Odlanier Solis
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Odlanier Solís Fonte (born April 5, 1980 in Havana
) is a Cuba
n professional boxer
. He won the Olympic Gold medal in Athens 2004
and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships
.
and the Juniors World championship in Buenos Aires
.
In 1999 he won the Cuban championship beating Félix Savón
. Until 2004 he defended his title five times consecutively.
In 2005 he switched from heavyweight
to super heavyweight
and lost in the finale to Michel López Núñez
. In 2006 he won the title again for a seventh time.
He was part of the Cuba
n team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup
.
His record was 227 victories, 14 losses. He never lost at a major event (world championships, Olympics) and beat fellow Cuban Félix Savón
in two of their three fights.
Solis should have been the Cuban representative to the 2000 Sydney Olympics, because he beat Felix Savon
at the Olympic Trials. However, Savon was sent to the Olympics instead, and went on to win heavyweight gold. Because of this, many believe Solis should have won the 2000 Sydney Olympics gold medal.
in Belfast
and in 2003 in Bangkok
at heavyweight (201 lbs/91 kg limit), in 2005
in Mianyang
at super heavyweight.
In 2001 he beat Russian Olympic silver medalist of 2000 Sultan Ibragimov
in the semifinals on points and in the final British David Haye
by TKO. Haye gave Solis a standing eight count in the first round and was up by 7 points, but Solis came back strong and won the fight by stoppage in the third round.
In 2003 he won on points in the final against Russian archrival Alexander Alekseev who would win the next world championship. Also, Solis defeated Sultan Ibragimov once more (13-7) in four rounds in the XXXIII Chemistry Cup in Halle, Germany on March 10, 2002.
in Sydney
; it is thought that Cuba wanted to allow hero Félix Savón to win his third consecutive Olympic gold, thereby equalizing the record of László Papp
and Teófilo Stevenson
. In the Olympic Games 2004
in Athens
Solís won the heavyweight gold medal at 201 lbs.
in Athens, Greece (Heavyweight)
in Moscow, Russia (Heavyweight)
in Winnipeg, Canada (Heavyweight)
2003
in Winnipeg, Canada (Heavyweight)
for the Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro. With him, came two fellow amateurs and reigning Olympic champions, Yan Barthelemí Varela and Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano
. After escaping to Colombia, they arrived in Miami. Solís, who plans to reside in Germany, signed a professional promotional contract with German-based First Artist.
for the WBC
international heavyweight title.
In his most recent fight, he weighed 260 pounds.
of Queens, New York. Solis, now 15-0 with 11 KOs, a Cuban defector with an extensive amateur career, fought a very cautious first as a careful counterpuncher, preferring to feel out the experienced Barrett, age 38, 34-8, 20 KOs, to see if he had anything left. In the second, Solis opened up with a long left to Barrett's chin that decked him. Barrett just beat the count. In the barrage from Solis that followed, Barrett went down from a slip under pressure, got up, then got knocked out.
by fourth round TKO to retain his WBC
International Heavyweight title and to win the WBA
Fedelatin Heavyweight title. After toying with Drumond for the first three rounds Solis unleashed a barrage of punches during the last 20 second of round three and would have knocked Drumond down had he not been saved by the ropes, making Drumond not want to come out for the fourth round.
, becoming the mandatory challenger. On 11 January, it was official confirmed that the fight between Vitali Klitschko and Solís was going to take place in Cologne
, Germany
on 19 March 2011. Both fighters promised a victory by knockout.
On 19 March 2011, the two boxers took to the ring in front of a sell out crowd of over 19,000. In the first round of the fight, after the ten second warning bell rang, Solis connected a left hook to Klitschko's chin. Vitali Klitschko returned the favor by firing a short right to Solis's left temple. What followed has been heavily debated by fans and pundits. Some claim, as he was already falling to the ground, Solis injured his right knee while making an effort to prevent himself from hitting the ground. While others maintain that he simply injured his knee, while backpedalling, and was unable to continue.
