Super-middleweight puncher Osleys Iglesias (13-0, 12 KOs) will defend his IBO title and fight for a mandatory shot at the IBF belt when he faces Russia’s Vladimir Shishkin (16-1, 10 KOs) at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal on Wednesday 4 September.
Iglesias, 26, blitzed Marcelo Cóceres, Evgeny Shvedenko, Sena Agbeko and Petro Ivanov in 2024 and insists the September date is another step “belt by belt” toward the top of the division. Shishkin’s sole defeat — a razor-thin decision to William Scull — propelled Scull into May’s lucrative Canelo Álvarez bout, and promoter Dmitriy Salita believes the Cuban-Russian pairing is “a real treat for boxing fans.”
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Eye of the Tiger boss Camille Estephan calls it “the most important fight ever held at the Casino,” noting that the winner will stand first in line for a potential Canelo clash.
Undercard highlights include lightweight two-time Olympian Dzmitry Asanau (10-0, 4 KOs) plus unbeaten Quebec prospects Alexandre Gaumont (13-0, 9 KOs) and Avery Martin Duval (13-0-1, 7 KOs) in their first ten-round assignments. Fellow Eye of the Tiger talents Moreno Fendero (11-0, 9 KOs), Wyatt Sanford (3-0, 2 KOs) and Erik Israyelyan (2-0, 2 KOs) also appear.
Fight card:
▪️Osleys Iglesias vs. Vladimir Shishkin, 12 rounds, super middleweight
▪️Dzmitry Asanau vs. Laid Douadi, 10 rounds, for the WBC Continental Americas light title
▪️Alexandre Gaumont vs. Sofiane Khati, 10 rounds, middleweight
▪️Erik Israyelyan vs. Dylan Schroeder, 4 rounds, super featherweight
▪️Avery Martin Duval vs. TBA, 10 rounds, lightweight
▪️Moreno Fendero vs. TBA, 8 rounds, super middleweight
▪️Wyatt Sanford vs. TBA, 6 rounds, super lightweight
