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Heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis is still at St. Wolfgang Hospital in Bad Griesbach (Germany) waiting for his next knee surgery after suffering a bad knee injury in the WBC heavyweight champioship bout against Vitali Klitschko on March 19th.
In a first surgery the arterior cruciate ligament in his right knee had been replaced and his meniscus had been sewed. On April 15th the articular cartilage damage will be fixed.
This Tuesday (April 5th) the Cuban former amateur standout celebrated his 31st birthday although he didn’t want to eat the cheese cake presented by ARENA and the hospital crew.
“I will try it just to be polite“, says Solis. “I am very careful with my diet at the moment. Once I can leave the hospital I want to start training right away to return to the ring as fast as possible.“
Solis is scheduled to return to Miami around April 20th to start his rehab training. According to Dr. med. Heinz-Jürgen Eichhorn, “La “Sombra“ could be ready to return to the ring in October. “I hope that Vitali will give me an immediate rematch“, states Solis. “I would suggest to do the fight in Cologne again with free admission for all the fans who had bought a ticket for the first fight.
“They spent a lot of money to see a great battle and a great show. That’s exactly what I would give them if Vitali has the balls to face me again.“
