Heavyweight Francois Botha has pulled out of his fight against Arena Box-Promotion heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis on December 23rd in Halle. "I believe Botha didn’t know who Solis was when he took the fight," said Arena-CEO Ahmet Öner. "Then he read some articles, watched some tapes and was warned by friends and pulled out. It’s sad because it would have been a good test for Solis. Botha is a very experienced fighter who fought for the world championship four times. It’s hard to find an adequate replacement for such a name – especially at a short-term pull out like this. It’s always hard to find opponents for Solis because everybody is afraid of his power and accuracy. No boxer in the world wants to be knocked out."


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