retainers. Later, rooms were partitioned from it, so that today the hall of a house is the space inside the front door through which the rooms are reached....

This:

• Deriving from the above, a hall is often the term used to designate a British or Irish country house.
• In later medieval Europe, the main room of a castle or manor house was the great hall.
• Where the hall inside the front door of a house is elongated, it may be called a passage, corridor, or hallway.
• In a medieval building, the hall was where the fire was kept. With time, its functions as dormitory, kitchen, parlour and so on were divided off to separate rooms or, in the case of the kitchen, a separate building.

On the same principle:

• Many buildings at colleges and universities are formally titled "_______ Hall", typically being named after the person who endowed it, for example, King's Hall, Cambridge. Others, such as Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, commemorate respected people. Between these in age, Nassau Hall at Princeton University began as the single building of the then college. In medieval origin, these were the halls in which the members of the university lived together during term time. In many cases, some aspect of this community remains.
• At colleges in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Hall is the dining hall for students, with High Table at one end for fellows. Typically, at "Formal Hall", gowns are worn for dinner during the evening, whereas for "informal Hall" they are not.
• Many Livery Companies (e.g., in the City of London) have a Hall that is their headquarters and meeting place.

Similarly:

• A hall is also a building consisting largely of a principal room, that is rented out for meetings and social affairs. It may be privately or government-owned, such as a function hall owned by one company used for weddings and cotillions (organized and run by the same company on a contractual basis) or a community hall available for rent to anyone.
• In religious architecture, as in Islamic architecture, the prayer hall is a large room dedicated to the practice of the worship.^[1] (example : the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia)

Following a line of similar development:

• In office buildings and larger buildings (theatres, cinemas etc.), the entrance hall is generally known as the foyer (the French for fire-place). The atrium, a name sometimes used in public buildings for the entrance hall, was the central courtyard of a Roman house.

Firehall (London, Ontario) in 1923

References[link]

1. ^ Stanford Anderson and Colin St. John Wilson, The Oxford companion to architecture, Volume 1, Oxford University Press, 2009, page 477

Look up Hall or hall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Roberto Garza

No. 63     Chicago Bears
Center/Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: (1979-03-26) March 26, 1979 (age 33)
Place of birth: Rio Hondo, Texas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
College: Texas A&M-Kingsville
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 99
Debuted in 2001 for the Atlanta Falcons
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (2001–2004) Chicago Bears (2005-present)
Career highlights and awards
2012 All-Joe Team
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Games Played 158 Games Started 128 Fumbles Recovered 3 Stats at NFL.com

Roberto Garza (born March 26, 1979 in Rio Hondo, Texas) is an American football center and guard for the Chicago Bears of the NFL.

High School Years[link]

Garza attended Rio Hondo High School in Rio Hondo, Texas and was a Letterman in football and track and field. He was also a member the school's National Honor Society.

Post-High School[link]

The son of immigrants from Mexico, Garza was encouraged to join the Marines after high school. A Marine recruiter interested in Garza ridiculed his desire to play professional football, allegedly stating that, "Mexicans do not play in the NFL". Roberto was not discouraged, and worked toward his goal by playing for the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelinas as a "walk-on". In addition to playing football, Roberto worked to pay for school. Garza's hometown of Rio Hondo, Texas established December 2 as "Roberto Garza, Jr. Day", and subsequently named a street after him. He is fluent in Spanish

Professional career[link]

He was originally selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the 99th overall pick of 2001 NFL Draft from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Garza played with the Falcons up until the 2004 season when his contract was up. He signed a one year contract with the Chicago Bears in 2005 and a six year contract extension in 2006. Garza was chosen to be the cover athlete of the Spanish version of Madden 09 En Español.^[1]

Among the 1,700 NFL players in the 2006 season, Garza was one of only 19 Hispanics.^[2]

In 2012, Garza, along with teammate and defensive end Henry Melton were named to the 2012 All-Joe Team.^[3]

Charitable work[link]

Garza is a supporter and member of the United Way, a group of charitable organizations dedicated to helping less fortunate children and elderly. In 2006, Garza was named the Chicago Bears' nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. He has previously worked with the Empty Stocking Fund, the Atlanta Falcons' Feed The Homeless Campaign, and the Hall County Boys & Girls Club. He also supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago.

