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.

MONTRÉAL, February 12, 2026 — The “Boogeyman” is back! IBO Super Middleweight World Champion Osleys Iglesias will attempt to add the vacant IBF world title to his collection when he faces undefeated contender Pavel Silyagin on April 9, in what is expected to be the biggest boxing event ever presented at the Casino de Montréal.

“Make no mistake about the challenge ahead of us: Pavel Silyagin is a world-class boxer. However, we believe Osleys Iglesias has generational talent, with the potential to be not only among the elite at super middleweight, but among the global elite — pound-for-pound. For us, it was unthinkable not to bring this fight home to Montréal, where we are confident Osleys will prove us right on April 9,” said Eye of the Tiger President Camille Estephan.

“It will be a great battle. I know I’m facing a very experienced opponent and I thank him for accepting the challenge. But I believe this opportunity has come to me for a reason. With God by my side, I will be ready to take what belongs to me. May the best man win — and as always, that will be me,” said IBO World Champion Osleys Iglesias.

“Osleys has dedicated his entire life to this moment, working relentlessly to earn this opportunity. This is a fantastic matchup — two elite undefeated fighters putting everything on the line for the IBF world title. We have the utmost respect for Silyagin, who has proven himself at the highest level since his amateur days. However, I have complete confidence in Osleys, who in my eyes is by far the best super middleweight in the world,” added Iglesias’ manager, Benedikt Poelchau.

Nicknamed “El Tornado,” Osleys Iglesias (14-0, 13 KOs) has built a reputation as one of the most feared fighters in boxing in recent years. Since joining Eye of the Tiger in March 2024, the Cuban southpaw has delivered impressive stoppage victories over Marcelo Coceres, Evgeny Shevedenko, Sena Agbeko, and Petro Ivanov — all inside the distance. In November, Iglesias secured the most significant win of his career by stopping Vladimir Shishkin in the 8th round to become the IBF mandatory challenger, at the time when the title was held by Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

Following Canelo’s surprise defeat to Terence Crawford and Crawford’s subsequent retirement, the IBF title became vacant. After Alvarez, Munguia, Sheeraz, and Williamson declined negotiations to face Iglesias, the opportunity ultimately went to IBF’s No. 7-ranked contender, Pavel Silyagin (16-0-1, 7 KOs). The 32-year-old Russian is not one to shy away from challenges. Five of his 16 victories have come against previously undefeated opponents. In his most recent and most significant win last July, he handed Argentine puncher Pablo “Pacman” Corzo his first loss in 24 fights, dominating him over 10 rounds. Still unbeaten in 17 professional bouts, Silyagin now aims to become world champion and upset another heavy puncher in Iglesias — in his first fight outside of Russia.

“When I found out about the official announcement of the IBF title fight with Iglesias — I saw my real chance to leave a mark in history of boxing. Put my name in Russian boxing history. To be honest, I still can’t believe it’s all real! From what I know — Osleys has got a strong punch and throws punches from different angles regularly. It’s going to be a long and tough fight — before it, we’ll definitely go with the team into the mountains to build up stamina, we’ll pay extra attention to that,” said IBF No. 7 contender Pavel Silyagin.

Also in action that evening, Quebec City’s Wilkens Mathieu (15-0, 10 KOs) will defend his WBC Continental and NABF super middleweight titles. Témiscouata’s former unifed world title challenger Leïla Beaudoin (13-2, 2 KOs) will make her long-awaited return in Quebec. Buckingham puncher Alexandre Gaumont (13-1, 9 KOs) will look to bounce back from the only loss of his pro career. Montreal’s Luis Santana (15-0, 7 KOs) will compete for the vacant NABA lightweight title. Eye of the Tiger prospect Erik Israyelyan (4-0, 2 KOs) will fight in his first scheduled six-round bout. Finally, Montreal’s Stéphane Fondjo (14-2-1, 9 KOs), coming off an explosive fight against Steven Butler, will also return to action.

The full event, #IglesiasSilyagin, will be broadcast exclusively on Punching Grace in the province of Quebec, while TVA Sports will air the preliminary bouts. The event will also be distributed worldwide on the DAZN platform. EOTTM has signed a two-event deal with the international broadcaster, which will also air the #ButlerHiseni card on March 5, also in Montreal.

