Romanian Lucian Bute will defend his world champion title against Librado Andrade in Centre Bell, Montreal on October 24. In the first couple of days, some 10,000 tickets were already sold for the event, organizers announce. They declared that this is the first time it happened, and it is a clear message that Bute is loved by his supporters.

Lucian Bute won his world champion title in October 2007, after defeating Columbian Alejandro Berrio, former champion, by technical KO. Since then, Bute defended his title on March 1 after beating the American William Joppy.