Bute Outshines Hockey Stars & More in Poll
InterBox is proud to announce that IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0-0, 24 KO) has been named Sports Personality of The Year in Quebec, gathering almost 24% of all votes in a survey conducted by Leger Marketing/QMI Agency.
Bute defended his IBF title three times in 2011 going 3-0-0, 2KO during that stretch, which weighed heavily on the voting.
2011 Personality of the year list and results
1. Lucian Bute, 24 %
2. Joannie Rochette (figure skating), 16 %
3. Sidney Crosby (NHL Pittsburgh Penguins player), 14 %
4. Anthony Calvillo (all-time professional football passing yards leader and first in all-time Canadian Football League passing yards), 9 %
5. Georges St-Pierre (UFC Champion), 7 %
6. Novak Djokovic (tennis player), 6 %
7. Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens goaltender), 5 %
8. Alex Harvey (Canadian cross-country skier), 4 %
9. PK Subban (Montreal Canadiens defenceman), 3 %
10. Marianne St-Gelais (Canadian short track speed skater), 3 %
11. Max Pacioretty (Montreal Canadiens player), 2 %
12. Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins goaltender) 2 %
13. Jean Pascal (boxing) 1 %
In a Province where Hockey reigns supreme, Lucian Bute was more than honored to come up on top of the list which included 4 major hockey players. “I am extremely proud of this achievement. This proves that the sport of boxing is continuing to flourish in the Province of Quebec. Quebec boxing gyms are over capacity all over the Province and I am honored to take home this Achievement in the name of every youngster who dedicates himself to this sport”.
InterBox President Jean Bédard was equally thrilled with this news. “I am very proud of my friend Lucian. He deserves all the recognition he gets. I have never seen an athlete more dedicated to his sport, more determined, and hungry for victory. Quite frankly Lucian is a model for all of us. He stepped foot in Montreal in 2003 not knowing a word of English or French. Look how far he’s come. The exciting part is that this is just the beginning. The best is yet to come”.
“I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very safe, healthy and happy 2012 on behalf of myself, Lucian, Stephan and the entire InterBox team” concludes Bedard.
Bute was unable to take home any of the ProBoxing-Fans.com 2011 boxing awards, however, was in consideration for honors such as Champion of the Year. Of course, if he meets, and defeats, Super Six winner Andre Ward in 2012, then he’ll be bringing home all of the accolades he can handle.
