Osleys Iglesias Explained

Osleys Iglesias
Realname:Osleys Iglesias Estrada
Nickname:El Tornado
Weight:Super middleweight
Height:1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Birth Date:1997 12, df=y[1]
Birth Place:Havana, Cuba
Style:Southpaw
Total:12
Wins:12
Ko:11
Show-Medals:RP Super Middleweight Champ.

Osleys Iglesias Estrada (born 12 December 1997, Havana, Cuba) is the current IBO Super middleweight champion and he is currently ranked No. 7 in the super middleweight rankings by BoxRec[2] and No. 8 by The Ring.[3]

Amateur career

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

Amateur boxing record

A summary of Osleys Iglesias' amateur bouts that is recorded on BoxRec.[4]

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, TimeDateLocationNotes
68Win54–14 Artur Ohanyan BeckUD3April 13, 2019
67Win53–14 Gleb BakshiUD3April 12, 2019
66Win52–14 Andrej MarsljakovUD3April 11, 2019
65Win51–14 Angel RoqueUD3April 10, 2019
64Win50–14 Raysel PollUD3April 3, 2019
63Win49–14 Osnay BencosmeUD3April 2, 2019
62Win48–14 Edel AcostaRET2 (3)March 21, 2019
61Win47–14 Nordy De los SantosRET2 (3)March 20, 2019
60Win46–14 Barbaro CapoteRSC2 (3)March 19, 2019
59Loss45–14 Arlen LópezSD3March 10, 2019
58Loss45–13 Arlen LópezUD3December 20, 2018
57Win45–12 Yojanler MartínezTKO2 (3)December 19, 2018
56Win44–12 Yusmel Alejandro RuizUD3December 17, 2018
55Win43–12 Daniel VergaraTKO2 (3)December 15, 2018
54Win42–12 Gleb BakshiPTS5December 9, 2018
53Win41–12 Yainier AbreuMD3November 8, 2018
52Win40–12 Yasiel DespaigneTKO2 (3)November 7, 2018
51Win39–12 Yusmel Alejandro RuizTKO2 (3)November 5, 2018
50Loss38–12 Abilkhan AmankulUD5September 26, 2018
49Win38–11 Maxim KoptyakovPTS3September 14, 2018
48Loss37–11 Gleb BakshiPTS3September 13, 2018
47Loss37–10 Gleb BakshiSD3May 29, 2018
46Win37–9 Andrey KovalchukMD3May 28, 2018
45Loss36–9 Israil MadrimovSD3February 1, 2018
44Win36–8 Tursynbay KulakhmetUD3January 31, 2018
43Win35–8 VenhlimpuiaUD3January 30, 2018
42Win34–8 Davaanyan DavaasurenUD3January 29, 2018
41Loss33–8 Arlen LópezMD3December 20, 2017
40Win33–7 Yainier AbreuUD3December 19, 2017
39Win32–7 Reinier PérezUD3December 17, 2017
38Win31–7 Daniel VergaraTKO2 (3)December 15, 2017
37Win30–7 Artjom KasparianPTS3November 12, 2017
36Win29–7 Hugo NoriegaUD3June 27, 2017
35Loss28–7 Hugo NoriegaMD3June 5, 2017
34Win28–6 Pathomsak KuttiyaUD3June 3, 2017
33Win27–6 Yusniel SotolongoTKO2 (3)May 10, 2017
32Win26–6 Manuel RomeroTKO1 (3)May 7, 2017
31Win25–6 Eldrys TerreroSD3May 6, 2017
30Loss24–6 Loren AlfonsoSD3May 5, 2017
29Loss24–5 Israil MadrimovUD3April 8, 2017
28Win24–4 Erik AlzhanovSD3April 6, 2017
27Win23–4 Eumir MarcialSD3April 5, 2017
26Win22–4 Joseph TaylorUD3April 4, 2017
25Win21–4 Joaquín LinguaTKO1 (5), March 31, 2017
24Loss20–4 Arlen LópezUD3December 17, 2016
23Win20–3 Hugo NoriegaMD3December 16, 2016
22Win19–3 Osnay BencosmeUD3December 14, 2016
21Win18–3 Randy RiveraUD3December 12, 2016
20Win17–3 Pedro LimaUD3June 2, 2016
19Win16–3 Hugo NoriegaUD3June 1, 2016
18Win15–3 Merven ClairUD3May 31, 2016
17Loss14–3 Arlen LópezUD3December 19, 2015
16Win14–2 Yainier AbreuUD3December 18, 2015
15Win13–2 Reinier PérezUD3December 17, 2015
14Win12–2 Hector BoloyUD3December 15, 2015
13Win11–2 Islier LópezPTS3April 11, 2015
12Win10–2 David MorrellPTS3April 10, 2015
11Win9–2 Yurisan LópezPTS3April 8, 2015
10Win8–2 Luis M GarcíaUD3April 7, 2015
9Loss7–2 Islier LópezSD3February 6, 2014
8Win7–1 Darian GutiérrezSD3February 5, 2014
7Win6–1 Wildeys GarcíaPTS3July 13, 2012
6Win5–1 Eyorquis QuialaPTS3July 12, 2012
5Win4–1 Orbelis GuttiérezPTS3July 10, 2012
4Win3–1 Islier LópezPTS3July 9, 2012
3Loss2–1 Joel HernándezPTS3July 11, 2011
2Win2–0 Joan Paulo HernándezPTS3July 9, 2011
1Win1–0 Luis M GarcíaPTS3July 7, 2011

