Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis

Challenger rankings

Org.	Pos.	As of	Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	16.11.2010	16.11.2010
WBC	2	01.11.2010	by 10.12.2010
IBF	7	25.11.2010	by 04.12.2010
WBO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ring	NR	05.12.2010	by 07.12.2010
2+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	14.10.2010	14.10.2010
WBC	2	01.10.2010	by 29.10.2010
IBF	9	~31.10.2010	by 06.11.2010
WBO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ring	N/A	N/A	N/A
3+ Mth. Old
WBA	5	03.09.2010	03.09.2010
WBC	2	01.01.2010	by 09.10.2010
IBF	13	~31.08.2010	by 09.10.2010
WBO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ring	N/A	N/A	N/A

Vitali Klitschko 247 lbs beat Odlanier Solis 247 lbs by KO at 2:59 in round 1 of 12

• Date: 2011-03-19
• Location: Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
• Referee: Jose Guadalupe Garcia
• Judge: Ken Morita
• Judge: Massimo Barrovecchio
• Judge: Oren Shellenberger

• Aired On: RTL (Germany), Epix (United States)
• World Boxing Council Heavyweight Title (6th defense by Klitschko)

Notes

• Vitali Klitschko 41-2 (38 KOs) vs. Odlanier Solis 17-0 (12 KOs)
• Solis became mandatory challenger after stopping WBC's No. 1 contender Ray Austin in December 2010.
• Official on January 10.[1]
• Vitali Klitschko entered as The Ring Magazine No. 1 heavyweight contender and Solis was the No. 10 contender. Vitali's brother Wladimir was the magazine's heavyweight champion.
• Solis was a 4 to 1 betting underdog.
• At 246.75 lbs., Solis weighed in at the lightest of his professional career to date, and 13.25 lbs. lighter than in his previous bout.
• Klitschko reportedly earned $15 million and Solis received $1.8 million. [2]
• ESPN.com's Dan Rafael reported: The fight began nicely enough with Klitschko using his big jab and size advantage while Solis, with his quick hands, landed a sneaky right hand that got Klitschko's attention. But just as a competitive first round was coming to a close, Klitschko landed a decent right hand to the head. Solis did not appear hurt from the punch, but he stepped back and lost his footing. He went down, and it was quickly clear that Solis was in trouble -- but not because of his head. He had a problem with his right knee and was unsteady as he struggled to get to his feet by pulling himself up as he grabbed on to the ropes. As Solis struggled to move on the bad knee, referee Guadalupe Garcia called off the fight as the opening round was coming to a close. [3]
• A scan revealed tears to Solis' anterior cruciate ligament and external meniscus, as well as cartilage damage in his right knee. [4]
• German media reported that Solis and his team admitted they knew there was a problem with the right knee before the fight but went through with the bout anyway. The Solis camp denied any admission of knowledge of a pre-fight injury and claimed the media reports in Germany falsely quoted a Solis spokesman.
• The fight averaged almost 11 million viewers in Germany.
• Fight Poster #2.

Preceded by: V. Klitschko vs. Briggs

WBC Heavyweight Title Fight # 101

Succeeded by: V. Klitschko vs. Adamek