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|Loss
|17–1
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Vitali Klitschko
|KO
|1
|19/03/2011
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|Win
|17–0
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Ray Austin
|DQ
|10
|17/12/2010
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|Win
|16–0
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Carl Davis Drumond
|RTD
|3
|20/03/2010
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|Win
|15–0
|align=left| Monte Barrett
|TKO
|2
|10/10/2009
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|Win
|14–0
|align=left| Dominique Alexander
|TKO
|1
|12/06/2009
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|Win
|13–0
|align=left| Kevin Burnett
|TKO
|8
|09/01/2009
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|Win
|12–0
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Chauncy Welliver
|TKO
|9
|11/10/2008
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|Win
|11–0
|align=left| Chad Van Sickle
|TKO
|1
|12/09/2008
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|-align=center
|Win
|10–0
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Harry Duiven Jr
|UD
|8
|07/06/2008
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|-align=center
|Win
|9–0
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Mamuka Jikurashvili
|KO
|2
|26/04/2008
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|-align=center
|Win
|8–0
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Cisse Salif
|UD
|8
|14/03/2008
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|-align=center
|Win
|7–0
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Adrian Rajkai
|KO
|3
|29/02/2008
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|-align=center
|Win
|6–0
|align=left| Julius Long
|UD
|8
|23/12/2007
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|Win
|5–0
|align=left| Jeremy Bates
|TKO
|2
|19/10/2007
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|Win
|4–0
|align=left| Marcus McGee
|KO
|2
|21/09/2007
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|Win
|3–0
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Aldo Colliander
|UD
|4
|06/07/2007
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|Win
|2–0
|align=left| Aleksey Masikin
|KO
|1
|06/07/2007
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|-align=center
|Win
|1–0
|align=left| Andreas Sidon
|KO
|1
|27/04/2007
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Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
) is a Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. He won the Olympic Gold medal in Athens 2004
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships
World Amateur Boxing Championships
The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...
.
Amateur career
His first international success was in 1998, winning the title at the Pan American Juniors championship in TolucaToluca
Toluca, formally known as Toluca de Lerdo, is the state capital of Mexico State as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. It is the center of a rapidly growing urban area, now the fifth largest in Mexico. It is located west-southwest of Mexico City and only about 40 minutes by car to the...
and the Juniors World championship in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
In 1999 he won the Cuban championship beating Félix Savón
Félix Savón
Félix Savón Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Savón is considered a legend in amateur boxing and has won six world titles....
. Until 2004 he defended his title five times consecutively.
In 2005 he switched from heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
to super heavyweight
Super heavyweight
In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...
and lost in the finale to Michel López Núñez
Michel Lopez Nuñez
Michel López Núñez is a Cuban boxer who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:Olympic Results were:*Defeated Rustam Saidov...
. In 2006 he won the title again for a seventh time.
He was part of the Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup
2006 Boxing World Cup
The 2006 Boxing World Cup was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from October 15 to October 22.-Pool A:Preliminary round standings-Pool B:Preliminary round standings-Final:* Ukraine and Azerbaijan shared the third place.-External links:...
.
His record was 227 victories, 14 losses. He never lost at a major event (world championships, Olympics) and beat fellow Cuban Félix Savón
Félix Savón
Félix Savón Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Savón is considered a legend in amateur boxing and has won six world titles....
in two of their three fights.
Solis should have been the Cuban representative to the 2000 Sydney Olympics, because he beat Felix Savon
Félix Savón
Félix Savón Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Savón is considered a legend in amateur boxing and has won six world titles....
at the Olympic Trials. However, Savon was sent to the Olympics instead, and went on to win heavyweight gold. Because of this, many believe Solis should have won the 2000 Sydney Olympics gold medal.
World Championships
Solís became world champion in 20012001 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 3 to June 10. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing International Boxing Association...
in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
and in 2003 in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
at heavyweight (201 lbs/91 kg limit), in 2005
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :...
in Mianyang
Mianyang
Mianyang is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwest China. Its administrative area includes the city proper of Mianyang, with 985,586 inhabitants in the built up area , the county-level city of Jiangyou, and six counties, covering an area of over and a population...
at super heavyweight.
In 2001 he beat Russian Olympic silver medalist of 2000 Sultan Ibragimov
Sultan Ibragimov
Sultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov, is a retired professional boxer and a former WBO heavyweight champion. He is of Avar Dagestani Muslim descent...
in the semifinals on points and in the final British David Haye
David Haye
David Deron Haye is a retired English professional boxer,Haye is the former WBA heavyweight champion. He is also the former unified world cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles, and also the former European cruiserweight champion.- Amateur :Haye...
by TKO. Haye gave Solis a standing eight count in the first round and was up by 7 points, but Solis came back strong and won the fight by stoppage in the third round.
In 2003 he won on points in the final against Russian archrival Alexander Alekseev who would win the next world championship. Also, Solis defeated Sultan Ibragimov once more (13-7) in four rounds in the XXXIII Chemistry Cup in Halle, Germany on March 10, 2002.
