Olsleys Iglesias (12-0, 11 KOs) weighed in at 167 lbs, and his opponent Petro Ivanov (18-0-2, 13 KOs) came in at 167.2 lbs during Wednesday’s weigh-in for their 12-round super middleweight title . Thursday night at the Cabaret Du Casino De Montreal. The event will be broadcast live on ESPN+ at 6:30 pm ET / 3:30 pm PT.
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“I’m a man of few words, but they call me Iglesias the Tornado. Come see me Thursday night, and you’ll see what I’m made of,” said Iglesias.
This is a rare Thursday night card, but it is an excellent way for Eye of The Tiger promotions to allow the talent of their super-middleweight rival Osleys Iglesias to be seen by the fans without being overwhelmed by putting in stage his fight on Friday or Saturday night from other events. that they spend that night.
#5 WBC and #7 IBF Iglesias will defend his IBO super middleweight title against Ukraine-born Ivanov. The 26-year-old Cuban Iglesias is a fighter who could be on track to take over the 168 lb division after Canelo Alvarez retires in the next few years.
Obviously, Canelo will not allow Iglesias to face him for his career, but he will have to give up one of his belts sooner or later when Iglesias becomes his mandatory.
In the main support weights. Super middleweight Steven Butler (34-5-1, 28 KOs) weighed in at 165.3, while his opponent Fernando Farias (12-2-2, 3 KOs) came in at 165.5.
Weights
Osleys Iglesias 167 vs. Peter Ivanov 167.2
Steven Butler 165.3 vs. Fernando Farias 165.5
Thomas Chabot 129.5 vs. Jesus Daneff 129.3
Osleys Iglesias looked outstanding in 2024, beating Marcelo Coceres, Sena Agbeko and Evgeny Shvedenko. Thursday night’s fight will be Iglesias’ fourth fight this year, which is rare for a top-10 contender in this era of boxing.
It is important that Iglesias often fights to build his fan base and be pushed in the ranking. The best way to get rated quickly is to stay busy, as we saw with Gennadiy Golovkin when he first started.
Last updated on 11/06/2024
