Osleys Iglesias

|show-medals = RP Super Middleweight Champ. }} Osleys Iglesias Estrada (born in Havana, Cuba) is the current IBO Super Middleweight Champion, He is currently ranked #14 in the super middleweight rankings by BoxRec.[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Estrada.
Osleys Iglesias
Statistics
Real nameOsleys Iglesias Estrada
Weight(s)Super Middleweight
Height
  • 1.77 m (5 ft 9½ in)[1]
  • 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
NationalityCuban
Born (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997[3]
Havana, Cuba
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights9
Wins9
Wins by KO8
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Men's Amateur boxing
Cuban National Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 CamagueyMiddleweight
Silver medal – second place2016 Santiago de CubaMiddleweight
Silver medal – second place2017 Sancti SpiritusMiddleweight
Silver medal – second place2018 CamagueyMiddleweight
Thailand International Invitational Tournament
Silver medal – second place2017 BangkokMiddleweight

Amateur career

Osleys Iglesias fought for the 2015 Cuban National Championship and he won against Reinier Perez in the 1st round, Yainier Abreu in the 2nd round but lost against Arlen López in the finals, this is the same type of opponents and results he had at the 2017 Cuban National Championship, although on the 2016 Cuban National Championship, he won against Osnay Bencosme and Hugo Noriega before losing to Arlen Lopéz again. Iglesias fought in the Thailand International Invitational Tournament back on April 2017, he won against Eumir Marcial(Philippines) on the Quarter-finals, also won against Erik Alzhanov(Kazakhstan) on the Semi-finals but lost against Israil Madrimov(Uzbekistan) on the finals. On the 2018 Cuban National Championships, He won against Yusmel Alejandro Ruiz in the 1st round, Yojanler Martinez on the 2nd, but again lost against Arlen Lopéz on the finals.

Professional career

Early career

Iglesias is now a professional boxer, and he fights in Germany for the early days of career, where he wins against Malkhaz Sujashvili, Rafael Bejaran and Bernard Donfack, his days in Germany expired since the Covid-19 Pandemic started.

First Match during the Pandemic

After the Pandemic cooled down for a bit, Iglesias boxed again, fighting the Uruguayan Veteran Rafael Sosa Pintos in December 11, 2021 at Szeligi, Poland, The match ended as a 1st Round TKO for Iglesias.

IBO World Youth Super Middleweight Championship

On February 19, 2022, at Wroclaw, Poland, Igleasias fought Hard-hitting Slovakian boxer, Robert Racz for the vacant IBO Youth World Super middleweight championship, in the 1st Round, Iglesias floored Racz down, ending the match early.[5]

Osleys Iglesias vs Isaac Chilemba

After winning the IBO Youth Championship, Iglesias fought Isaac Chilemba, who has experienced fighting World class boxers like Dmitrii Bivol, Fedor Chudinov for the WBA Inter-continental and IBO International Super Middleweight Titles championship,[6] Fortunately for Iglesias he won via Unanimous Decision.[7]

Iglesias vs Maderna

After defeating Chilemba, Iglesias was set to fight Azizbek Abdugofurov, but Abdugofurov pulled out, so Iglesias fought Ezequiel Maderna instead, this isn't the first time Iglesias had a cancelled bout, since he had a cancelled match against Luke Blackledge supposedly taking place at Hamburg, Germany on January 25, 2020,[8] in the match against Maderna, Iglesias won via 1st round KO, though, the fight's result is controversial because the knockout punch on Maderna is an illegal blow.

IBO World Championship

After the successful wins against Isaac Chilemba and Ezequiel Maderna, Iglesias was given a chance on a world title shot against Ukrainian Andrii Velikovskyi for the vacant IBO Super Middleweight title, Fortunately for Iglesias, he gets to defeat Velikovskyi in the 10th Round via TKO, making him the new IBO Super Middleweight Champion.[9]

His first defense of the title was against undefeated german boxer Artur Reis, their bout was set at Magdeburg, Germany on October 7, 2023, this also marks as his return on boxing in Germany.[10] On the match, the match didn't last long as Iglesias finished Reis in the 4th Round.[11]

Professional boxing record
9 fights 9 wins 0 losses
By knockout 8 0
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, Time Date Days since this fight Location Notes
9 Win 9–0 GermanyArtur Reis KO 4 (12) 2:01 October 7, 2023 18 GermanyMaritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany Retained IBO Super Middleweight title
8 Win 8–0 UkraineAndrii Velikovskyi TKO 10 (12) 0:58 December 9, 2022 320 PolandArena Gliwice - Mala Arena, ul. Akademicka 50, Gliwice Won vacant IBO Super Middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 ArgentinaEzequiel Osvaldo Maderna KO 1 (10) 2:05 September 24, 2022 396 PolandHala Dworca Lodz Fabryczna, Plac Bronislawa Salacinskiego 1, Lodz
6 Win 6–0 MalawiIsaac Chilemba UD 12 May 27, 2022 516 PolandHala Gobus, ul. Kazimierza Wielkiego 8, Lublin Won vacant WBA Inter-continental and IBO International Super Middleweight titles
5 Win 5–0 SlovakiaRobert Racz KO 1 (10) 2:25 February 19, 2022 613 PolandHala Orbita, Wroclaw Won vacant IBO World Youth Super middleweight title
4 Win 4–0 UruguayRafael Sosa Pintos TKO 1 (8) 1:12 December 11, 2021 683 PolandTranscolor, ul. Szeligowska 48, Szeligi
3 Win 3–0 GermanyBernard Donfack TKO 2 (8) 1:18 February 8, 2020 1355 GermanyEWS Arena, Goeppingen
2 Win 2–0 Dominican RepublicRafael Bejaran KO 2 (8) 0:23 November 9, 2019 1446 GermanyKuppel, Hamburg
1 Win 1–0 Georgia (country)Malkhaz Sujashvili TKO 1 (4) 1:05 September 7, 2019 1509 GermanyWork Your Champ Arena, Hamburg

Titles in boxing

Youth titles

IBO Youth World Super Middleweight title

Regional titles

WBA Inter-continental Super Middleweight title IBO International Super Middleweight title

Minor World titles

IBO Super Middleweight title

See also

References
  1. "Tapology: Osleys Iglesias Boxer Page". tapology.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  2. "The Ring: New Faces – Osleys Iglesias". ringtv.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. "Champinon.info: Osleys Iglesias". champinon.info. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. "BoxRec: Top 50 active Super Middleweight boxers". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  5. "Osleys Iglesias vs Robert Racz results by Tapology". tapology.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  6. "Isaac Chilemba to face Osleys Iglesias". jewishboxingblog.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  7. "Osleys Iglesias vs Isaac Chilemba results by Tapology". tapology.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  8. "Tapology: Osleys Iglesias Boxer Page". tapology.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  9. "Osleys Iglesias vs. Andrii Velokvskyi results by EuroNews". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  10. "Osleys Iglesias vs. Artur Reis on October 7 in IBO Title Clash". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  11. "Osleys Iglesias takes out Artur Reis in Four Rounds;Retains IBO Title". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
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