Already the IBO super middleweight champion, the avoided Osleys Iglesias (16-1 including World Series of Boxing paid bouts) will attempt to unify that title with the vacant IBF super middleweight version tonight (April 9th) against Russsia's Pavel Silyagin (18-1-1 including IBA Pro and World Series of Boxing paid bouts) at the Cabaret du Casino in Montréal. Promoter Eye of the Tiger Management reports the venue is sold out. The show will be broadcast worldwide on the DAZN platform except in the province of Quebec, where it will be streamed on Punching Grace with TVA Sports airing the undercard only. 

 

The IBF most recently belonged to true world cham Terence Crawford, who retired after conquering Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. In his last fight, also at the Cabaret du Casino, the Cuban-born Iglesias stopped Vladimir Shishkin in an IBF eliminator. Iglesisas had Shishkin out on his feet when the referee intervened. Silyagin's last fight came in July, a win against Pablo Exequiel

Corzo who was 23-0 at the time.

 

In tonight's co-feature, Canadian Olympian and rising junior welterweight contender Arthur Biyarslanov (20-0) will go to war against powerful Mexican puncher Jimerr Espinosa (17-2-1). Also on the card is a strong local matchup of 135 pounders between Montreal’s Luis Santana (15-0) and Brossard native Chann Thonson (18-1). Deeper down the card, Témiscouata’s pride Leïla Beaudoin (13-2) will be in action against former three-time champion Victoria Bustos (26-9-1).... Buckingham puncher Alex Gaumont (13-1) and Montreal's Stephane Fondjo (14-2-1) will look to return to winning ways, while Erik Israyelyan (4-0) will fight in his first scheduled six-round bout.