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The new mandatory aspiring super-middleweight belt to the IBF for a long time already dreaming of the day when he will face the champion, but the entourage of Lucian Bute does not show the same enthusiasm.
The French Jean-Paul Mendy, who recently told the sports daily L'Equipe that he expects to soon receive a proposal InterBox would do well to repeat his evidence, said Stephane Larouche in an interview with CTV. ca.
Bute coach is far from convinced that Mendy should get the chance to get their hands on the title, even if Sakio Bika defeated in a playoff battle last July 31. I must say that Mendy was declared the winner after Bika had been disqualified for hitting his opponent while he was on the ground.
"On paper it has won, but technically, this guy just to get the knockout in the first round," said Larouche. "It certainly has not proven he deserves to be in the same ring as Lucian. "
"If it hurt him badly, it could seriously jeopardize his career on a psychological level. "
The man who was also behind the success of Eric Lucas is adamant, Mendy must grant a rematch to be measured Bika or another contender for the best possible. It also shows how badly this duel might interest fans of the Belle Province.
"I find it difficult to promote a fight where the opponent has lost his last battle by knockout," said Larouche. "Especially since Lucian had already beaten Bika and has progressed so much since then. "
"And I will not repeat it enough, Lucian does not want to fight against a guy who posed the first knockout round. "
Bute had won easily in June 2007 a playoff for the title clash of the super middleweight IBF cons Bika by unanimous decision of the judges, who handed out cards 116-111, 118-109 and 118-109. He then became champion four months later by defeating Alejandro Berrio by technical knockout in the 12th round.
The Romanian-born Quebecers will play his next fight in March against an opponent of his choice, since he cons Jesse Brinkley was a mandatory defense. President Jean Bedard InterBox Nor has he hidden his desire to see protected battling a renowned adversary, the former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik Bute wins so that more notoriety in the U.S. .
Pavlik will win, however, Vera Bryan November 13, otherwise it would suffer a second defeat in a row and could see its star fade even more since he lost his WBC belt and the WBO in the hands of Sergio Gabriel Martinez last April .