Romanian boxer Lucian Bute (in picture) won the boxing match against French Jean Paul Mendy on Saturday evening in Bucharest, through knock out in the fourth round of the game. Bute, Romanian-born but currently living in Canada, defended his world championship IBF super middleweight title. The match had an audience of around 10,000 people at Romexpo in Romanian capital Bucharest. A crushing overhand left put Mendy down and out face first in the fourth round of the match. Mendy was previously unbeaten, having himself won 16 matches through knock out.

The boxing gala was organized with the support of Romania's Tourism Ministry, which promoted Romania as a tourist destination during the event. The sponsorship contract reached around EUR 2 million, all covered from European funding dedicated to the promotion of the country's brand.

Lucian Bute, 31, is a Romanian-born French-Canadian professional boxer living and fighting out of Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion. He has a professional record of 29 wins (24 KOs), 0 losses and 0 draws. Bute became the third Romanian professional boxing world champion after Leonard Doroftei and Mihai Leu.

Check out the International Boxing Federation ratings here and Lucian Bute’s website here.

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(photo source: Lucian Bute's website)