Following the press conference, Osleys Iglesias and Oliver Zaren weighed in and faced off ahead of their championship bout. Both fighters successfully made the required 168-pound limit. The contest takes place this Thursday, October 8, at Theatre Capitole in Quebec City.
- Iglesias (15-0, 14 KOs) of Cuba came in at 167.6 lbs for the first defense of his IBF title, with his IBO belt also at stake.
- IBF No. 5-ranked contender Zaren (19-0-1, 8 KOs) of Denmark showed 167.7 lbs for his first attempt to become a champion.
The event will stream live on Punching Grace in Quebec and DAZN internationally.
Also making it official for their respective bouts were the fighters competing on the Iglesias vs Zaren undercard.
- Quebec City native Wilkens Mathieu (16-0, 11 KOs) weighed in at 167.6 lbs for his NABF title defense against Vladimir Shishkin (17-2, 11 KOs), who registered 167.7 lbs.
- Leila Beaudoin (15-2, 2 KOs) of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, came in at 129.8 lbs for her interim WBA title defense against Argentina’s Brisa Alfonzo (9-1-2, 1 KO), who was 129.9 lbs.
The featherweight bout between WBC Continental titleholder Thomas Chabot (12-1, 8 KOs) of Thetford Mines, Quebec, and Mexico’s Jose Antonio Sampedro (13-2-1, 7 KOs) has been canceled. Following the weigh-in, the event promoter Eye of the Tiger announced that Chabot was forced to withdraw due to a medical issue.
Current fight card and weights
- Osleys Iglesias (167.6 lbs) vs. Oliver Zaren (167.7 lbs)
- Wilkens Mathieu (167.6 lbs) vs. Vladimir Shishkin (167.7 lbs)
- Leila Beaudoin (129.8 lbs) vs. Brisa Alfonzo (129.9 lbs)
- Imam Khataev (174.6 lbs) vs. Padraig McCrory (175 lbs)
- Dzmitry Asanau (134.8 lbs) vs. Luis Santana (134.6 lbs)
- Daylen Pepin (134.6 lbs) vs. Matias Pinilla (132.7 lbs)
- Jacob Blais (147.4 lbs) vs. Yoan Trottier (147.4 lbs)