References[link]

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Perfection punched senseless - Los Angeles Times
3. ^ http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8624

External links[link]

• Roberto Garza's official webpage
• Official Chicago Bears Profile

Carl Froch
Statistics
Real name	Carl Froch
Rated at	Super Middleweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Reach	74½″ / 189cm
Nationality	English
Born	(1977-07-02) 2 July 1977 (age 34) Nottingham, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	31
Wins	29
Wins by KO	21
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Medal record
Competitor for  England
Men's Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Bronze	Belfast 2001	Middleweight

Carl Froch (born on 2 July 1977) is a British professional boxer and the current IBF Super Middleweight Champion and former two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion. He has also held the British, Commonwealth and English titles at super middleweight.

Amateur[link]

Froch began boxing at his home in Colwick, Nottingham at 9 years old. He later joined the Phoenix ABC in Gedling, near Nottingham. As an amateur, he won two ABA Middleweight titles in 1999 and 2001 and a bronze medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships before turning pro and having his first pro fight in March 2002. As an amateur, Froch lost to American Peter Manfredo Jr. in a 4th round technical knock out.^[1]

During his amateur career, he lost a fight to Denis Inkin, who he was scheduled to fight in a title eliminator in 2008, but Inkin pulled out on three occasions.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career[link]

Froch has had 31 professional fights, with 21 knockout and 8 decision victories, suffering defeat only twice.

Froch is trained by Robert McCracken and managed by Barry Hearn.

In 2004, he won the vacant British and Commonwealth Championships. He has defended both against Brian Magee, Tony Dodson, Matthew Barney and Damon Hague, and the Commonwealth belt alone against Ruben Groenewald and Dale Westerman.

Following a victory over the Russian Sergey Tatevosyan, on the 9 November 2007 at Trent FM Arena in Nottingham he stopped veteran ex-world champion Robin Reid, after which Reid retired.^{[citation needed]}

He is a supporter of Nottingham Forest and has a season ticket, making him a popular figure among Forest fans. He occasionally trains at Forest's training ground when a fight is upcoming.^[2][3] He has also appeared on the popular Sky Sports Saturday Morning Football show Soccer AM the week before a fight.^[4][5] He has been a special guest at the City Ground on a number of occasions and received a warm welcome from the Forest faithful.^{[citation needed]}

On 10 May 2008, at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham Carl Froch stopped unbeaten Polish Albert Rybacki in the 4th round of a scheduled 12. Rybacki was drafted in as a last-minute replacement after initial opponent Denis Inkin pulled out on two occasions and no Top 30 fighter was willing to take the fight at two weeks' notice.^{[citation needed]}

Jean Pascal[link]

On 6 December 2008, Froch fought Canadian Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC super middleweight title and won after a hard-fought 12-round brawl.^[6] Both combatants showed enormous grit and determination, landing and taking huge shots from one another without even flinching. After the fight, it was revealed that Froch had sustained a perforated eardrum and a cracked rib in his final sparring session before the fight. Froch's promoter Mick Hennessy gave Froch the opportunity to withdraw from the fight, but Froch refused.^[7] Since the fight, Froch and Pascal (who has since become a Light Heavyweight Champion) have become friends on a personal level and have made a promise to face each other again in the future.^{[citation needed]}

Jermain Taylor[link]

On 25 April 2009, Froch fought Jermain Taylor in his first defence of his WBC super middleweight title, at the Foxwoods Resort in Foxwoods, Connecticut. Froch survived a third-round knockdown – the first of his entire career, amateur and professional – and, behind on two of the three judges' cards coming into the final round, he managed to stop his opponent with a 12th round knockout on to retain his WBC Super Middleweight title.

After the fight, Froch was quick to send out a verbal challenge to unbeaten Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe and was also quoted as saying "Kessler, Pavlik, Hopkins, I want them all to feel the force."^[8][9]

Super Six World Boxing Classic[link]

On 13 July, Froch agreed to take part in the Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight tournament devised by American giant Showtime. The tournament features 6 boxers including Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Jermain Taylor, Andre Ward and Froch himself. Froch's first opponent in the Super Six was Andre Dirrell.

