Former Cuban amateur standout Odlanier Solis (17-1) is set to return to action on October 14th in Germany. On March 19th “La Sombra“ slipped at the end of a competitive first round against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and suffered various knee injuries forcing him to undergo three surgeries in …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Mandatory WBC Challenger Aydin Calls Out Ortiz
WBC Silver welterweight champion and mandatory challenger Selcuk Aydin wants to fight the new WBC champion Victor Ortiz immediately. “I congratulate Victor Ortiz to his victory and I hope that he is man enough to fight me”, says Aydin. “Ortiz should not forget that he only got his shot at …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Gamboa Ringside For Lopez vs. Salido
Cuban featherweight sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa will be ringside when WBO champion Juan Manuel Lopez defends his title against Odlando Salido in Puerto Rico tomorrow (Saturday, April 16). On September 11th 2010, Gamboa won a lop-sided unanimous decision against Salido.
Read More »Arena Boxing: Simon Suffers Injury, Aydin, Arslan Back In Action
Middleweight contender Benjamin Simon suffered a serious hand injury in the last week of sparring for his IBF elimination bout against Sam Soliman (scheduled for April 1st in Berlin). “The capsule of Simon’s left hand is bruised with odema in tenderparts and an intraarticular haematom“, said Dr. med. Robert Stelzer …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Oner Apologizes For Post-Fight Overreaction
Four days after the dramatic ending of the WBC heavyweight championship fight between Odlanier Solis and Vitali Klitschko and the controversial discussions regarding the result, promoter Ahmet Oner apologizes for his behaviour at the press conference after the fight.
Read More »Boxing Weights: Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis
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 his …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Solis, Gamboa Ready For World Title Fights Later This Month
On March 19th 2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier “La Sombra” Solis wants to become the first ever Cuban professional heavyweight champion against WBC titlist Vitali Klitschko at Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany. Only one week later, on March 26th, Yuriorkis Gamboa defends his WBA and IBF championships against Jorge Solis from …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Simon Ready For Soliman IBF Elimination Clash
In the history of professional boxing there has never been a division as much dominated by German fighters as the middleweight right now. With Felix Sturm (WBA), Sebastian Sylvester (IBF) and Sebastian Zbik (WBC) there are three reigning world middleweight champions from Germany, and a fourth man is only waiting …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Solis Confident As Klitschko Shows Respect
Maybe Odlanier Solis’ first “shots“ landed long before his WBC heavyweight championship fight against Vitali Klitschko even started. In the last couple of weeks the Cuban mandatory challenger repeatedly criticized Klitschko’s lack of respect. At today’s first press conference for the March 19th showdown at Germany’s biggest indoor arena (Lanxess …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Team Solis Hits Germany
Cuban heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis arrived in Cologne, Germany, Monday morning for tomorrow’s press conference for his March 19th showdown against WBC world champion Vitali Klitschko. “It’s time for a new chapter in heavyweight history“, says promoter Ahmet Oner. “Solis will end the Klitschko era and start his own legacy.“
Read More »Arena Boxing: Ahmet Oner Rubbishes Vitali Klitschko
The contracts for the WBC heavyweight championship between Vitali Klitschko and Odlanier Solis have been signed this week. The fight will take place on March 19th at Cologne’s Lanxess Arena. Solis’ promoter Ahmet Oner is looking forward to the fight and convinced that his fighter will end the Klitschko’s reign. …
Read More »WBC heavyweight championship between Vitali Klitschko and Odlanier Solis going to purse bid?
Solis: “Klitschko is trying to take advantage of me – I will make him pay for that!” After a promising start, negotiations between K2 / KMG on the one side and ARENA Sports-Promotion on the other side for the WBC heavyweight championship between Vitali Klitschko and mandatory challenger Odlanier Solis …
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