Osleys Iglesias

Osleys Iglesias Estrada, known as “El Tornado,” is a Cuban professional boxer born on December 12, 1997, in Havana. Iglesias began boxing at a young age in Cuba, quickly rising through the amateur ranks. He achieved success in national competitions, securing silver medals in the Cuban National Championships in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Internationally, he earned a gold medal at the 2016 Cordova Cardin Tournament and a silver medal at the 2018 India Open Invitational Tournament. His amateur career boasts a record of 184 wins out of 200 bouts. Iglesias turned professional in 2019, initially fighting in Germany and Poland.

In 2022, he captured the IBO Youth super middleweight title by defeating Robert Rácz and later that year won the IBO super middleweight world title with a 10th-round TKO over Andrii Velikovskyi. In 2023, Iglesias made a significant impact in North America. On March 7, he faced former world title challenger Marcelo Coceres at the Casino de Montréal. Despite being knocked down early in the first round, Iglesias recovered secured a first-round TKO victory. Iglesias delivered a devastating first-round knockout against Evgeny Shvedenko on June 6, 2024, at the Montreal Casino. A perfectly timed right hook ended the bout at 2:48 of the first round, leaving Shvedenko convulsing on the canvas. Capping off Petro Ivanov on November 7, 2024, at the Casino de Montréal. overwhelmed Ivanov, Culminating in a fifth-round TKO after a decisive two-punch combination.

After turning professional, Iglesias relocated to Berlin, Germany, where he continues to train and reside. In 2023, he signed a promotional contract with the Montreal-based company Eye of the Tiger, expanding his presence in the North American boxing scene.

He moves with quiet calculation, never rushed, his patience rooted in a Cuban rhythm that feels more like a trap beat than a national anthem—closer to Havana by Camila Cabello fused with the street-coded urgency of Young Thug. You can see it in how he sets up his offense. Iglesias doesn’t come out wild—he steals distance, stalks slowly, probing with sharp, testing jabs. He doesn’t waste movement. That jab? It’s not just a range-finder—it’s a feeler, a warning. And when the moment is right, he cracks a short, brutal left hand that lands like a statement. He’s not flashy. He’s precise. But he hits like a thief in the night—sudden, silent, and devastating.

His internal clock is perfect. Inside the ring, he’s cold. He knows when to press, when to bait, when to punish. He lets you think you’re safe, then explodes. That’s the danger of Iglesias—he’s not chasing points. He’s hunting. And under the guidance of Georg Bramowski, he’s molded his Cuban roots into something tighter, darker, more dangerous. His boxing feels like Havana after dark: rhythmic, raw, and full of hidden danger. This is a fighter you don’t test. This is a man who learned patience on streets that don’t forgive mistakes—and he brings that same quiet menace to every round.

He carries a tight guard and often circles away after punching. So far, he’s taken only minimal damage in his career, weathering the occasional wild shot. Iglesias’s style is that of a classic Cuban-schooled boxer—technically sound but laced with exceptional power. He almost always starts with his jab, then unleashes four- or five-punch flurries, mixing head and body targets. For instance, in one fight against Petro Ivanov, he doubled up on his jabs to set the range, then landed a right-hand uppercut followed by a straight left that floored Ivanov.

Typically, he throws a short lead right hook—often to the head—then follows with rear-hand punches, either an uppercut or a straight left, if the opening is there. His favorite combination strings together pressure and placement: the probing jab, the short hook, the crushing finish. His athleticism is true Cuban. Many believed it would be diminished by the fast, aggressive style of mass-producing, hungry North American prospects—but it wasn’t.