Professional career

Early career

Iglesias turned professional in 2019 and started fighting in Germany for the early days of his career, where he picked up wins against Malkhaz Sujashvili, Rafael Bejaran and Bernard Donfack, Iglesias began fighting at Poland by late 2021.

Iglesias vs. Pintos

After the Pandemic cooled down for a bit, Iglesias boxed again, fighting the Uruguayan veteran Rafael Sosa Pintos on 11 December 2021, at Szeligi, Poland, the match ended in a 1st-round TKO for Iglesias.

Iglesias vs. Racz

On 19 February 2022, at Wrocław, Poland, Iglesias fought knockout artist Slovakian boxer, Robert Racz for the vacant IBO Youth super middleweight championship, in the 1st Round, Iglesias floored Racz down, ending the match early.[5]

Iglesias vs. Chilemba

After winning the IBO Youth championship, Iglesias fought Malawian veteran boxer Isaac Chilemba for the WBA Inter-continental and IBO International super middleweight titles.[6] The bout went to the distance and Iglesias earned his first ever decision bout as he prevails via unanimous decision.[7]

Iglesias vs. Maderna

After defeating Chilemba, Iglesias was set to fight Azizbek Abdugofurov, however, Abdugofurov pulled out, Iglesias went to fight Ezequiel Maderna instead, this isn't the first time Iglesias had a cancelled bout, as he had previously been scheduled to fight Luke Blackledge in Hamburg, Germany on 25 January 2020.[8] In the match against Maderna, Iglesias won via 1st-round KO.

Iglesias vs. Velikovskyi

After notable victories against experienced boxers Isaac Chilemba and Ezequiel Maderna, Iglesias was given a world title shot against Ukrainian Andrii Velikovskyi for the vacant IBO super middleweight title, the bout nearly went the distance until in round 10, Iglesias floored Velikovskyi en route to a 10th round KO victory, making him the new IBO super middleweight champion.[9]

Iglesias vs. Reis

His first defense of the IBO title was against undefeated (11–0) German boxer Artur Reis in Magdeburg, Germany on 7 October 2023, marking his return on boxing in Germany.[10] The match was able to last up to four rounds before Iglesias made a stunning knockout punch against Reus.[11]

Iglesias vs. Coceres

On 7 March 2024, Iglesias and Coceres remarked their first bout in 2024 together, their bout serving as a co-main for the Steven Butler vs. Steve Rolls card at Montreal Casino, this also marks as Iglesias' professional debut outside of Europe,[12] on the first round of their scheduled non-titled 10-rounds match, Iglesias, towering at over 6-foot over Coceres who came fresh from a KO loss against Diego Pacheco, uses his reach as an advantage and utilized the jab, a combination of a jab followed by a left hook to the temple put Coceres down en route to a first-round KO.[13]

