Bute believes that Dawson has a slight edge over Ward
Montreal star and super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute has business to attend to when he defends his belt against former two-time titleholder Carl Froch in Froch’s hometown of Nottingham, England on Saturday night (Epix and EpixHD.com, 6 ET), but that doesn’t mean Bute doesn’t pay attention to what else is going on in boxing — especially when he has more than a passing interest in the outcome.
Bute had hoped to face Super Six World Boxing Classic winner Andre Ward on Saturday, but he wound up making a deal with tournament runner-up Froch when, for various reasons, the fight with Ward never emerged as a serious possibility.
Ward, who was dealing with a hand injury and now is awaiting the June birth of his child, won’t be back until Sept. 8 and is in the process of finalizing a fight against light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson. The fight likely will be for Ward’s super middleweight championship. More info.
