Osrys Iglesias
Year: twenty five
to be born: matanzas, cuba
home town: Bispingen, Germany
Weight class: super middleweight
height: 6 feet 2 (189 cm)
Amateur record: 184-16
Turning pro: 2019
Professional records: 8-0 (7KO)
trainer: Georg Bramovsky
manager: Tornado Fighting GmbH / Markus Reese / Wolf-Dieter Jacobi
Instagram: @osleysiglesiaestrada
Best night of your pro career and why: Iglesias is most satisfied with his recent performance with Andrii Velikovski in Gilwice, Poland in December 2022.
“[It was] The first professional title of my career is unforgettable,” Iglesias told The Ring. “My opponent was very motivated and confronted me in the first round. There was a key moment in the fourth round. I received a headbutt from my opponent and suddenly I cut myself above my left eye. But this injury did not stop me from competing. On the contrary. I boxed consistently from long distances and my strikes got better and better. My opponents held out for a long time and took big hits. It was decided in the 10th round and I won by TKO.”
Worst night of my professional career and why: The 25-year-old southpaw is generally happy with how his professional career has played out so far. However, there were moments in which he felt he could have handled things better in one match, which he was able to learn from in subsequent matches.
“In my battle [with Robert Racz] “I hit my opponent hard and fast,” he said. “I wanted to end the fight quickly after the knockdown, and I was able to do that. But my coach wasn’t happy because I boxed too impulsively against a good opponent. .
“In the fight against Isaac Chilemba, I did better. Chilemba is very defensive and difficult to hit. When he went down, I decided to stay calm and concentrate and keep boxing. I was successful and clearly won the fight on points.”
Osleys Iglesias (right) – Photo courtesy of Polsat Boxing
what’s next: He will face fellow undefeated Arthur Reis on Saturday at the SES show in Magdeburg, Germany.
It’s been a frustrating time for Iglesias, who is taking a 10-month hiatus from boxing.
Reis (11-0, 8 KOs) is a Russian-born athlete who moved to Germany and participated in kickboxing and amateur boxing before turning pro in 2018. The 30-year-old has fought against mid-major opponents and has won as well. He surpassed once-defeated David Faraci (TKO 1) and previously undefeated Bruno Knizevic (RTD 4).
Iglesias is the more proven, better all-around fighter and is expected to win. But it will be interesting to see how he does and if he can get a stop.
Why he’s a prospect: Oglesias was a talented amateur. He won the Silver in the Cordo Bacardín Tournament twice and the Torneo Nacional Playa Girón four times. He won the Most Valuable Player award for Cuba vs. Russia in 2018. He also won a gold medal at the World Cup in Germany, which he won and was again named fighter of the tournament.
During his amateur days, he shared the ring with two of his illustrious compatriots.
“I boxed David Morrell once and won the fight,” he said. “I fought Arlen Lopez four times. It was an exciting, high-class fight. Lopez was better in the first two fights. In the third and fourth fights, I was stronger and I was able to improve myself. was deemed the winner. The audience cheered for me. I was young and Lopez was already a world champion and an Olympic champion. He must have gotten a bonus from the judges. do not have.”
The Cuban feels that three key areas help him stand out from the crowd: “a combination of technical skill, speed, and punching power.”
Coach Georg Bramovski, who has worked with former world champions Yoan Pablo Hernandez and Arthur Abraham, feels he is a very well-rounded fighter.
“His great strengths are his irrepressible will to win and his mental strength,” Bramovski said. “He has great reach, speed and hits very hard. He is technically varied and can end fights quickly or decide fights over 12 rounds. We’re fine-tuning a lot of things and building on his strengths.”
Like any fighter who fought 200 amateur bouts, he has mastered the basics and is clearly a talented fighter. It’s still too early, but there are positive signs. Southpaws have good fundamentals and power. Hopefully his team can move him around enough pace to secure bigger games and help him develop.
Why he’s a suspect: The most important thing for Iglesias is to stay active in the ring and gain experience. He probably doesn’t want this long absence to hinder his growth. He has played eight games in his four-year career, but that’s not enough, he needs to be busier.
He would have fought fighters from all over the world in his amateur days, but now that he’s a professional boxer in Europe, it doesn’t hurt to have some sparring and training camps overseas to stay sharp. Dew.
Iglesias admits that the article is not yet complete and there is still work to be done.
“I want to improve in every aspect,” he said. “There’s always room for improvement. Never stop.”
Osleys Iglesias (right) – Photo courtesy of Polsat Boxing
Storyline: Iglesias was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. His childhood shaped him into who he is today.
“When I was a child, sports were already part of my daily life. My mother was a track and field athlete before I was born and won a gold medal in the 100-meter dash in Cuba,” he revealed. “I started too. I think I have talent, I’m a good distance runner. I played baseball and tried karate.
“When I was 7 years old, I decided to start boxing. From the age of 8, I was almost only at home on weekends. I first lived in a boarding school in Matanzas, and from the age of 14 I went to a sports school in Havana. I learned to train a lot and hard very early on. I learned a lot and gained a lot of experience.”
Although he was a talented amateur, he became suffocated and read some of the plays of his compatriots. After the tournament in Cologne, Iglesias left the team.
“Nobody knew anything about it,” he said. “The team returned to Cuba and I remained in Germany.
“I wanted to fulfill my dream of becoming a professional boxing champion.”
Life in Germany is very different from Cuba.
“When you look at the thermometer, you can definitely see a difference,” he said with a laugh. “The freezing temperatures in winter were shocking for me. But I got pretty used to it and realized that there are a lot of good cars on the road in Germany. In Germany, everything is well organized and regulated. I am.
His wife Lucy is with him in Germany, but he is separated from other loved ones.
“I talk to my mom and sister on the phone every day,” he said. “I would love to visit them again in Cuba someday and hold them in my arms.”
He has two boxing idols and hopes one of them will one day lead him to his ultimate goal in boxing.
“My boxing hero is Muhammad Ali,” he said. “But my favorite boxer is Saul Alvarez, even if I fight him someday I’m going to win.
“[I want to win] All super middleweight titles. There are some very good boxers in my weight class. I would love to box with Caleb Plant, David Benavidez or Edgar Berlanga. I’m ready for those battles. But at the top, of course, is Saul Alvarez. I would like to stand in the ring with him someday and compete against him. ”
Away from boxing, Iglesias enjoys spending time with his wife, whom he married in September 2022, and especially relaxing by watching TV series and writing lyrics for his music.
Fight by fight record
2022
December 9 – Andrii Velikovsky – TKO 10
September 24 – Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna – KO 1
May 27 – Isaac Chilemba – UD 12
February 19th – Robert Lutz – KO 1
2021
December 11 – Rafael Sosa Pintos – TKO 1
2020
February 8th – Bernard Donfack – TKO 2
2019
November 9th – Rafael Bejaran – KO 2
September 7th – Markaz Sujashvili – TKO 1
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