IBO super middleweight champion Osley Iglesias hopes to challenge the winner of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight if he\u2019s victorious in his September 4, 2025, final IBF 168-lb title eliminator against #2-ranked Vladimir Shishkin at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Canada.<\/p>\n
Turki\u2019s Other Plans<\/p>\n
Iglesias hasn\u2019t been mentioned as a potential option for Canelo to fight in early 2026. Instead, Saudi boxing promoter, Turki Alalshikh, has said that Hamzah Sheeraz \u201cdeserves\u201d to fight Alvarez following his win over Edgar Berlanga on July 12th.<\/p>\n
Turki has also mentioned the winner of the November 15th rematch between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn as a possibility to fight Canelo. Osley Iglesias has the punching power and the amateur pedigree from his long amateur career in Cuba to fight Canelo.<\/p>\n
In the amateur ranks, Iglesias had wins over David Morrell, two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Arlen Lopez, and 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Gleb Bakshi.<\/p>\n
The former Cuban amateur star, Iglesias (13-0, 12 KOs) is ranked #3 with the IBF after six years in the professional ranks. Osley, 27, is a powerful puncher with KO strength in either hand. He\u2019s still not as well known as other super middleweights because fights haven\u2019t been shown as often in the U.S as other more notable 168-lb fighters.<\/p>\n
Iglesias Seeks Canelo<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going out there to fight, hopefully he is going to come and fight, but if I see that he is irritating [by fighting defensively], then I am going to eat him alive,\u201d said Osley Iglesias to Boxingnewsonline about his September 4th title eliminator for the IBF super middleweight belt.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a great fight; none of my fights are boring,\u201d Iglesias said. \u201cIf Canelo\/Crawford is the opportunity after this fight, I am going to welcome it and go ahead, but I\u2019m not focused on that. If they give me the opportunity, I will be ready, and I hope that they do.\u201d<\/p>\n