Andre Dirrell[link]

The bout took place in Nottingham on 18 October and Froch's WBC title was on the line. Froch won the fight and retained his title with a split decision victory over the previously undefeated Andre Dirrell.^[10][11] Two of the judges scored the bout 115-112 in favour of Froch, with the other scoring the bout 114-113 in favour of Dirrell.^[12] There is widespread discussion in the boxing community about the fairness of this result.^{[citation needed]}

Mikkel Kessler[link]

Froch's next fight was against Mikkel Kessler, who lost the WBA Super Middleweight title to Andre Ward.^[13] Froch's WBC title was again on the line. In a closely fought contest in Kessler's home country of Denmark where both men had great moments throughout the fight, Kessler took Froch's title and inflicted Froch's first professional defeat via unanimous decision, the judges scoring the contest by margins of 116-112, 115-113 and 117-111. The scoring was some what controversial, as some boxing announcers had scored the fight much closer, with some awarding Froch the win and others scoring it a draw.^{[14][15][16][17]} Froch later stated that the fight was close and that he believes the decision would have gone his way if the event had been held in Nottingham.^[18] The Fight was a contender for the 2010 Fight of the Year.

Arthur Abraham[link]

Froch faced former IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham in the third stage in Helsinki Finland at the Hartwall Finland fearing that if he fought in Abraham's adoptive home country he may getted mugged. However, since an eye injury forced Mikkel Kessler to relinquish his WBC title and resign from the tournament, Froch-Abraham was for the vacant WBC super middleweight title. Both Froch and Abraham came off of a loss in stage two of the Super Six. Abraham lost after a disqualification against former Froch victim Andre Dirrell.

Froch regained the WBC super middleweight title by gaining a unanimous points victory over Arthur Abraham in Helsinki. Many^[who?] doubted Froch would last the distance against the more powerful Abraham and that made Abraham the bookies' favouite, Abraham would knock him out. Pundits^[who?] also felt that Froch's awkward and unorthodox hands by his waist style would be no match for Abraham's power. Froch won the fight against Abraham in a dominant manner, with the scores given by the judges of 119-109, 120-108 and 120-108, reflecting the one-sided nature of the bout.^[19]

Glen Johnson[link]

Off the heels of his victory over Abraham, Froch entered the semifinal stage of the tournament. His semifinal opponent on 4 June 2011 in Atlantic City, New Jersey was Glen Johnson. Froch retained his title with a majority decision victory, with the scores given by the judges of 116-112, 117-111, and 114-114.^[20] After the fight Froch criticised the Japanese judge Nobuaki Uratani an interview on Sky's Ringside show remarking that he "must have fallen asleep after round 3."^{[cite this quote]}

Andre Ward[link]

He lost to Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward in the Super Six final.^[21]

No Easy Way Out[link]

The IBF officially enforced Carl Froch as Lucian Bute's number one mandatory challenger. The fight, billed as "No Easy Way Out", took place on 26 May 2012 in Froch's hometown of Nottingham.^[22] Despite being the overwhelming underdog with bookmakers, critics and fans around the world, Froch dominated Bute throughout the fight to become the IBF Super Middleweight Champion via TKO in round five and also to become a three-time world champion.^[23][24]

Professional boxing record[link]

