IBF champ Lucian Bute becomes a Canadian citizen
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Boxing champion Lucian Bute has become a Canadian citizen.
The 32-year-old fighter from Romania was sworn in along with 30 other new Canadians before a citizenship judge in a ceremony Monday at an elementary school gym. He has been a permanent resident since 2007.
Bute moved to Canada in 2003 to begin his professional career. The left-hander has won all 30 of his pro fights. He won the IBF super-middleweight title in 2007. He will be making his 10th title defense May 26 when he fights Carl Froch in Nottingham, England.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bute and his fellow new Canadians recited the citizenship oath and sang "O Canada" before friends and a media throng. And then his plans included something typically Canadian — flying to Florida.