On Wednesday in Quebec, Canada, super middleweights Osleys Iglesias (13-0, 12 KOs) and Vladimir Shishkin (16-1, 10 KOs) both came underneath the super middleweight limit of 168 pounds ahead of their main event on Thursday night.
As mentioned earlier in the week, this fight is an IBF title eliminator, so there is plenty at stake in this main event, in which Iglesias is currently the heavy betting favorite to come out victorious. Will this fight continue the chatter of Iglesias being the future of the division or will the rugged Shishkin quiet all of that talk? We are less than 24 hours away from finding out.
Osleys Iglesias (167.8 lbs.) vs. Vladimir Shishkin (167.6 lbs.)
Dzmitry Asanau (134.9 lbs.) vs. Laid Douadi (135 lbs.)
Avery Martin-Duval (134.8 lbs.) vs. Luis Campos Cortez (134.6 lbs.)
Moreno Fendero (167.7 lbs.) vs. Boris Crighton (168 lbs.)
Wyatt Sanford (139.2 lbs.) vs. Semjon Kamanin (139.9 lbs.)
Jhon Orobio (139.6 lbs.) vs. Xolisani Ndongeni (140 lbs.)
Per DraftKings SportsBook, Osleys Iglesias is the favorite at -1000, and Vladimir Shishkin is the underdog at +600.
Osleys Iglesias: TKO/KO -275; Decision +330
Draw: +1800
Vladimir Shishkin: TKO/KO +1100; Decision +1400
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
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