lpinoy
09-18-2010, 05:18 PM
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Cuban-born former 2004 Olympic gold medalist and heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis of Miami will pursue his 13th knockout and his seventh consecutive stoppage when he faces an opponent to be determined in December, according to a release from Solis' his co-promoter, Arena Sports.
Solis is coming off of March's third-round knockout over Costa Rica's 35-year-old Carl Davis Drummond (26-3, 20 KOs), which raised his unbeaten record to 16-0.
A former three-time world amateur champion who could be a future challenger to WBC king Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs), Solis defeated future heavyweight world champions, Sultan Ibragimov, and, David Haye, respectively, of Russia, and,
England, during an exemplery amateur career when he amassed a mark of 347-12.
Three years ago, Solis successfully defected from Cuba to America with the help of his present manager, Tony Gonzalez, along with another Cuban-born gold medalist, Yuriorkis Gamboa, who is now the WBA featherweight (126 pounds) champion promoted by Top Rank CEO, Bob Arum.
Solis will be the co-feature for the next title defense of WBA middleweight (160 pounds) champion Felix Sturm of Germany.
Cuban-born former 2004 Olympic gold medalist and heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis of Miami will pursue his 13th knockout and his seventh consecutive stoppage when he faces an opponent to be determined in December, according to a release from Solis' his co-promoter, Arena Sports.
Solis is coming off of March's third-round knockout over Costa Rica's 35-year-old Carl Davis Drummond (26-3, 20 KOs), which raised his unbeaten record to 16-0.
A former three-time world amateur champion who could be a future challenger to WBC king Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs), Solis defeated future heavyweight world champions, Sultan Ibragimov, and, David Haye, respectively, of Russia, and,
England, during an exemplery amateur career when he amassed a mark of 347-12.
Three years ago, Solis successfully defected from Cuba to America with the help of his present manager, Tony Gonzalez, along with another Cuban-born gold medalist, Yuriorkis Gamboa, who is now the WBA featherweight (126 pounds) champion promoted by Top Rank CEO, Bob Arum.
Solis will be the co-feature for the next title defense of WBA middleweight (160 pounds) champion Felix Sturm of Germany.