Osleys Iglesias forced a corner exit after eight rounds to take the vacant IBF super middleweight title and retain his IBO belt, ending Pavel Silyagin’s unbeaten run with steady pressure and damage piling up.
The fight led to an Eye of the Tiger card at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, with Iglesias taking control early and never letting it slip. He worked behind a solid jab, investing to the body and letting Silyagin react rather than setting his own pace.
Iglesias (15-0, 14 KOs) didn’t rush the finish line. He pressed. He kept Silyagin moving. By the middle rounds, the Russian’s face began to tell the story. A bosnit in round five broke Silyagin’s nose. The swelling around his left eye worsened as the rounds went by.
“It doesn’t end here. I have two belts. A few more are missing,” Osleys Iglesias said after the fight.
Silyagin (16-1-1, 7 KOs) tried to survive on movement. He circled, mostly to his right, and tried to steal moments with clean shots. The problem remained the same. He couldn’t hurt Iglesias or slow him down. Each exchange carried a cost.
Round eight ended it in practice. A left hand from Iglesias rocked Silyagin again. When he reached the corner, the decision was made. He didn’t come out for the ninth.
“We have the WBC with Christian Mbilli and the IBF with Osleys Iglesias. We’re missing the other two Belts, and we’re going after them. Not on the same night, but if they want on consecutive weekends,” said promoter Camile Estephan. “And if Mbilli and Osleys get all the belts, they can unite against each other. Not before.”
The belt was vacated by Terence Crawford, leaving a clean opening at 168. Iglesias took it without debate on the scorecards.
There were moments where his attack seemed one-paced. Silyagin’s movement made him recover and think more than expected. Inside work came and went. Yet the direction of the battle never changed.
Iglesias leaves with a title and a clear identity. He breaks down fighters. He keeps coming. At this level it was enough.
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Last updated on 2026/04/09 at 23:40