Olympic Games
He did not participate in the Olympic Games2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
; it is thought that Cuba wanted to allow hero Félix Savón to win his third consecutive Olympic gold, thereby equalizing the record of László Papp
László Papp
László Papp was a Hungarian boxer, born in Budapest. A southpaw, he won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia...
and Teófilo Stevenson
Teófilo Stevenson
Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence or Teófilo Stevenson is a former Cuban amateur boxer. He is one of the only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals, alongside Hungarian László Papp and fellow Cuban Félix Savón....
. In the Olympic Games 2004
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
Solís won the heavyweight gold medal at 201 lbs.
Olympic Games
2004Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
in Athens, Greece (Heavyweight)
-
- Defeated Alexander Alexeev (Russia) 24–21
- Defeated Wilmer VasquezWilmer VasquezWilmer José Vásquez Torres is a Venezuelan heavyweight boxer best known for having participated in the 2004 Olympic tournament...
(Venezuela) 24–4 - Defeated Naser Al ShamiNaser Al ShamiNasser Al Shami is a Syrian boxer, who competed in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal...
(Syria) RSC–3 (1:29) - Defeated Viktar ZuyevViktar ZuyevViktar Zuyev is a boxer from Belarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Career:The aggressive and hard punching southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004....
(Belarus) 22–13
World Cup
20052005 Boxing World Cup
-Cuba-Thailand:-Cuba-Romania:-Romania-Thailand:-Final ranking:-Russia-Belarus:-United States-Belarus:-Russia-United States:-Final ranking:-Georgia-Kazakhstan:-Georgia-Africa:-Africa-Kazakhstan:-Final ranking:-Azerbaijan-South Korea:...
in Moscow, Russia (Heavyweight)
-
- Defeated Ilgar Mamedov (Azerbaijan) RSC–2
- Defeated Georgel Gavril (Romania) RSC–3
- Defeated Mukhtarkhan DildabekovMukhtarkhan DildabekovMukhtarkhan Koblanbekovich Dildabekov is a Kazakh boxer, best known to win the silver medal in the Super Heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
(Kazakhstan) 27–20 - Lost to Islam TimurzievIslam TimurzievIslam Yahyayevich Timurziev is a Russian amateur boxer best known for winning the European superheavyweight title in 2006.-Career:...
(Russia) 26–27
Pan American Games
1999Boxing at the 1999 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 31 to August 8. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament.- Medal winners :- Medal...
in Winnipeg, Canada (Heavyweight)
-
- Defeated Angus Lewis (Virgin Island) walk-over
- Defeated Livin Castillo (Ecuador) 14–2
- Defeated Marcelino NovaesMarcelino NovaesMarcelino Novaes Rodrigues Fil is a retired boxer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1999 Pan American Games, together with Jamaica's Kerron Speid. Nicknamed Robocop he made his professional debut in 2001.Novaes has recently relocated to Las Vegas...
(Brazil) 13–2 - Defeated Mark SimmonsMark SimmonsMark Simmons is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Kansas....
(Canada) 4–2
2003
Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in the Carlos Teo Cruz Boxing Coliseum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 8 to August 15....
in Winnipeg, Canada (Heavyweight)
-
- Defeated Gerardo BisbalGerardo BisbalGerardo Miguel Bisbal Melero Gerardo Miguel Bisbal Melero Gerardo Miguel Bisbal Melero (born 11 September 1984 in Ponce, Puerto Rico is a heavyweight boxer from Puerto Rico. He is best known for having been the first Puerto Rican boxer to win medals in three Central American and Caribbean Games. He...
(Puerto Rico) RSCH-2 - Defeated Jason DouglasJason Douglas (boxer)Jason Douglas is a Canadian boxer best known to win the Commonwealth title 2002 in the heavyweight 91 kg/201 lbs limit division.-Amateur:...
(Canada) 16–2 - Defeated Kertson ManswellKertson ManswellKertson Manswell is a heavyweight boxer from Trinidad and Tobago.-Amateur:At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manswell won the silver medal, losing the gold to Canadian Jason Douglas. Manswell again won silver at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, losing final to Victor Bisbal...
(Trinidad & Tobago) 15–3
- Defeated Gerardo Bisbal
World Junior Championships
1998 in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Heavyweight)-
- Defeated Steffen KretschmannSteffen KretschmannSteffen Kretschmann is a German boxer best known to win the Bronze medal 1999 and 2003 at the amateur world championships in the 201 lbs/91 kg division.-Amateur:...
