(Montreal) Little known in Montreal, super middleweight Osleys Iglesias was supposed to warm up the crowd at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal in the semi-final of the Butler-Volny clash. He can say mission accomplished.
Iglesias (11-0, 10 KOs) defeated the American of Russian origin Evgeny Shvedenko (16-2-1, 7 KOs) with a solid right in the first round to defend for the second time his International Boxing Organization (IBO) world title.
The violent right hook hit Shvedenko directly in the temple. The latter immediately fell to the ground, convulsing.
Shvedenko, however, quickly came to his senses. He was next to the referee when the victory of the Cuban living in Germany was announced.
Iglesias, ranked ninth in the World Boxing Council (WBC), only had to work 2:43 for the victory, which will do nothing to help Eye of the Tiger Management handle traffic at its 168-pounder, along with Christian Mbilli and Erik Bazinyan both in the top 10 worldwide as well.
Biyarslanov wins first belt
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Arthur Biyarslanov
Arthur Biyarslanov (15-0, 13 KOs) continued his rise to super-lightweight. Facing the Argentinian Elias Mauricio Haedo (14-6, 10 KOs), the Torontonian of Russian origin even added a first belt to his record, that of the North American Boxing Federation (NABF).
Biyarslanov dominated this clash from start to finish, which came at 2:59 of the fourth round, when a straight left hit Haedo in the solar plexus. Even with a 20 second count, Haedo wouldn’t have been able to get up.
This was not the first power attack for Biyarslanov, who landed hard blows throughout the fight. Haedo didn’t appear to have any beginnings of a solution for Biyarslanov’s left hooks.
This victory and this belt should allow Biyarslanov to earn the top 15 in the world.
Lukewarm return to school for Khataev
EOTTM presented Shamil Khataev (12-0-1, 3 KOs) for the first time in Montreal. The adage says you don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression. Let’s say that the Russian did not leave the best calling card against the Swiss Ramadan Hiseni (18-1-2, 6 KOs).
The middleweight did launch some good attacks, but the Helvetian also defended himself very well, so much so that after the 10 rounds, it was a majority draw that the judges awarded to the two pugilists. Two cards of 95-95 and one of 96-94 in favor of Khataev also triggered boos from the crowd. Hiseni deserved a better fate. Khataev will have to be better if he wants to win public favor.
New KO. for Orobio
After a first victory by decision in his last outing, Jhon Orobio (10-0, 9 KOs) scored another KO. to his record against the Mexican Jose de Leon Jasso (13-4-1, 6 KOs). The Colombian super lightweight knocked down Leon Jasso with a left hook to the jaw.
Orobio sent his opponent to the mat for the first time in the first round, using a lively and precise combination to the body and head. The second round lasted only 53 seconds, with Leon Jasso letting Martin Forest run out his account.
The Mexican lost by unanimous decision after eight rounds against Mathieu Germain, in his last outing in September.
At the curtain raiser, Luis Santana (12-0, 6 KOs) scored a fourth KO. following his record when he sent Guillermo Leonel Crocco (20-4-1, 6 KOs) to the canvas, also with a solid left hook to the jaw in the second round.
This was the third visit to the mat for the Argentine welterweight in this fateful second round. It was Santana’s hard work on the body that caused the first two. Crocco gradually lowered his guard towards his ribs, which opened the door wide for Santana’s hook, which closed the books after 2:03 of action.