29 Wins (21 knockouts, 8 decisions), 2 Losses (0 knockouts, 2 decisions), 0 Draws[25]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	29–2	Lucian Bute	TKO	5	2012-05-26	Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Won IBF Super Middleweight title.
Loss	28–2	Andre Ward	UD	12	2011-12-17	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Lost WBC Super Middleweight title.
Win	28–1	Glen Johnson	MD	12	2011-06-04	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Retained WBC Super Middleweight title.
Win	27–1	Arthur Abraham	UD	12	2010-11-27	Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland	Won vacant WBC Super Middleweight title.
Loss	26–1	Mikkel Kessler	UD	12	2010-04-24	MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark	Lost WBC Super Middleweight title.
Win	26–0	Andre Dirrell	SD	12	2009-10-18	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Retained WBC Super Middleweight title.
Win	25–0	Jermain Taylor	TKO	12	2009-04-25	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States	Retained WBC Super Middleweight title.
Win	24–0	Jean Pascal	UD	12	2008-12-06	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Won vacant WBC Super Middleweight title.
Win	23–0	Albert Rybacki	TKO	4	2008-05-10	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Win	22–0	Robin Reid	TKO	5	2007-11-09	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Retained BBBofC British Super Middleweight title.
Win	21–0	Sergey Tatevosyan	TKO	2	2007-03-23	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Win	20–0	Tony Dodson	KO	3	2006-11-24	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Retained BBBofC British & Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight titles.
Win	19–0	Brian Magee	KO	11	2006-05-26	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	Retained BBBofC British & Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight titles.
Win	18–0	Dale Westerman	TKO	9	2006-02-17	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight title.
Win	17–0	Ruben Groenewald	TKO	5	2005-02-12	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight title.
Win	16–0	Matthew Barney	UD	12	2005-07-09	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Retained BBBofC British & Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight titles.
Win	15–0	Henry Porras	TKO	8	2005-04-21	Avalon, Hollywood, California, United States
Win	14–0	Damon Hague	TKO	1	2004-09-24	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) and won vacant BBBofC British Super Middleweight titles.
Win	13–0	Mark Woolnaugh	TKO	9	2004-06-02	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight title.
Win	12–0	Charles Adamu	UD	12	2004-03-12	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Won Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight title.
Win	11–0	Dmitry Adamovich	TKO	2	2004-01-30	Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom
Win	10–0	Alan Page	TKO	7	2003-11-28	Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom	Won vacant BBBofC English Super Middleweight title.
Win	9–0	Vage Korcharyan	UD	8	2003-10-04	Alexandra Palace, London, United Kingdom
Win	8–0	Michael Monaghan	TKO	3	2003-04-16	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Win	7–0	Varuzhan Davtyan	TKO	5	2003-03-05	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	6–0	Valery Odin	TKO	6	2003-01-28	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Win	5–0	Mike Duffield	TKO	1	2002-12-21	Dagenham, London, United Kingdom
Win	4–0	Paul Bonson	UD	6	2002-10-25	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	3–0	Darren Covell	TKO	1	2002-08-23	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	2–0	Ojay Abrahams	KO	1	2002-05-10	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	1–0	Michael Pinnock	TKO	4	2002-03-16	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	Professional Debut.

Titles in boxing[link]

Major World Titles:

• WBC Super Middleweight Champion (168 lbs)
• (2) WBC Super Middleweight Champion (168 lbs)
• IBF Super Middleweight Champion (168 lbs)

Regional/International Titles:

• BBBofC English Super Middleweight Champion (168 lbs)
• Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight Champion (168 lbs)
• BBBofC British Super Middleweight Champion (168 lbs)

Personal life[link]

Froch was born in Nottingham in 1977. He is of Polish heritage.^[26][27] Early in his life Froch wanted to become a footballer and play for Nottingham Forest, his local football team, and has stated that he would love to fight at the City Ground. Froch is an avid fan of Johnny Cash and is also a keen historian with regards to combat. His partner is UK glamour model Rachael Cordingley. In his column for the Nottingham Evening Post, he announced the birth of his first child Rocco who weighed 6 lbs 14.5oz. During a recent interview with Sky Sports, he described himself as a consummate professional without prompting.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Professional boxing record for Carl Froch from BoxRec

Lucian Bute
Statistics
Real name	Lucian Bute
Nickname(s)	Le Tombeur Mister KO
Rated at	Super Middleweight
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Nationality	Romanian Canadian
Born	(1980-02-28) February 28, 1980 (age 32) Pechea, Galaţi County, Romania
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	31
Wins	30
Wins by KO	24
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0 Official Site

Medal record
Competitor for  Romania
World Amateur Boxing Championships
Bronze	1999 Houston	Welterweight
Francophone Games
Gold	2001 Ottawa-Hull	Welterweight

Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980)^[1] is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer fighting out of Montreal, Canada. Bute is a former IBF Super Middleweight Champion. BoxRec has previously ranked him as the 9th pound for pound best boxer in the world and number 2 at super middleweight in 2012, after Andre Ward.^[2]

Personal life[link]

Lucian Bute was born on February 28, 1980 in Pechea, Galaţi County, Romania.

