Bute beat him in the European championships in 2002, they were held in Russia that year too. 2002-07-13 75kg Lucian Bute ROM Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov RUS 18:8 http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships2002.html I think Decibel was a Romanian guy.
Yeah, Bute was a pretty good amateur. He fought at WW and MW and I think he might even have fought up at LHW once or twice too (I might be confusing him with someone else though). lol. I used to drink Hock when I first started drinking wine. That was a long time ago though. My mum was born in York. I've never been there but it's meant to be a nice city.
i don't know but I'd love to see it. Nice guy Bute and bundles of talent and ability, albeit very mentally fragile. Cheers. Nice of you to offer. I appreciate it. :good