News - Odlanier Solis

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 Цner. "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 read more ...

In an important heavyweight bout, #4 rated Juan Carlos Gomez (42-1, 35 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over #2 rated Oliver McCall (51-8, 36 KOs) to claim the WBC International championship on Friday night at the Estrel Center in Berlin, Germany. The quicker 34-year-old Gomez was able to outbox the 42-year-old former heavyweight champion to compile a big lead. McCall turned up the heat over the last few rounds read more ...

Only 3 of 14 fights went over the full distance on Friday night's Arena Box-Promotion show in Lьbeck's Hansehalle. In the headliner, three-time world amateur champion and Olympic heavyweight gold medallist Odlanier Solis (4-0, 3 KOs) knocked out Marcus McGee (9-14) at 2:49 of round two read more ...

2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis (3-0, 2 KOs) won a clear four-round decision over Aldo Colliander (12-2) on Friday night in front of a good crowd at the Arena Gym in Hamburg, Germany. Solis who had blown out his two previous opponents in :47 and :43 second was almost apologetic after the fight vowing to return to the "other Solis" next time. It was revealed afterward that because of an injured ankle, Solis had done no sparring read more ...

In two pro fights so far, 2004 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Oliander Solis has annihilated credible opponents Andreas Sidon (32-8) and Alex Mazikin (10-2) in 47 and 43 seconds respectively. "I don't care if it's one round or four," says Solis. "The main thing is to win." On Friday at the Arena Gym in Hamburg, Solis will have his toughest test yet when he takes on Aldo Colliander (12-1, 5 KOs). "Every fight for Solis read more ...