According to an article on the biggest sporting site here in Romania, he will defend his title on 9 of July in Bucresti the capital of Romania. Here is a link, it is in romanian but i will translate you the important stuff. http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sportur...sti-sunt-roman-si-ma-mandresc-cu-asta-8139120 He says he is proud to be romanian and that he is verry happy to fight in Romania. He doesn't know yet against who will be the fight, but he is ready for anybody. Ok, I am happy for this fight because I will have the chance to watch Bute live, but i think he will fight against another top 10-15 fighter so i am not that happy about that.
Posible opponents for Bute in my oppinion: Dimitri Sartiosn-he gained the WBA title so it will be a unfication. Jean Paul Mandy-he is unbeaten it will look ok on his resume Karoly Balzsay-he is hungarian and there is a historic rivalry between Romania and Hungaria so it will atract alot of public.
Kessler will have a tune-up fight, Bute remains busy and then in October or November we will see them fight.
The reason is that he won an official eliminator against Bika. (while being KTFO). Sartison is out for at least 6 months with a major knee injury.
I didn't know that is that badly injured, who knows maybe we will see a fight between the winner of tomorow night fight Steiglitz-Gevor and Bute.
Yes, I think that too, is the easiest fight to make for Interbox in Romania, he is from Europe, he is ranked number 1 at IBF, Mandy will accept to fight for a small amount of money so there are 80 % chances that this will be the fight we will see in Romania.
I'm glad for the Romanians to have the chance to see Bute fight! FFS i'm Canadian and have seen him fight live three times!