The 2004 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Odlanier Solis entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 20-2-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wladimir Klitschko); he suffered his first defeat in 2011 when he faced Vitali Klitschko (=Klitschko vs Solis) then he won three consecutive bouts but in 2014 he lost again: the very first bout against Tony Thompson (=Solis vs Thompson I).
His opponent, the 43-year-old Tony Thompson (nine years older than the Cuban), has an official record of 39-5-0 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class; he fought twice in 2014, beating Solis but then he lost to Carlos Takam (=Takam vs Thompson). Solis vs Thompson 2 is valid for the WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Odlanier Solis fight videos
2014 BOXING fight – Odlanier Solis vs Tony Thompson – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-22, close fight but not so exciting: Odlanier Solis vs Tony Thompson gets two stars. Odlanier Solis, 2004 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist, entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 20-1-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat when he faced Vitali Klitschko in 2011 (fight valid for the WBC Hw title: Klitschko vs Solis), since then he has collected three consecutive wins.
His opponent, Tony Thompson, has an official record of 38-4-0 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, last year he fought three times losing only his last bout against Kubrat Pulev (=Pulev vs Thompson); currently the #1 in this division is Wladimir Klitschko. Solis vs Thompson is valid for the vacant WBC International heavyweight title; they also faced a second time on February 27, 2015: Solis vs Thompson 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 BOXING fight – Odlanier Solis vs Yakup Saglam – full fight Video
Review: 2013-07-27, Odlanier Solis vs Yakup Saglam gets three stars thanks to a great finish. The Cuban Odlanier Solis ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 19-1-0 (12 knockouts) while Yakup Saglam had a record of 29-2-0 (26 knockouts). Solis vs Saglam is valid for the IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Odlanier Solis vs Leif Larsen – full fight Video
Review: 2013-03-22, fight not particularly good between Odlanier Solis and Leif Larsen: it gets two stars. Odlanier Solis (18-1-0, KOs 12) entered as the No.9 heavyweight in the world while the undefeated Leif Larsen (17-0-0, KOs 14) entered as the No.48. Solis vs Larsen is valid for the IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Watch the video!
2012 BOXING fight – Odlanier Solis vs Konstantin Airich – full fight Video
Review: 2012-05-19, not very exciting fight between Odlanier Solis and Konstantin Airich: two stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Konstantin Airich ranked as the No.24 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 23-5-2 while Odlanier Solis had a record of 17-1-0. Solis vs Airich is valid for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Watch the video!
2011 BOXING fight – Vitali Klitschko vs Odlanier Solis – Video fight
Review: Vitali Klitschko won too easily at the first round against Odlanier Solis. Where was the Cuban phenomenon last night? It’s almost hard to believe that an undefeated boxer as Solis, three time gold medalist at the World Amateur Boxing Championships and once at the Olympics, goes down in this way. Watch the video!