Lengkepan kalimat di handap ieu: Salaku amatir, Bute meunang medali perunggu di
1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships di Houston, Texas jeung medali emas di 2001 Francophone Games. 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.