He also holds Canadian citizenship, gained in 2012.^[3]

Amateur highlights[link]

As an amateur, Bute won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas and the Gold Medal at the 2001 Francophone Games. Bute also represented Romania at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand as a middleweight.

2003 World Amateur Championship Results[link]

• Defeated Aleksandr Bogdanets (Latvia) RSC 2
• Defeated Dmitri Usagin (Bulgaria) 22-10
• Lost to Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) KO 4

Professional career[link]

Lucian Bute turned pro in 2000. He is still trained by Stéphan Larouche, who also trained former world champions Éric Lucas and Leonard Doroftei.

IBF Super Middleweight Champion[link]

On June 15, 2007, Bute faced super middleweight contender and former Olympian Sakio Bika at the Bell Centre in Montreal in an elimination bout for the IBF title. Bute beat Bika by unanimous decision (116-111, 118-109, 118-109) and, as a result, he got his shot at the IBF Super Middleweight Champion Alejandro Berrio on October 19, 2007. Bute beat Berrio via TKO in the 11th round. With this victory, Bute became the third Romanian professional boxing world champion after Leonard Doroftei and Mihai Leu.

Andrade Controversy[link]

On October 24, 2008, Bute defeated Mexico's Librado Andrade by unanimous decision but the end of the fight was marred with controversy.^[4] While Bute dominated his opponent through most of the fight, he nearly lost the title when he was knocked down by Andrade with two seconds left in the 12th and final round. When the referee, Marlon B. Wright, reached the eight count, the bell sounding the end of the match rang. However, the referee stopped the count temporarily when he signaled Andrade to return to his corner.^[5]

Bute vs. Zúñiga[link]

Bute defeated three-time world title challenger Fulgencio Zúñiga on March 13, 2009. In round four, Bute knocked Zúñiga down with a left uppercut to the body. Zúñiga got up, but Bute continued the assault, eventually leading to a stoppage by the referee.^[6]

Bute vs. Andrade II[link]

On November 29, 2009, Lucian Bute fought Andrade in a rematch and won with a fourth-round KO at Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada. Bute retained his IBF Super Middleweight title.

Bute vs. Miranda[link]

On April 17, 2010, Bute stopped Edison Miranda at 1:22 of the third round to retain his IBF Super Middleweight title in Montreal in front of nearly 15,000 fans. Miranda lost the first two rounds and he was knocked out during the third round with a left uppercut to the jaw. Miranda got back on his feet but the referee decided to stop the fight seconds after, so the result was a technical knockout.^[7]

Bute vs. Brinkley[link]

On October 15, at the Bell Centre in Montréal, IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute scored an impressive ninth round KO over mandatory challenger Jesse Brinkley. It was mostly a tactical fight until Bute dropped Brinkley with a left uppercut to the body in round five. Brinkley barely beat the count. Bute floored Brinkley for the second time in round eight and knocked him out with an uppercut in round nine. It was Bute’s sixth title defense.^[8]

Bute vs. Magee[link]

Bute dominated and stopped European Super Middleweight Champion Brian Magee in the 10th round in a mostly one-sided fight at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Magee showed incredible heart throughout and had some good moments in the earlier rounds. However, Bute wore Magee down, knocking him down three times – once in the 6th, another time in the 7th and a final time in the 10th. Bute won the fight with an uppercut in the 10th round. The bout was stopped at 2:04 of the round. The fight took place on March 19, 2011. This was Bute's seventh successful defense in a row.^[9]

Back home[link]

Bute successfully defended his IBF Super Middleweight title for the eighth time in a row in Romania on 9 July 2011 against the previously unbeaten Jean-Paul Mendy of France. The Frenchman was the IBF's number one contender and the mandatory challenger.^[10] This was Bute's first defense in Romania and his second fight there since 2005. The event took place at Romexpo and Bute won in the fourth round by knockout.^[11]

Bute vs. Johnson[link]

Bute defeated Glen Johnson via unanimous decision at Québec City's Colisée Pepsi in arguably the biggest fight of his career to date. The judges scorecards read 119-109 and 120-108 twice.