Tickets for the April 9 event, presented by Eye of the Tiger in association with RCC Boxing, are on sale now via Ticketmaster (HERE)

Arthur Beterbiev retained the IBF/WBC Light Heavyweight titles with a 10th round stoppage over Adam Deines in Moscow, Russia.

At the end of round one, Beterbiev dropped Deines with a grazing right to the top of the head.

In round 10, Beterbiev dropped Deines with a perfect left hook to the jaw and the fight was stopped.

Beterbiev is now 16-0. Deines of Germany is 19-2-1.

Silyagin Decisions Abdugufurov

Pavel Silyagin won a 12-round unanimous decision over Azibek Abdugufurov in a super middleweight featuring undefeated fighters.

Silyagin landed 189 of 704 punches; Abdugufurov was 119 of 485.

Silyagin, 167 3/4 lbs won by score of 120-108, 119-109 twice and is now 7-0. Abdugufurov, 167 3/4 lbs is 13-1.

Kahriton Agrba stopped Helber Rojas in round two of their super lightweight fight.

Agrba pounded away at Rojas until the bout was stopped at 2:30 of round two.

Agrba, 140 lbs of Russia is 5-0 with two knockouts. Rojas, 138 1/4 lbs of Venezuela is 13-4-2.

Alexander Besputin remained undefeated by stopping Viktor Plotnikov after round two of their scheduled 10-round welterweight bout.

Besputin, 150.6 lbs of Russia is now 14-0 with 10 knockouts. Plotnikov, 149.5 lbs of Ukraine is 33-11.

Vladimir Mironchikov stopped Elvin Akhundzada after round one of their scheduled six-round super middleweight bout.

In round one, Mironchikov landed a hard right that forced Akhundzada to take a knee. The fight was halted after the round.

Mironchikov, 173 lbs of Russia is 3-0 with three knockouts. Akhundzada, 160.6 lbs of Azerbaijan is 4-6.

Vladimir Ivanov stopped Alexander Stepanov in the opening round of their scheduled six-round heavyweight bout.

Ivanov, 234 3/4 lbs of Russia is 4-0 with three knockouts. Stepanov, 249 1/2 lbs of Russia is 2-4.

Rakhman Akhmetkhanov stopped Adam Karpets in round two of their six-round middleweight bout.

Akhmetkhanov dropped Karpets with a left to the body for the 10-count.

Akhmetkhanov was making his pro debut. Karpets is 21-16.

MOSCOW (March 18, 2021) — After nearly 18 months, WBC/IBF light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs) will make his first title defense as a unified world champion Saturday against Adam Deines (19-1-1, 10 KOs) from Megasport Arena in Moscow. Beterbiev, boxing’s only world champion with a 100 percent knockout rate, returns to his home country for the first time as a professional. 

Deines, who resides in Germany, has won a pair of bouts since the lone loss of his career.

Programming Note: Undefeated welterweight contender Alexander Besputin (13-0, 9 KOs), who was originally scheduled to fight Maximiliano Ricardo “El Picante” Veron, will now take on Viktor Plotnikov (33-10, 15 KOs) in a 10-rounder. Besputin-Plotnikov will open the ESPN+exclusive portion of the broadcast (1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT). The 12-round super middleweight battle of unbeatens – Azizbek Abdugofurov vs. Pavel Silyagin — is the new co-feature and will air immediately preceding Beterbiev vs. Deines on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (simulcast on ESPN+) at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
Here are some of Beterbiev’s thoughts before his showdown against Deines.

Artur Beterbiev

“It’s been a difficult year for everyone. Now, I’m feeling good. I had a very good preparation, very good camp in Russia. We’re ready for a fight.”

“I’m very happy to have a fight in my home country. We studied Adam. We watched some videos. We have a couple of strategies.”

“You never hear predictions from me. I’m a simple boxer. I’m not like Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali can say, I’ll knock him out in eight rounds, or 10 rounds, but I’m not like this. I’m focused on doing my best.”

SATURDAY, March 20, 2021

ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT

Artur Beterbiev vs. Adam Deines, 12 rounds, Beterbiev’s WBC/IBF Light Heavyweight World Titles

Azizbek Abdugofurov vs. Pavel Silyagin, 12 rounds, Abdugofurov’s WBC Silver Super Middleweight Title

ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

Khariton Agrba vs. Helber Rojas, 10 rounds, junior welterweight

Alexander Besputin vs. Viktor Plotnikov, 10 rounds, welterweight