IBF super middleweight world champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KOs) faced off with mandatory challenger Jesse Brinkley (35-5-5, 22 KOs) during a press conference Wednesday in Montreal for their world title clash on Friday, October 15 at the Bell Centre. “I’m ready,” vowed the unbeaten champion. The fight will be broadcast live by ESPN 3 then rebroadcast on ESPN on October 17.
A win over Brinkley on Friday would set him up for a major bout in March and would make him a front-runner to meet the eventual Super Six winner.