No Easy Way Out[link]

The IBF officially enforced Carl Froch as Lucian Bute's number one mandatory. The fight, billed as "No Easy Way Out," took place on 26 May 2012 in Froch's hometown of Nottingham.^[12] Despite being the overwhelming underdog with bookmakers, critics and fans around the world, Froch dominated Bute throughout the fight to become the IBF Super Middleweight Championship via TKO in round five.^{[13] [14] [15]}

Professional boxing record[link]

30 Wins (24 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Losses (1 knockout, 0 decisions), 0 Draws[16]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	30–1	Carl Froch	TKO	5 (12), 1:05	2012-05-26	Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom	Lost IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	30–0	Glen Johnson	UD	12	2011-11-05	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec, Quebec, Canada	Retained IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	29–0	Jean-Paul Mendy	KO	4 (12), 2:48	2011-07-09	Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania	Retained IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	28–0	Brian Magee	TKO	10 (12), 2:04	2011-03-19	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	27–0	Jesse Brinkley	KO	9 (12), 2:48	2010-10-15	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	26–0	Edison Miranda	TKO	3 (12), 1:22	2010-04-17	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	25–0	Librado Andrade	KO	4 (12), 2:57	2009-11-28	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec, Quebec, Canada	Retained IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	24–0	Fulgencio Zúñiga	TKO	4 (12), 2:25	2009-03-13	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	23–0	Librado Andrade	UD	12	2008-10-24	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	22–0	William Joppy	TKO	10 (12), 1:08	2008-02-29	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	21–0	Alejandro Berrio	TKO	11 (12), 1:27	2007-10-19	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	20–0	Sakio Bika	UD	12	2007-06-15	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Win	19–0	Sergey Tatevosyan	UD	12	2007-01-26	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight title.
Win	18–0	James Obede Toney	TKO	8 (12), 2:49	2006-09-15	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained NABF, NABA & WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight titles.
Win	17–0	Lolenga Mock	UD	12	2006-05-16	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight title.
Win	16–0	Andre Thysse	UD	12	2006-03-24	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight title.
Win	15–0	Donnell Wiggins	KO	2 (12), 2:53	2005-12-02	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained NABA Super Middleweight title.
Win	14–0	Kabary Salem	TKO	8 (12), 3:00	2005-09-16	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant NABF & vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight titles.
Win	13–0	Jose Spearman	KO	8 (12), 2:13	2005-06-03	Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained NABA Super Middleweight title.
Win	12–0	Donny McCrary	KO	4 (12), 2:10	2005-04-21	Siderurgistul Hall, Galaţi, Romania	Retained NABA Super Middleweight title.
Win	11–0	Christian Cruz	TKO	12 (12), 2:18	2005-03-18	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant NABA Super Middleweight title.
Win	10–0	Carl Handy	TKO	4 (12), 2:09	2005-02-19	Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec, Canada	Won vacant NABF Light Heavyweight title.
Win	9–0	Dingaan Thobela	TKO	4 (8), 1:22	2004-12-03	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	8–0	Norman Johnson	TKO	2 (6), 1:19	2004-11-01	The Roxy, Boston, United States
Win	7–0	Willard Lewis	TKO	3 (8), 3:00	2004-10-30	Le Medley, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	6–0	Rico Cason	TKO	2 (6), 2:43	2004-10-16	Club Ovation, Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
Win	5–0	Tyler Hughes	TKO	3 (6), 2:46	2004-07-24	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	4–0	Zane Marks	TKO	1 (4), 2:35	2004-04-24	Colisée Pepsi, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Win	3–0	Jean Pascal Service	KO	1 (4), 1:48	2004-03-20	Casino de Montréal, Notre-Dame, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	2–0	Darin Johnson	TKO	1 (4), 2:50	2003-12-20	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	1–0	Robert Muhammad	TKO	2 (4), 2:05	2003-11-22	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Bute's professional debut.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Lucian Bute's Official Site
• Professional boxing record for Lucian Bute from BoxRec
• Profile on Interbox

See Also[link]

• List of left-handed boxers