“The title of world champion according to the IBF version will be played by Cuban Osleis Iglesias and Pavel Silyagin”, — write: sport.ua
Former belt holder, American Terence Crawford ended his professional career and left all titles vacant. The International Boxing Federation tried for a long time to find an opponent for Iglesias, but many attempts failed.
At first, the former world champions representing Mexico refused to fight. Saul Alvarez (63–3–2, 39 KOs, ranked third) continues to heal from injury, while Jaime Munguia (45–2, 35 KOs, ranked fourth) is scheduled to fight Jose Resendiz for the WBA title.
Britons Hamza Shiraz and Troy Williamson were also busy – the former will fight for the WBO belt, the latter is preparing for a rematch with Callum Simpson.
Thus, it was the turn of Silyagin, who is in seventh place, but now he got an unexpected chance to take Crawford’s place. If, of course, stops Iglesias.
Pavel Silyagin, ranked 7th by the IBF, has agreed to fight No. 1-ranked Cuban knockout artist Osleys Iglesias for the vacant IBF super middleweight title. Canelo, who is still working his way back from elbow surgery, Jaime Munguia & Hamzah Sheeraz passed on facing Iglesias. Our…
— Keith Idec (@Idecboxing) January 17, 2026