Who won Iglesias vs Silyagin?
Osleys Iglesias beat Pavel Silyagin by technical knockout in the 8th round on Thursday, April 9th, 2026, at Montreal Casino, Montreal.
The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Osleys Iglesias.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).
This contest was for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.
Iglesias was defending his his IBF World Super Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Pavel Silyagin in April 2026. He had held this belt for 3 days.
The undercard featured the clash of Biyarslanov vs Espinosa.
Iglesias vs Silyagin stats
Osleys Iglesias stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Pavel Silyagin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 1 draw.
Osleys Iglesias was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.
Iglesias had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silyagin.
Osleys Iglesias fought out of the southpaw stance, while Pavel Silyagin was an orthodox fighter.
Iglesias was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 months earlier than Silyagin, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 62 fewer professional rounds, totaling 59 compared to Silyagin's 121.
Osleys Iglesias went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at super middleweight.
Pavel Silyagin was ranked number 5 by the IBF in the 168lb division.
Iglesias vs Silyagin form
Iglesias remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Vladimir Shishkin on September 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.
Prior to that, he had won against Petro Ivanov on November 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Montreal Casino, Montreal.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Sena Agbeko on August 17, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.
Before that, he had defeated Evgeny Shvedenko on June 6, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at Montreal Casino, Montreal.
He had won against Marcelo Esteban Coceres on March 7, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at CASINO DE MONTREAL, MONTREAL.
Activity check
Iglesias' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.
What time did Iglesias vs Silyagin start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Iglesias vs Silyagin?
The DAZN show began at 6:30 PM EST / 3:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 11:30 PM (BST).
What were the odds on Iglesias vs Silyagin?
Osleys Iglesias was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Pavel Silyagin made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.
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