Iglesias Stops Silyagin After 8; Wins IBF Super Middleweight Title

Osleys Iglesias won the IBF Super Middleweight title with a stoppage over Pavel Silyagin at Casino Montreal in Montreal, Canada.

Iglesias dominated the action from the outset. He was very consistent on putting leather on the face and boy of Silyagin. In round one, Silyagin began to swell around his left eye. Iglesias continued to breakdown Silyagin until his corner had enough and pulled the plug on the fight following the eighth frame.

Iglesias 167.5 lbs of Berlin, GER is 15-0 with 14 knockouts, Silyagin, 167 lbs of Russia is 16-1-1.

Biyarslanov Stops Espinosa in 7

Arthur Biyarslanov stopped Jimeer Espinosa in round seven of their scheduled 10-round junior welterweight bout.

In round three, Biyarslanov dropped Espinosa with a straight left. Later in the round, Biyarslanov sent Espinosa down again with another left to the head. In the opening seconds of round four, Biyarslanov landed a straight left that grazed the top of the head that out Espinoza on a knee.

In round seven, Biyarslanov stepped on the gas as he landed a straight left that sent Espinosa in the corner. That was followed by a small flurry of punches and the bout was stopped at 1:31.

Biyarslanov, 139.4 lbs of Toronto is now 21-0 with 17 knockouts. Espinosa, 139.4 lbs of Mexico City is 17-3-1.

Luis Santana remained undefeated with a 10-round split decision over Chann Thonson in a lightweight bout,

In round four, Thonson landed a counter right that put Santana on the canvas.

Santana won two cards by tallies of 95-94 twice and is now 16-0. Thonson took a card 96-93.

Santana, 135.9 lbs of Montreal is 16-0. Thonson, 134.1 lbs of Quebec, CAN is 18-2.

Recent world title challenger Leila Beaudoin won a 10-round unanimous decision over Victoria Bustos in a junior lightweight bout.

Beaudoin, 131.7 lbs of Quebec, CAN won by scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 14-2. Bustosm 130.1 lbs of Rosario, ARG is 26-11.

Alexandre Gaumont survived a final round knockdown and held on to win a 10-round unanimous decision over Luka Lozo in a middleweight bout.

In round 10, Lozo landed a hard right that put Gaumont on the canvas.

Gaumont, 159.7 lbs of Buckingham, QUE, CAN won by scores of 97-92, 96-93 and 95-94 and is now 14-1. Lozo, 159.2 lbs of Split, CRO is 16-7.

Erik Israyelyan stopped Franco Filgueira after round four of their six-round junior lightweight bout.

Israyelyan dominated and the fight was stopped in the corner after round four.

Israyelyan, 131.5 lbs of Armenia is now 5-0 with three knockouts. Filguieira, 130.7 lbs of Chile is now 5-2.




Saturday: Jimerr Espinosa-Angel Martinez Junior Welterweight Battle Headlines Mexico Fight Night LIVE and Exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+

(April 2, 2024) — Mexican Junior welterweight standout Jimerr Espinosa looks to regain his career momentum when he takes on Angel Martinez this Saturday, April 6 in the 10-round main event at Sala Urbana in Naucalpan, Mexico.
 
Espinosa-Martinez and undercard action will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Espinosa (15-2, 14 KOs) is a 26-year-old puncher who went 11-0 with 10 knockouts before a December 2021 defeat against Jonathan Escobedo Martinez. He rebounded with a four-fight knockout streak before an impressive showing against U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson in December. Espinosa overcame Johnson’s quick counterpunching with overhand rights through eight rounds of action. Johnson earned a split decision victory, as one judge had Espinosa ahead by a round. Martinez (15-3-2, 14 KOs), boasting the same number of knockouts as Espinosa, returns following a unanimous decision loss to David Moreno Potrero last April. 

IN OTHER STREAMING ACTION:
 
Leo Ruiz (13-0, 8 KOs) vs. Oziel Santoyo (16-2-1, 9 KOs), 8 Rounds, Junior Middleweight 
 
Ernesto Salcedo (15-4, 12 KOs) vs. Agustin Perez (12-3-1, 5 KOs), 8 Rounds, Junior Featherweight 
 
Vieris Ortega (10-1, 10 KOs) vs. Jorge Villalobos (14-2-3, 8 KOs), 8 Rounds, Junior Bantamweight
 
Damazion Vanhouter (5-0, 3 KOs) vs. Christian Davalos (5-2, 3 KOs), 6 Rounds, Heavyweight
 
Albert Gonzalez (7-0, 3 KOs) vs. Joel Mora (7-3-4, 5 KOs), 6 Rounds, Featherweight
 
Alfonso Flores (12-2, 9 KOs) vs. Luis Reyes (4-1-1, 1 KO), 8 Rounds, Super Middleweight
 
Dominique Francis (14-0, 9 KOs) vs. Uriel Lopez (15-18-1, 7 KOs), 8 Rounds, Featherweights