(Germany) 8–1 - Defeated Evgeniy Arkhipov (Russia) 8–2
- Defeated Sebastian Ceballos (Argentina) 7–5
- Defeated Steffen Kretschmann
Others
- Three times World Senior Champion (2001, 2003, 2005)
- Six time Cuban National Champion (1999–2004)
- Chemiepokal - 2002, 2003, 2004
- Central American and Caribbean Championships - 1999
- Pan American Boxing Championships - 2005
Notable defeated fighters
- Cubans: Felix Savón (2 wins, 1 loss), Robert AlfonsoRobert AlfonsoRobert Leodan Alfonso Acea is a Cuban amateur boxer. He is best known for his victory at the 2007 Pan American games in the super heavyweight division.-Career:...
3 wins, Michel López NúñezMichel Lopez NuñezMichel López Núñez is a Cuban boxer who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:Olympic Results were:*Defeated Rustam Saidov...
(3 wins, 3 losses), Osmay AcostaOsmay AcostaOsmay Acosta Méndez Duarte is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the 2007 PanAm Games at Heavyweight with 201 lbs limit....
(RSC), Yoan Pablo Hernández(2 wins) TKO & 10-1. - Non-Cubans: Islam Timurziev (1 win, 1 loss), Roman RomanchukRoman RomanchukRoman Romanchuk is a Ukrainian amateur boxer national gold medalist in 1995, who later adopted a Russian citizenship,...
(1 win, 2 losses), Vyacheslav GlazkovVyacheslav GlazkovVyacheslav Glazkov is a Ukrainian professional boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and Olympic bronze in the super heavyweight division as an amateur.-Amateur:...
(1 win), Kubrat PulevKubrat PulevKubrat Venkov Pulev is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.-Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit:At the 2001 world...
(2 wins, 1 loss), Sultan IbragimovSultan IbragimovSultan-Ahmed Magomedsalihovich Ibragimov, is a retired professional boxer and a former WBO heavyweight champion. He is of Avar Dagestani Muslim descent...
(2 wins)
Defection
He defected from the national Cuban boxing team in December 2006, during training in VenezuelaVenezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
for the Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro. With him, came two fellow amateurs and reigning Olympic champions, Yan Barthelemí Varela and Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano
Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano
Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, won an Olympic gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former IBF and WBA Featherweight champion, being stripped of both titles...
. After escaping to Colombia, they arrived in Miami. Solís, who plans to reside in Germany, signed a professional promotional contract with German-based First Artist.
Heavyweight
Solís made his professional debut on April 27, 2007, weighing in at a much higher weight at 250+ lbs than as an amateur (where he weighed at around 210 lbs) but knocked out 32-7 veteran Andreas Sidon 47 seconds into the first round. In the next 18 months he racked up a 11-0 record against creditable opposition at this stage of a professional career, and in October 2008 he defeated Chauncy WelliverChauncy Welliver
Chauncy Welliver is a heavyweight boxer from Spokane, Washington who also lives in and represents Auckland, New Zealand. He has a career record of 50-5-5. In the October 2011 WBO Rankings, Welliver is the #10 rated Heavy Weight in the world. He is also rated the #8 HW in the world by the WBC...
for the WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
international heavyweight title.
In his most recent fight, he weighed 260 pounds.
Monte Barrett
Solis fighting out of Miami, Florida, made his third successful defense of the WBC International Heavyweight title with a second round stoppage of Monte BarrettMonte Barrett
Monte Barrett is an American professional heavyweight boxer. He was regarded by many as a tough gatekeeper and was a former WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion and current WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight and WBO Oriental Heavyweight champion...
of Queens, New York. Solis, now 15-0 with 11 KOs, a Cuban defector with an extensive amateur career, fought a very cautious first as a careful counterpuncher, preferring to feel out the experienced Barrett, age 38, 34-8, 20 KOs, to see if he had anything left. In the second, Solis opened up with a long left to Barrett's chin that decked him. Barrett just beat the count. In the barrage from Solis that followed, Barrett went down from a slip under pressure, got up, then got knocked out.
Carl Drumond
On March 20, 2010, Solis fought and defeated Carl Davis DrumondCarl Davis Drumond
Carl Davis Drumond, is a professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division.-Professional career:Drumond turned professional in February 2005 at the Limon, Costa Rica...
by fourth round TKO to retain his WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
International Heavyweight title and to win the WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Fedelatin Heavyweight title. After toying with Drumond for the first three rounds Solis unleashed a barrage of punches during the last 20 second of round three and would have knocked Drumond down had he not been saved by the ropes, making Drumond not want to come out for the fourth round.
