Osleys Iglesias is again within the ring on September 4 when he faces Vladimir Shishkin on the Cabaret du On line casino in Montreal, Canada. The bout serves as an IBF tremendous middleweight title eliminator.
“In my eyes, that is crucial combat ever held on the On line casino,” mentioned Eye of the Tiger president Camille Estephan. “The tremendous middleweight division is presently probably the most aggressive in boxing, and we’ll have the IBF’s high two contenders within the ring, on our turf, with a possible combat in opposition to ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on the road. We’re elevating the bar as soon as once more.”
Unbeaten Cuban Iglesias (13-0, 12 KOs) steps by way of the ropes for the primary time in 2025 following 4 profitable outings final yr. In his earlier bout in November, the 27-year-old southpaw stopped Petro Ivanov within the fifth spherical to assert the IBO belt.
“The Twister is unstoppable,” Iglesias mentioned. “On September 4, I will probably be victorious, defend my IBO title, and turn out to be the IBF necessary challenger. Step-by-step, belt by belt, I’ll be on the high very quickly.”
Iglesias is opposed by former title challenger Shishkin (16-1, 10 KOs), who can also be combating for the primary time this yr and appears to return to successful methods. The Florida-based 33-year-old was final in motion in October, dropping a unanimous determination to William Scull.
Within the co-feature, Dzmitry Asanau (10-0, 4 KOs) defends his WBC Continental Americas light-weight title in opposition to an opponent to be named. The 29-year-old is coming off a unanimous determination win in opposition to Francesco Patera in April.
The Iglesias vs Shishkin undercard is ready to characteristic the likes of Alexandre Gaumont (13-0, 9 KOs), Avery Martin Duval (13-0-1, 7 KOs), Moreno Fendero (11-0, 9 KOs), Wyatt Sanford (3-0, 2 KOs), and Erik Israyelyan (2-0, 2 KOs). The total combat card is predicted to be confirmed shortly.
