Tulis hiji continuation for this paragraph - Salaku amatir, Bute meunang medali perunggu di 1999 Dunya Amateur tinju Championships
di Houston, Texas jeung medali emas di 2001 Francophone Kaulinan. Bute ogé ngawakilan Romania dina 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships di Bangkok, Thailand salaku kelas tengah, dimana anjeunna éléh sareng dileungitkeun tina 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championship ku juara kelas tengah ayeuna Gennady Golovkin kalayan knockout anu luar biasa di babak 4. Sateuacan KO Golovkin, anu meunangkeun 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championship, ngungkulan Bute kalayan 13 poin.