Odlanier Solis Boxing News

By Chris Williams: With the bout against former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev off the table due to his promoter wanting too much money for a fight, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) is exploring the possibility of facing unbeaten contender Odlanier Solis (15-0, 11 KO’s) next while he waits to [...]

By Erik Schmidt: According to German news site Bild, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) won’t be facing former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KO’s). The two fighters were in negotiations for a fight, but Valuev’s management wanted $4 million for the seven-foot Valuev to fight Klitschko. The manager [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former 2004 heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist for Cuba Odlanier Solis (15-0, 11 KO’s) looked nothing short of sensational in stopping journeyman Monte Barrett in the 2nd round on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Although weighing a bulky 271, the 29-year-old Solis was able to punch with speed [...]

By Dave Lahr: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (15-0, 11 KO’s) only needed two short rounds to take care of former heavyweight contender now turned journeyman Monte Barrett (34-8, 20 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Solis, 29, a 2004 Olympic heavyweight Gold Medalist from Cuba, dropped [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former 2004 Olympic heavyweight Gold Medalist Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KO’s) just keeps getting bigger and bigger. At today’s weigh-in, the 29-year-old former Cuban amateur boxing star weighed in a portly 271, an all time high for him for his scheduled 10 round bout against former heavyweight contender Monte Barrett.

By Dave Lahr: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KO’s) will be fighting Monte Barrett (34-7, 20 KO’s) in a 10 round bout on October 10th Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Solis, 29, a 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist for Cuba, was supposed to be fighting Kevin Johnson initially, but he bailed [...]

By Dave Lahr: The bout between unbeaten heavyweight contenders Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KO’s) and Kevin Johnson (22-0-1, 9 KO’s) has reportedly been called off. The reason for the cancellation of the bout is because the 30-year-old Johnson is ranked number # 6 in the World Boxing Council, and is within grasp of a title [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated heavyweight contender Kevin Johnson (22-0-1, 9 KO’s) will be taking a risky fight against unbeaten former 2004 heavyweight Gold Medal winner Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KO’s) on August 15th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Johnson, 29, is ranked number #4 in the WBA, #7 WBC [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KO’s) stopped journeyman Dominique Alexander (18-7-1, 9 KOs) in the 1st round on Saturday night in a scheduled eight-round bout at the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, in Miami, Florida. Solis, 29, the 2004 heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist for Cuba, knocked the over-matched Alexander down twice [...]

By Eric Thomas: The latest heavyweight to come out of the woodwork to step in for David Haye as IBF/World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s next opponent for his June 20th bout is heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis (13-0, 9 KO’s), who is very interested in taking on Wladimir and feels that he can beat [...]

By Dave Lahr: Count me in on one of those who see David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) making a huge mistake by fighting either of the Klitschko brothers at this point in Haye’s career. The experience or that thereof for Haye, 28, is something I’m troubled by most of all. I could care less about [...]

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow could keep the Pavlik Nation from the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown this morning to purchase tickets to World Middleweight Champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK’S homecoming title defense against No. 1 contender Marco Antonio Rubio.

By Manuel Perez: In another bout involving a skilled but badly flawed former Cuban amateur star on Friday night, unbeaten heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (13-0, 9 KOs) stopped American Kevin Burnett (13-2-1, 8 KOs) in the 8th round on Friday night at the Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, Primm, Nevada. Solis, 28, the former heavyweight 2004 [...]

Cuban rising stars Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara looked focused but also relaxed at the press conference for their fights on Friday at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada.
“We had a great preparation, everything went according to plans”, stated “El Ciclon” Gamboa. “Of course, it is hard to work over Christmas [...]

Yuriorkis Gamboa and Odlanier Solis are ready to shine at the season premiere of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” next week (January 9th) at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts. The 2004 Olympic gold medallists had no spare time over Christmas or New Year’s but have been working hard at their training camp in Primm, Nevada. “They [...]