Iglesias vs. Shvedenko

On 6 June 2024, Iglesias defended his IBO super middleweight title against world-ranked Russian Evgeny Shvedenko at Montreal Casino, Canada,[14] Iglesias won via frightening 1st round knockout against Shvedenko.[15] [16]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, TimeDateLocationNotes
12Win12–0Sena AgbekoTKO2 (10), 17 Jul 2024
11Win11–0Evgeny ShvedenkoKO1 (10), 6 Jun 2024
10Win10–0Marcelo CoceresKO1 (10), 7 Mar 2024
9Win9–0Artur ReisKO4 (12), 7 Oct 2023
8Win8–0Andrii VelikovskyiTKO10 (12), 9 Dec 2022
7Win7–0Ezequiel MadernaKO1 (10), 24 Sep 2022
6Win6–0Isaac Chilemba1227 May 2022
5Win5–0Robert RáczKO1 (10), 19 Feb 2022
4Win4–0Rafael Sosa PintosTKO1 (8), 11 Dec 2021
3Win3–0Bernard DonfackTKO2 (8), 8 Feb 2020
2Win2–0Rafael Bejaran2 (8), 9 Nov 2019
1Win1–0Malkhaz Sujashvili1 (4), 8 Sep 2019

Titles in boxing

Minor world titles

Regional titles

Youth titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Champinon.info: Osleys Iglesias. champinon.info. 2023-10-08.
  2. Web site: BoxRec: Top 50 active Super Middleweight boxers. boxrec.com. 2023-07-11.
  3. Web site: Ratings - The Ring. ringtv.com. 1 June 2024. 7 June 2024.
  4. Web site: BoxRec: Osleys Iglesias' amateur boxing record. boxrec.com. 15 March 2024.
  5. Web site: Osleys Iglesias vs Robert Racz results by Tapology. tapology.com. 2023-07-11.
  6. Web site: Jewish Boxing. Isaac Chilemba to face Osleys Iglesias. jewishboxingblog.com. 30 April 2022. 2023-07-11.
  7. Web site: Osleys Iglesias vs Isaac Chilemba results by Tapology. tapology.com. 2023-07-11.
  8. Web site: Tapology: Osleys Iglesias Boxer Page. tapology.com. 2023-10-07.
  9. Web site: Persson. Per Ake. Euro News: Osleys Iglesias, Christophe Canclaux, Hampus Henriksson, More. boxingscene.com. 11 December 2022 . 2023-07-11.
  10. Web site: Persson. Per Ake. Osleys Iglesias vs. Artur Reis on October 7 in IBO Title Clash. boxingscene.com. 29 August 2023 . 2023-10-07.
  11. Web site: Persson. Per Ake. Osleys Iglesias takes out Artur Reis in Four Rounds; Retains IBO Title. boxingscene.com. 7 October 2023 . 2023-10-07.
  12. Web site: Wainwright. Anson. Osleys Oglesias resets his career in Montreal taking on Marcelo Coceres on Thursday. ringtv.com. 6 March 2024. 14 March 2024.
  13. Web site: Ketelle. Lucas. Osleys Iglesias Finishes Marcelo Coceres in First Round. boxingscene.com. 7 March 2024. 14 March 2024.
  14. Web site: Wainwright. Anson. OSLEYS IGLESIAS RETURNS TO ACTION TO FACE EVGENY SHVEDENKO ON THURSDAY. ringtv.com. 3 June 2024. 7 June 2024.
  15. Web site: Ketelle. Lucas. Osleys Iglesias Stays Hot, Stops Evgeny Shvedenko in One Round. boxingscene.com. 6 June 2024. 7 June 2024.
  16. Web site: Donovan. Jake. OSLEYS IGLESIAS SCORES FRIGHTENING 1ST ROUND KNOCKOUT OF EVGENY SHVEDENKO. ringtv.com. 6 June 2024. 7 June 2024.