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Bute KOs Andrade in IBF super middleweight defence LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainBoxing on TSNeotText SizeQUEBEC CITY Que Undefeated supermiddleweight Lucian Bute erased all doubts Saturday night by knocking out the usually ironjawed Librado Andrade at 257 of the fourth round retaining his IBF world championshipReferee Benjy Esteves counted the full ten after Bute landed a devastating left uppercut to the midsection of Andrade who crumpled down into the cornerBute (250 20 KOs) was making the fourth defence of his IBF crown and his second against Andrade who pushed the charismatic lefthander to the limit in their initial matchup 13 months ago knocking down the exhausted champion with just seconds left The bout was marred with controversy as the Andrade camp felt their fighter had done enough for the victoryAndrade (283 21 KOs) who lives in La Habra Calif and trains in Montreal under Howard Grant won the right for a rematch with a win in an elimination fight against Vitaly Tyspko in AprilBute dominated the first fight for the first elevenandahalf rounds and Saturday was no different as he pounded out his stiff jab and scored crisp combinationsThe Romanianborn fighter scored a knockdown early in the fourth round spinning off the ropes and landing a quick left counter causing Andrade to fall forward onto all foursAndrade managed to beat the count but was on wobbly legs for the remainder of the round until Bute finished things with the explosive body shot that sent the capacity crowd of 16473 screaming spectators to their feetIn the cofeature undefeated Joan Guzman (290 17 KOs) of the Dominican Republic and Ali Funeka (3023 25 KOs) of South Africa fought to a spirited majority draw for the vacant IBF world lightweight title Both Canadian judges Benoit Roussel and Alan Davis scored the fight even at 114114 while American Joseph Pasquale gave the nod to Funeka by a 116112 countUndercard action included hometown fighter PierOlivier Cote (90) capturing the vacant superfeatherweight title by dominating an overmatched Jason Hayward by scores of 10090 10090 and 9991Other winners on the night included Quebec City native welterweight Kevin Bizier (70) middleweight Craig McEwan (170) and welterweight Keith Thurman (120)log inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 60 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoopugilisticphilosopherDecember 3 2009 810PMMan we need some fights like this in Ontario ! report this commentKarma 52 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBookdub78December 1 2009 1108AMWhy is there no mention of the bogus scoring of t...