By Felix Jesus Mendoza
The outlook in the 168-pound division maintains constant activity regarding the projections of its main champions. The Caribbean boxer Osley Iglesiaswho holds the International Boxing Federation world championshipshared his assessments about an eventual confrontation against Saul Alvarezpointing the difficulties that exist for the combat to be organized.
The possibility of this confrontation arises in a context where The Mexican monarch prepares to measure forces against Christian Mbilli in the month of September.
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When asked about the likelihood that The man from Guadalajara accepts a unifying challenge after fulfilling that commitmentthe boxer Osley Iglesias He was realistic about the immediate future of negotiations within the super middleweight category.
In an interview given to the specialized magazine The Ringthe fighter of Cuban origin detailed his expectations regarding an eventual negotiation with the Jalisco boxer’s team. “It’s complicated, it’s complicated, Canelo is not going to want this fight. But I hope God willing and that he will give me the fight and show the world that we Cubans know and that Osleys Iglesias is made of different wood.”declared Osley Iglesias to the aforementioned information source.
The background of the refusal in the division
The distancing between both work teams has a history that was recorded at the beginning of the year 2026. In that period, the boxing regulatory entity extended a formal invitation to contest the vacant belt.
However, the boxer from Guadalajara declined the proposal to face Osley Iglesiasarguing the need to comply with a medical recovery process after elbow surgery.
Given the Jalisco’s response, the organization proceeded to contact the next person in the ranking, Jaime Munguia.
However, the company Zanfer Promotions, in charge of representing the Tijuana native, He also notified his rejection of the contest for the vacant championship against Osley Iglesiasformally arguing that the Mexican boxer had other planning designed for the development of his career at that time.
Winning the championship and the real panorama
The vacancy of the scepter was finally resolved in the ring through a mandatory confrontation.
The Caribbean fighter He fought for the belt against the Russian Pavel Silyaginobtaining the victory via technical knockout during the eighth episode. This result consolidated the undefeated man as the new holder of the federation’s 168-pound belt.
At 28 years old, the athlete seeks to consolidate himself in a category that has champions like Jaime Munguía in the WBA and Hamzah Sheeraz in the WBO.
The goal of Osley Iglesias remains firm in securing the highest profile billboards on the commercial circuit, hoping that the promotional efforts will open the necessary channels to carry out the unifying duels in the medium term.
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