Klitschko vs. Solis

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

By Allen Hmiel: Whatever happened to the glory days of heavyweight boxing, the days of Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Ali, Liston, Frazier, Holmes, Tyson? The heavyweight Boxing title is the most prestigious title in all of sports. Boxing fans honor and revere the World’s heavyweight champ or at least they used to.

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

DAVID PRICE would not be shocked if Odlanier Solis signaled the end for Vitali Klitschko tomorrow night. The 6ft 8in Liverpool hopeful has been sparring with the Cuban who challenges for Vitali Klitschko’s WBC heavyweight crown in Cologne tomorrow night (SAT).

By Gari Jones: Its not long now before Odlandier Solis W17 (KO12) L0, D0 gets his chance at world championship gold, but first he must get past the man mountain Vitali Klitschko W41 (KO38) L2, D0. Solis in terms of reach and weight is pretty similar to Viatli but in terms of height (Solis 6’1.5” [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: At today’s weigh-in, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko came in at an in shape 249 lbs for his fight against unbeaten Odlanier Solis for Saturday’s bout in Cologne, Germany. For his part, Solis came in at a fat 246, which is 16 pounds lighter than his last fight in December when he [...]

VITALI KLITSCHKO’S unspectacular reign as WBC heavyweight champion looks set to continue after the lumbering Ukrainian was installed as the 2-11 favourite on Betfair to beat Odlanier Solis on Saturday. Klitschko defends his 200lb crown for the seventh time against largely unfancied opposition in Cologne.

By William Mackay: It looks like Ahmet Oener, the promoter for Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s), is on the verge of retiring from the heavyweight promoting business with Solis taking on WBC heavyweight champion Vitali KLitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) on Saturday night in Cologne, Germany. Solis, who looks as fat as he usually does despite [...]

By William Mackay: Sky Sports analyst Glen McCrory is picking undefeated Cuban Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 Ko’s) to beat WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) on Saturday night. McCrory is obviously going against the grain because few people are giving the chunky looking Solis much of a chance to pull off the upset [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) wants to knock out challenger Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) on Saturday night in Cologne, Germany. Klitschko, 39, realizes he has a tough opponent in front of him with the 30-year-old former 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Solis. However, Vitali plans on going for the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Lennox Lewis has some important tactical advice to give to undefeated Cuban Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) for his bout on Saturday against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) in Cologne, Germany. Rather than going for head shots straight away like most fighters tend to do when trying to solve [...]

By William Mackay: IBf/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is picking his brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) to beat challenger Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) on Saturday night in Cologne, Germany. Wladimir, however, doesn’t see it as an easy fight for Vitali because of the youth and prior Olympic credentials that the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis (41-2-1, 32 KO’s) picks WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) as the better of the Klitschko brothers. Lewis, 45, may have a bias because he previously fought Vitali in the past, beating him by a 6th round stoppage in June 2003, in a fight [...]

By William Mackay: Former heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis sees WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) as having a lot of things in his favor on Saturday night in Vitali’s title defense against unbeaten challenger Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) in Cologne, Germany.

Fred Sternburg: Well, it’s not every day we get to announce that a world heavyweight championship fight is being broadcast live in the U.S., but we’re sure happy to be doing it today. In fact, this Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time, Epix will be broadcasting the live telecast of the WBC heavyweight championship [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I’m a pretty good judge of fat on a person and in looking at heavyweight Odlanier Solis’ photos from a couple of days ago in his last press conference with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s), my estimate of Solis’ current weight is right in the neighborhood of the mid [...]

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye continues to believe that his former conqueror Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) can beat WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) this Saturday night in Cologne, Germany. Haye believes that an in shape Solis at 225 pounds can beat the 6’7″ Vitali. Haye doesn’t mention anything [...]

By Jason Kim: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye remains skeptical about the chances for 39-year-old WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) to beat undefeated Cuban Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) on Saturday night in Cologne, Germany.

By Dan Ambrose: In an ominous sign that things may not go well for him, unbeaten contender Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) isn’t able to face WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) during their press conferences together when the reporters ask Solis to face Vitali in a traditional face off. Solis looks completely [...]

When Cuban heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis challenges WBC champion Vitali Klitschko at Lanxess-Arena in Cologne this Saturday (March 19th) he has one man in his corner whom he has known for most of his life. Pedro Luis Diaz Benitez met Solis in Havana when he was still a young kid and immediately recognized his outstanding [...]

By Allen Hmiel: A huge alarming omission in the fluctuating popularity generated fickle boxing Ring P4P ratings is why aren’t Wladimir (55-3-0 49 KO’s) and Vitali (43-2-0 38 KO’s) Klitschko rated at the top of the list? Both fighters and Heavyweight title holders have maintained stellar careers over 15 years beating everyone in their path [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) doesn’t see his younger opponent Cuban Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) making it the whole 12 rounds in their fight this Saturday night at the Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Vitali, 39, sees the fight ending before that with Solis getting knocked out.