Phil D. Jay WBN Editor 30-0 champion eyes recognition Romanian-Canadian Lucian Bute expects to get the credit he believes he deserves by defeating world-ranked Carl Froch on the two-time WBC champion’s home soil in Nottingham tonight. The 32 year-old IBF champion has a perfect 30-0 record with 24 stoppages, but now seeks out an enhanced reputation and would certainly gain it if he can become the fight man to stop ‘The Cobra’ at the Capital FM Arena. Bute has fringe world-class fighters like Glen Johnson and Brian Magee in his W column, but lacks any top names to brag about, with Froch by far the weightiest scalp if ‘Le Tombeur’ can pull it off in front of thousands of fans baying for his blood. Froch, 34, is obviously looking to put himself back in with the elite names at 168lbs after losing badly against Super-Six champion and two-belt world title holder Andre Ward in his previous outing. The Briton is still highly-regarded despite his loss to the America...
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