It’s D-day for Cuban boxer Osleys Iglesias, who will defend his IBO super-middleweight title against Ukrainian Petro Ivanov on Thursday evening at the Montreal Casino.
- Watch the preliminary fights of this Eye of the Tiger Management gala on TVA Sports from 7 p.m.
Iglesias (12-0-0, 11 KOs) has won all of his professional duels, except one, by knockout. His opponent Ivanov (18-0-2, 13 KOs) has nothing to be ashamed of, as he will be making his debut on the North American continent.
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In the same category, Montrealer Steven Butler (34-5-1, 28 KOs) will want to return to victory against Argentinian Fernando Farias (12-2-3, 4 KOs). ).
On the light heavyweight side, Wilkens Mathieu (11-0-0, 7 KOs) will face the Argentinian Marcos Karalitzky (8-9-2, 2 KOs), while the super -lightweight Jhon Orobio (11-0-0, 10 KOs) has a meeting with the Italian Jacopo Colli (9-0-1, 4 KOs).
The complete map:
IBO World Super Middleweight Championship
Iglesias (12-0-0, 11 RBI) c. Ivanov (18-0-2, 13 K.-O.)
Super middleweight
Butler (34-5-1, 28 K.-O.) c. Farias (12-2-3, 4 K.-O.)
Light heavyweight
Mathieu (11-0-0, 7 K.-O.) c. Karalitzky (8-9-2, 2 K.-O.)
WBC Americas Continental Lightweight Championship
Work (9-0-0, 4 K.-O) c. Rueda (38-3-0, 32 K.-O.)
Super-lightweight
Orobio (12-0-0, 11 K.-O.) c. Colli (9-1-1, 4 K.-O.)
Jhon Orobio outclasses his opponent in 1 min 12 sec –
