On September 13, 2025, Terence Crawford defeated Canelo Alvarez to turn out to be the undisputed tremendous middleweight king. Since that victory, Crawford determined to retire and vacate all his titles at 168lbs.
With the titles now fragmented, the IBF invited Canelo to face its primary contender, Osleys Iglesias (14-0, 13 KOs), who has been within the primary spot since defeating Vladimir Shishkin on September 4 of their world title eliminator. Canelo has turned down the chance as has Jaime Munguia.
Jaime Munguia rejects IBF title shot towards Osleys Iglesias
Canelo was the primary to say no to preventing the unbeaten Cuban, which was no shock given Canelo’s elbow surgical procedure in October. Munguia was the following in line, however after his refusal, the query stays: who will face the middleweight bogeyman, Iglesias?
Iglesias’ promoter Camille Estephan reportedly accepted the battle inside minutes, whereas Munguia’s representatives at Zanfer turned the battle down within the following hours. The IBF will now must go additional down the checklist, with the No. 5-rated Callum Simpson unavailable after his shock loss to Troy Williamson. Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) has been ordered by the WBO to face Diego Pacheco for a world title. Quantity 7 within the IBF rankings is Pavel Silyagin (16-0-1, 7 KOs), who beat Pablo Exequiel final trip. Iglesias vs Silyagin seems the most certainly choice.
Introducing Osleys Iglesias
The large-punching Cuban is understandably one of the crucial averted tremendous middleweights. He’s an aggressive front-foot fighter and an achieved finisher. In true Cuban type, he controls the space nicely in his fights, and when he sees that likelihood to complete, he can end with both hand.
Ought to he battle Silyagin, it’ll present an amazing alternative for the Cuban to seize a world title. Ought to he seize the IBF crown, attainable unification bouts can be simpler to make, and the middleweight bogeyman can be tougher to disregard.
