Osleys Iglesias speaks during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the Tiger
Osleys Iglesias and Oliver Zaren previewed their bout and came face to face at the press conference. The two unbeaten southpaws square off this Thursday, October 8, at Theatre Capitole in Quebec City.
Cuba’s 28-year-old Iglesias (15-0, 14 KOs) makes the first defense of his IBF super middleweight title, with his IBO title also on the line.
Zaren (19-0-1, 8 KOs), 26, of Denmark, who is ranked No. 5 by the IBF, makes his first attempt to become a champion.
The contest headlines the Eye of the Tiger event, live on Punching Grace in Quebec and DAZN internationally.
Quebec City native Wilkens Mathieu (16-0, 11 KOs) defends his NABF super middleweight title against Vladimir Shishkin (17-2, 11 KOs) in the co-feature.
Leila Beaudoin (15-2, 2 KOs) of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, defends her interim WBA super featherweight title against Brisa Alfonzo (9-1-2, 1 KO) of Argentina.
Dzmitry Asanau (13-0, 7 KOs) defends his IBF Intercontinental and WBC Continental Americas lightweight titles against Montreal’s NABF titleholder Luis Santana (16-0, 7 KOs).
Imam Khataev (12-1, 11 KOs) defends his NABF light heavyweight title against Padraig McCrory (20-2, 10 KOs) of Ireland.
Thomas Chabot (12-1, 8 KOs) of Thetford Mines, Quebec, and Mexico’s Jose Antonio Sampedro (13-2-1, 7 KOs) battle for the WBC Continental featherweight title.
See the photos from the press conference below.
Osleys Iglesias sits with his IBF and IBO championship belts during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerOliver Zaren during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerOsleys Iglesias and Oliver Zaren face off during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerOsleys Iglesias and Oliver Zaren face off during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerOsleys Iglesias and Oliver Zaren during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerWilkens Mathieu and Vladimir Shishkin face off during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerWilkens Mathieu and Vladimir Shishkin during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerLeila Beaudoin and Brisa Alfonzo face off during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerLeila Beaudoin and Brisa Alfonzo during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerDzmitry Asanau and Luis Santana face off during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerDzmitry Asanau and Luis Santana during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerImam Khataev and Padraig McCrory face off during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerImam Khataev and Padraig McCrory during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerThomas Chabot and Jose Antonio Sanchez face off during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerThomas Chabot and Jose Antonio Sanchez during the press conference at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on October 6, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the Tiger
The card also includes:
A four-round lightweight bout between Quebec’s Daylen Pepin (2-1) and Matias Pinilla (1-2, 1 KO) of Chile.
An all-Quebec welterweight matchup between Jacob Blais (0-1) and Yoan Trottier (0-2).
