 The IBF officially enforced Carl Froch as Lucian Bute's number one mandatory challenger.The fight, billed as "No Easy Way Out", took place on 26 May 2012 in Froch's hometown of Nottingham.Despite being the underdog with bookmakers, critics and fans around the world, Froch dominated Bute throughout the fight to become the new IBF super-middleweight champion via TKO in round five, making Froch a three-time world champion.