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On Saturday night in Cologne (Germany) WBC no. 1 rated heavyweight Odlanier Solis was stopped on his way to dethroning champion Vitali Klitschko by a serious knee injury. “La Sombra” was brought to hospital directly after the fight where an anterior cruciate ligament rupture, articular cartilage damage and meniscal tear …

After a long and protracted call from Team Solis to face WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, former amateur star Odlanier Solis didn’t pose much of a challenge to Klitschko on Saturday night at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. The bout started with Klitschko immediately imposing his will upon the challenger, …

Big heavyweight action hits Germany once again tonight as WBC champion Vitali Klitschko makes a defense against mandatory challenger Odlanier Solis at Lanxess Arena in Cologne. This bout has been a long time coming, or at least Team Solis has been calling long and loud for it in their seemingly …

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 …

Odlanier Solis wants to make a historical statement in the ring next Saturday (March 19th) when he faces WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko at Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany. Instead of running his mouth about how he will win the fight, the Cuban superstar remained very calm at today’s press conference. …

Not since Jack Dempsey’s Broadway Restaurant closed in 1974 has a heavyweight champion graced The Great White Way; until this week. Epix will present the closed captioned simulcast of the Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis WBC heavyweight championship on a jumbotron screen in Times Square (Broadway at 44th St.), This …

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 …

While WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko hasn’t even started his preparation for his next title defense on March 19th in Cologne, mandatory challenger Odlanier Solis and his team have already spent one week in their high altitude camp.

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 …

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.“

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. …

WBC Champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Cuban Odlanier Solis at Lanxess Arena Cologne, Germany, on March 19. Solis is ranked #1 in the WBC and Klitschko’s official mandatory challenger. Odlanier “La Sombra” Solis is 30 years old and lives in Florida. He has an impressive amateur fight …