Lucian Bute: Difference between revisions

It was announced that Bute would fight [[Jean Pascal]] on May 25, 2013, in Montreal, Quebec. Bute would be making his first defense of his NABF light heavyweight championship, and the winner of the fight would become the [[World Boxing Council#Diamond Championship|WBC Diamond]] champion in the class.<ref>http://www.boxingscene.com/bute-vs-pascal-announcement-expected-shortly--63294 Bute vs. Pascal Announcement is Expected Shortly</ref> However, on May 8, 2013, Bute was forced to pull out of the fight due to an injury that required surgery to remove bone fragments from his left hand. The fight was rescheduled for January 18, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/5192/pascal-bute-cast-in-stone|title=Pascal-Bute 'cast in stone'|work=ESPN.com|date=27 August 2013}}</ref> Pascal ended up winning the fight by unanimous decision 117-110, 117-111 and 116-112.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-04-02|title=Pascal dominant in unanimous decision victory over Bute|url=https://www.tsn.ca/boxing/story/?id=441614|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402064005/https://www.tsn.ca/boxing/story/?id=441614|archive-date=2014-04-02|access-date=2021-09-23}}</ref>