Odlanier Solís
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| Odlanier Solís Fonte. | |
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| Real name | Odlanier Solís Fonte. |
| Nickname(s) | Goldie |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nationality |  Cuban |
| Birth date | April 5, 1980 |
| Birth place | Havana, Cuba |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 9 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Wins by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
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| Competitor for Cuba |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | Athens 2004 | Heavyweight | |
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | Belfast 2001 | Heavyweight | |
| Gold | Bangkok 2003 | Heavyweight | |
| Gold | Mianyang 2005 | Super Heavyweight | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | Winnipeg 1999 | Heavyweight | |
| Gold | Santo Domingo 2003 | Heavyweight | |
Odlanier Solís Fonté (born April 5, 1980 in Havana) is a Cuban professional boxer. He won the Olympic Gold medal in Athens 2004 and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.
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[edit] Career as an amateur
His first international success was in 1998, winning the title at the Pan American Juniors championship in Toluca and the Juniors World championship in Buenos Aires.
In 1999 he won the Cuban championship beating Felix Savon. Until 2004 he defended his title five times consecutively.
In 2005 he switched from heavyweight to super heavyweight and lost in the finale to Sonny Forelli. In 2006 he won the title again for a seventh time.
His record was 227 victories, 14 losses. He never lost at a major event (world championships, Olympics) and beat superstar Felix Savon in two of their three fights.
[edit] World Championships
Solís became world champion in 2001 in Belfast and in 2003 in Bangkok at heavyweight(201lbs/91 kg limit), in 2005 in Mianyang at super heavyweight.
In 2001 he beat Russian Olympic silver medalist of 2000 Sultan Ibragimov in the semifinals on points and in the final British David Haye by TKO, Haye wasn't able to punch back due to tiredness and an injury in his right forearm and was getting hit often he did give Odalnier a standing count in the first round after the first round Haye was up by 7 points but Odlanier came back strong. In 2003 he won on points in the final against Russian archrival Alexander Alekseev who would win the next world championship. Also, Solis defeated Sultan Ibragimov once more (13-7) in four rounds in the XXXIII Chemistry Cup in Halle, Germany on March 10, 2002.
[edit] Olympic Games
He did not participate in the Olympic Games in Sydney; it is thought that Cuba wanted to allow hero Félix Savón to win his third consecutive Olympic gold, thereby equalizing the record of László Papp and Teófilo Stevenson. In the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens Solís won the heavyweight gold medal at 201 lbs.
[edit] Amateur Hightlights
- Gold medalist at heavyweight at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. His results were:
- Defeated Alexander Alexeev (Russia) 24-21
- Defeated Wilmer Vasquez (Venezuela) 24-4
- Defeated Naser Al Shami (Syria) RSC 3 (1:29)
- Defeated Viktar Zuyev (Belarus) 22-13
- Three times World Senior Champion (2001, 2003, 2005) and once Junior World Champion (1998)
- Panamerican Games Champion (1999, 2003)
- Six time Cuban National Champion (1999-2004)
[edit] Further tournaments won
- Chemiepokal - 2002, 2003, 2004
- Central American and Caribbean Championships - 1999
- Pan American Games - 1999, 2003, 2005
[edit] Notable defeated fighters
- Cubans: Felix Savón (2 wins, 1 loss), Robert Alfonso 3 wins, Michel López Núñez (3 wins, 3 losses), Osmay Acosta
- Non-Cubans: Islam Timurziev (1 win, 1 loss), Roman Romanchuk (1 win, 2 losses), David Haye, Vyacheslav Glazkov, Kubrat Pulev (3 wins, 1 loss), Sultan Ibragimov (2 wins).
[edit] Professional career
He defected from the national Cuban boxing team in December 2006, during training in Venezuela for the Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro. With him, came two fellow amateurs and reigning Olympic champions, Yan Bartelemi Varela and Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano. After escaping to Colombia, they arrived in Miami. Solís, who plans to reside in Germany, signed a professional promotional contract with German-based First Artist.
Solis made his professional debut on April 27, 2007, weighing in at a much higher weight 250+ lbs than as an amateur (where he weighed aroun d 230lbs as a super heavy) but knocked out 32-7 veteran Andreas Sidon 47 seconds into the 1st round. He then followed up with a 43 second first round knockout on June 16, 2007 over local hero and top Amateur Alex Mazikin , record 10-1 in the Ukraine. His third win came by a clear decision in four rounds versus 12-1 Swedish/African boxer Aldo Colliander on July 6, 2007. His 4th win was over 19-13 journeyman Marcus Mcgee via 2nd round ko. Afterwards he defeated huge 15-6 Julius Long whom he knocked down but only got a points decision.
[edit] External links
- Amateur record (In Spanish)
- Professional boxing record for Odlanier Solís from Boxrec
