Odlanier Solis Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: Before anyone rags on the injured Odlanier Solis for his disappointing 1st round blowout loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko last weekend in Cologne, Germany, try and imagine how WBA heavyweight champion David Haye would have done if he was in the ring with Vitali instead of Solis. Although Haye was [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko attempted to explain his controversial knockout win over Odlanier Solis in a facebook statement today. This is what Vitali had to say: “I feel I hit him very hard. Solis was knocked out. What happened after that. He breaks his ligaments or knee. It’s his problem. I’m [...]

By Terry Arthur: In the build up to this fight the smart money was on Dr Iron Fist WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko against Cuban Odlanier Solis. Vitali has enormous top level experience, an iron chin as well as an iron fist, having never been knocked out. Add to that the fact that he’s only [...]

By Eric Thomas: Despite challenger Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) proving that he injured his right knee after being hit by WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) last Saturday night, Vitali is under the impression that the right hand he hit Solis with just before the injury is the reason why Solis stopped [...]

By Dave Lahr: The German crowd in Cologne, Germany this past weekend were steamed at the ending of the Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis, unhappy with the quick 1st round ending when Solis hurt his right leg from a shot to the top of his head. It wasn’t Solis’s fault that the fight ended so [...]

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye tipped his hand how he plans on fighting the Klitschkos in his recent comments on his twitter page when he gave his thoughts on why Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) failed in his fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) in Cologne, Germany. Solis’ [...]

By Dave Lahr: Ahmet Oner, the promoter for Cuban heavyweight Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s), is hoping WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) will give Solis a rematch in six to nine months after Solis has surgery and fully rehabs his right knee. The 30-year-old Solis has surgery scheduled for this Thursday to [...]

On Saturday night in Cologne (Germany) World Boxing Council (WBC) no. 1 rated heavyweight Odlanier Solis was stopped on his way to dethroning champion Vitali Klitschko by a serious knee injury. “La Sombra” was brought to hospital directly after the fight where an anterior cruciate ligament rupture, articular cartilage damage and meniscal tear in the [...]

By Eric Thomas: Photo credit Dmitriy Abramov – Besides blowing out his right knee in his 1st round stoppage loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) last Saturday night in Cologne, Germany, Cuban Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) may have also injured his left knee as well. There are reports that the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Previously unbeaten heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) reportedly earned a respectable $1.8 million for his 1st round knockout loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) last Saturday night in Cologne, Germany. For his part, Vitali earned a minimum of $15 million. The fight, which took place at [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Photo credit Sumio Yamada – The extent of the injuries to Odlanier Solis’ right knee are finally known from his loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko from last weekend. Solis lost by a 1st round knockout when his right knee collapsed after he was hit by a light punch from Vitali. [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Sky Sports News is reporting that Cuban heavyweight Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) may have entered the ring last Saturday night against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) already with a pre-existing injury to his right knee and the fight only exposed a problem that was already there before.

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) was disgusted with the physical condition that heavyweight challenger Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) was last Saturday night in his 1st round TKO loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) in Cologne, Germany. Haye, a fighter who prides himself in coming [...]

By Rahil Sheikh: WBC king Vitali Klitschko earned a first round stoppage victory over formerly unbeaten Oldanier Solis, in what turned out to be a disappointing Saturday night for the 19,000 packed crowd in Cologne, Germany. Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) a 2008 Olympic gold medalist for Cuba, was wobbled at 2 minutes 50 seconds of [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) may have recorded a 1st round stoppage win over challenger Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) on Saturday night in Germany, but the win failed to really establish that Vitali was the better fighter or who would have won if not for the injury. Solis [...]

By Jason Kim: Things weren’t going well for WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) for most of the 1st round on Saturday night against the faster Cuban Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s), who was having his way with Klitschko until the last 15 seconds of the round when Solis’ right leg collapsed out [...]

By Dave Lahr: According to reports, Odlanier Solis’ (17-1, 12 KO’s) his right knee has been confirmed by a German hospital in Cologne, Germany. Solis suffered a torn cruciate ligament and torn meniscus in his 1st round knockout loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Lanxess Arena, [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) was able to record a quick stoppage in on Saturday night after hitting previously unbeaten Cuban challenger Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) with a glancing blow in the last seconds of the 1st round that knocked Solis off balance, causing him to injure his [...]

By Lewis Croft: The stage was set for Odlandier Solis (17-1, 12 KOs) to become the first Cuban Heavyweight champion in history. Everything suggested that his traing camp went well by coming in at his lightest as a professional fighter. and experts suggested that this fight would be a tough battle for the ageing champion, [...]

Boxing action from the Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany: Nuri Seferi UD 8 Joseph Nagy

Odlanier Solis 247, Vitali Klitschko 249.5 The first round goes to the challenger. Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis weighed in at 247 lbs. and was a lot lighter than most fans and experts had expected at today’s official weigh-in for the WBC world heavyweight championship tomorrow (Saturday, March 19th) in Cologne. While Vitali brought [...]

The Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship will be televised live to the U.S., Tomorrow! Saturday, March 19, exclusively on EPIX and streamed live on EpixHD.com, which includes a free two-week trial of the entire website, including access to its 3,000-film library. To sign up for the free trial go [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko’s heavyweight reign is about to end on Saturday against the hard hitting highly skilled former 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) in their battle in front of what will likely be 19,000 German fans at the Lanxess Arena, in Cologne, Germany. A lot of [...]

By Chris Williams: Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) weighed in at 246 1/2 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) in Cologne, Germany. While 246 doesn’t sound like a lot of weight for a heavyweight, it does when you look at how soft Solis looks [...]

Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs), and Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KOs), stepped on the scale today in a public event at Karstadt sports in front of 2,000 fans. WBC World Heavyweight Champion Klitschko and WBC mandatory challenger Solis will face off tomorrow at LANXESS arena in Cologne, Germany. The event will air LIVE in Canada [...]

By Lewis Croft: This Saturday in Cologne, Germany, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlandier Solis (17-0, 12 KOs) challenges three time Heavyweight champion,Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs) for the WBC Championship. Part of the famous Cuban Amateur background Odlandier Solis dominated the heavyweight amateur scene and is focused on doing the same in the pro ranks. [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Crunch time will arrive for Odlanier Solis when he steps into the ring in Germany on Saturday night at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany against WBC Champion Vitali Klitschko. Although most fans and boxing writers think that Odlanier Solis AKA “La Sombra” (17-0, 12 KO’s) will be disposed of [...]

By Jason Kim: Pedro Luis Diaz, the trainer for unbeaten heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s), believes his fighter is at his best weight imaginable for Solis to beat WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) on Saturday night. Solis scaled in at 246 pounds compared to the 249 lbs for Vitali. Thus [...]

By Dan Ambrose: If you’re a fan of WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, you can relax and rest easy knowing that he won’t be fighting WBC middleweight Emeritus champion Sergio Martinez anytime soon if ever. Emanuel Steward, the trainer for Cotto, is reportedly saying that there won’t be a fight between Cotto and Martinez [...]

By William Mackay: 6’8″ British heavyweight David Price (9-0, 7 KO’s) has been Odlanier Solis’ chief sparring partner to help get the Cuban ready for his bout this Saturday against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-1, 38 KO’s) in Cologne, Germany. Price, a 2008 Olympian boxer, was very impressed with the skills of Solis and [...]