David Haye and Hayemaker Boxing will arrive in Liverpool on Monday, December 15 for a press conference to announce details of the blockbuster HAYEMAKER 6 show to be held on March 28, 2009 in Europe’s Capital of Culture.
Promoter Adam Booth and Head of Boxing Dave Coldwell will join former world cruiserweight champion Haye at [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis (12-0, 8 KOs) stopped American Chauncy Welliver (35-5-5, 12 KOs) in the 9th round on Saturday night at the O2 World Arena, Kreuzbert, in Berlin, Germany. Solis, 28, staggered Welliver with a hard combination in the 9th round, and then followed with a flurry of shots [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Former 2004 heavyweight Olympic Gold medalist Odlanier Solis (11-0, 7 KOs) stopped journeyman Chad Van Sickle (22-9-3, 12 KOs) in the 1st round on Friday night at the Kugelbake Halle, Cuxhaven, in Niedersachsen, Germany. Solis, 28, dropped the badly over-matched two times in the round before the referee finally stepped in and [...]

Sorry to all Spanish boxing fans! Because there have been so many request from the United States regarding heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis recently promoter Ahmet Öner decided to move the fight between the three-times world amateur champion and 2004 Olympic gold medallist and “White Buffalo” Francois Botha from the show on May 30th in Bilbao [...]

By Scott Gildfoid: In somewhat of a disappointing move, former 2004 Cuban Olympic heavyweight Gold Medalist Odlanier Solis (9-0, 6 KOs) will be reportedly fighting former heavyweight contender Francois Botha (45-4-2, 28 KOs) on May 30th in Spain. The fight would have meant much more say five years ago when Botha was still fighting regularly, [...]

Olympic gold medallist Odlanier Solis and former world heavyweight champion Francois Botha were meant to meet in the ring in December 2007 but the “White Buffalo” drew in his horns on very short notice. Now everything is set and the contracts are signed for the fight to take place on May 30th in Bilbao, Spain..

Chuck Giampa, one of the top boxing judge’s in the world, has retired from his position as a boxing judge to pursue a career as a boxing consultant and continue as a sports columnist. Giampa was appointed as a judge in 1984 and has had an illustrious career, judging many memorable championship fights including the [...]

By Nick Adams: Former 2004 heavyweight Olympic Gold medalist for the Cuban National team Odlanier Solis (8-0, 5 KOs) won an easy 10-round unanimous decision over American Cisse Salif (22-10-2, 20 KOs) on Friday night at the Zenith – Die Kulturhalle, in Munich, Bayern, Germany. Solis, 27, won every round of the fight quite easily, [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former heavyweight 2004 Gold medal winner Odlanier Solis (7-0, 5 KOs) destroyed his badly overmatched opponent Adrian Rajkai (15-7, 4 KOs) in the third round of a scheduled eight-round bout on Friday night at the Palalido, in Milano, Lombardia, Italy. Solis, 27, knocked Rajkai down three times, once in the 2nd round [...]

Looking oddly similar to a fat Monte Barrett, undefeated heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis (6-0, 4 KOs) struggled in winning a 8-round unanimous decision over 7′ foot Julius Long (15-9, 13 KOs) at the Halle an der Saale, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Solis, 27, the 2004 Cuban Olympic Gold medallist in the heavyweight division, had a [...]

Former 2004 heavyweight Olympic gold medalist for the Cuban team, Odlanier Solis (5-0, 4 KOs) obliterated American Jeremy Bates (21-15-1, 18 KOs) in the 2nd round tonight at the Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, in Berlin, Germany. Using mostly uppercuts and powerful body shots, Solis pounded away at Bates, 33, knocking him down in the 1st [...]

Heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis (4-0, 3 KOs) TKO’d the old trial horse journeyman Marcus McGee (19-14, 9 KOs) in the 2nd round on Friday night at the Hansehalle, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Solis, the 2004 Olympic heavyweight Gold medallist from Cuba, knocked McGee down with a combination followed by a short chopping right to the head [...]