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Osleys Iglesias super middleweight title defense

Overview

Osleys Iglesias defended his super middleweight world titles via a seventh-round technical knockout against Oliver Zaren in Quebec City, Canada.

Iglesias, an undefeated Cuban boxer, dominated the match, scoring two knockdowns in the sixth round. Although Zaren underwent a medical examination, his trainer, former world champion Mikkel Kessler, threw in the towel at the start of the seventh round to protect his fighter.

With this victory, Iglesias successfully retained both his IBF and IBO titles, improving his professional record to 16-0. Following the bout, Iglesias expressed interest in pursuing unification matches involving the WBC or WBA titles.

Entities

Oliver Zaren · Osleys Iglesias · IBF · Mikkel Kessler · IBO

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Osleys Iglesias retains super middleweight titles via TKO

    Osleys Iglesias retained his IBF and IBO super middleweight titles by defeating Oliver Zaren via seventh-round TKO in Quebec City.

  2. [SPORTS] 4 sources
    Osleys Iglesias retains IBF super middleweight title via TKO

    Osleys Iglesias defended his IBF super middleweight title by defeating Oliver Zaren via seventh-round TKO in Québec City, Canada, handing the Dane his first professional loss.

Sources

bigfightweekend.com · bleacherreport.com · boxingnews.com · fightmag.com · haber.dk · nosmokeboxing.com · theshieldofsports.news