Vitali Klitschko
Solis defeated Ray Austin in a WBC title eliminator when Austin was disqualified in the 10th round. Solis connected with combinations to the head in the 10th, with Austin seemingly out on his feet and repeatedly holding Solis to avoid additional shots. The win set up Solis to fight Vitali KlitschkoVitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
, becoming the mandatory challenger. On 11 January, it was official confirmed that the fight between Vitali Klitschko and Solís was going to take place in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
on 19 March 2011. Both fighters promised a victory by knockout.
On 19 March 2011, the two boxers took to the ring in front of a sell out crowd of over 19,000. In the first round of the fight, after the ten second warning bell rang, Solis connected a left hook to Klitschko's chin. Vitali Klitschko returned the favor by firing a short right to Solis's left temple. What followed has been heavily debated by fans and pundits. Some claim, as he was already falling to the ground, Solis injured his right knee while making an effort to prevent himself from hitting the ground. While others maintain that he simply injured his knee, while backpedalling, and was unable to continue.
Professional boxing record
|-|align="center" colspan=8|17 Wins (12 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions), 0 Draws http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=391766&cat=boxer
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|17–1
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Vitali KlitschkoVitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
|KO
Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solís
Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis was a heavyweight fight for the WBC heavyweight title. The fight was official confirmed on January 11. It took place on March 19, 2011...
|1
|19/03/2011
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|17–0
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Ray AustinRay Austin (boxer)
Ray Austin is an American professional boxer.-Professional career:Nicknamed "The Rainman", Ray Austin is a heavyweight boxer. Austin has drawn with other notable heavyweights Lance Whitaker, Larry Donald, and Sultan Ibragimov...
|DQ
|10
|17/12/2010
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|Win
|16–0
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Carl Davis DrumondCarl Davis Drumond
Carl Davis Drumond, is a professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division.-Professional career:Drumond turned professional in February 2005 at the Limon, Costa Rica...
|RTD
|3
|20/03/2010
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|Win
|15–0
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Monte BarrettMonte Barrett
Monte Barrett is an American professional heavyweight boxer. He was regarded by many as a tough gatekeeper and was a former WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion and current WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight and WBO Oriental Heavyweight champion...
|TKO
|2
|10/10/2009
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|Win
|14–0
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Dominique Alexander|TKO
|1
|12/06/2009
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|Win
|13–0
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Kevin Burnett|TKO
|8
|09/01/2009
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|Win
|12–0
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Chauncy Welliver|TKO
|9
|11/10/2008
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|Win
|11–0
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Chad Van SickleChad Van Sickle
Chad Van Sickle is a heavyweight American boxer. He is a former NABA Cruiserweight Champion and former WBC Americas Champion...
|TKO
|1
|12/09/2008
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|Win
|10–0
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Harry Duiven Jr|UD
|8
|07/06/2008
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|Win
|9–0
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Mamuka Jikurashvili|KO
|2
|26/04/2008
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|Win
|8–0
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Cisse Salif|UD
|8
|14/03/2008
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|Win
|7–0
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Adrian Rajkai|KO
|3
|29/02/2008
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|Win
|6–0
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Julius LongJulius Long
Julius Long is an American professional boxer and kickboxer, who turned professional in 2001. He stands at 7' 1" and weighs 250+ lbs.- Career :...
|UD
|8
|23/12/2007
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|Win
|5–0
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Jeremy BatesJeremy Bates (boxer)
Jeremy Bates is an American heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Beast", Bates was a moderately successful fighter who fought several other journeyman fighters of his era...
|TKO
|2
|19/10/2007
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|Win
|4–0
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Marcus McGee|KO
|2
|21/09/2007
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|Win
|3–0
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Aldo CollianderAldo Colliander
Aldo Mamadou Nidaye Colliander is a Swedish boxer. He was born in Senegal but moved in 1987 with his mother to Farsta, Sweden. They moved to Skarpnäck when Aldo was 16 years old. It was there that he started to train for boxing....
|UD
|4
|06/07/2007
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|Win
|2–0
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Aleksey MasikinAleksey Masikin
Alexei Mazikin is a Ukrainian boxer best known to win the silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in the Men's Super Heavyweight division.-Amateur:Mazikin was a successful amateur but kept losing to southpaws....
|KO
|1
|06/07/2007
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|Win
|1–0
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Andreas Sidon|KO
|1
|27/04/2007
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