By Scott Gilfoid: After sitting out of the ring for the last 10 months, WBA World bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) will be defending his title in a rematch against #3 WBA Liborio Solis (25-5-1, 11 Kos) on November 4 on the Dmitry Bivol vs. Trent Broadhurst card at the Salle des Etoiles, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
By Scott Gilfoid: Three months after WNA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) beat the talented Liborio Solis (25-5-1, 11 KOs) by a very controversial 12 round unanimous decision last November, the World Boxing Association has reportedly ordered a rematch between them, according to Fight News.
The negotiation period officially started yesterday on January 31, and they have one month to negotiate the fight before it goes to a purse bid.
By Scott Gilfoid: Liborio Solis (25-5-1, 11 KOs) has filed a protest to the World Boxing Association about his controversial 12 round unanimous decision loss to WBA World bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) from earlier this month on November 12 at the Salle des Etoilles in Monte Carlo.
McDonnell appeared to lose the fight in the eyes of a lot of the fans, but the three judges working the fight gave it to McDonnell as follows: 116-112, 115-113 and 117-111. However, even the WBA orders a rematch between McDonnell and Solis, it doesn’t mean the fight will take place.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA World bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) and his promoter Eddie Hearn gave no indication that they’ll be giving a rematch to #2 WBA contender Liborio Solis (25-5-1, 11 KOs) after beating him by a very, very controversial 12 round unanimous decision win last Saturday night at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlos.
The judges had McDonnell winning by the following scores: 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113.
The 30-year-old McDonnell says he was surprised there was any controversy, because he felt he won the fight. Hearn believes that McDonnell did just enough to nick the decision. Unfortunately, many of the boxing fans at ringside and on the internet disagreed with the decision, as many of them feel that the 34-year-old Solis had done more than enough to get the win.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA World bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) retained his 118lb title with a highly controversial 12 round unanimous decision win over #2 WBA challenger Liborio Solis (25-5-1, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the Salle des Étoiles, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The judges scored the fight 116-112, 115-113 and 117-111 for McDonnell. Boxing News 24 scored the fight 9 rounds to 3 for Solis.