Odlanier Solis Fonte
Name: Odlanier Solis
Alias: La Sombra
Birth Name: Odlanier Solis Fonte
Hometown: North Miami, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 187cm
Reach: 201cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Pedro Luis Diaz
Odlanier Solis Fonte is a Cuban amateur boxer who represented Cuba at many international tournaments. Solis defected from the Cuban national team in December 2006, while in Venezuela; along with Yuriorkis Gamboa and Yan Barthelemy. After escaping to Colombia, and arriving in Miami. Solis signed a professional promotional contract with German-based Arena Box-Promotion as did Gamboa and Barthelemy.
He won the vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title on October 11 2008 in Berlin against Chauncy Welliver. Solis stopped Welliver in round 9 to win the belt that was vacated by Juan Carlos Gomez. He made his first defense January 9 2009 in Primm (Nevada) WTKO8 Kevin Burnett (USA).
Amateur Hightlights
- 231 Amateur fights or 347-12.
- 1998 Gold medalist at the Junior World Amateur Boxing Championships
- 1999 Panamerican Games Champion
- 2001 Gold medalist at heavyweight at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His results were:
- Defeated Kerston Manswell(14-2)
- Defeated Rustam Saidov(20-13)
- Defeated Kevin Evans(RSC 3)
- Defeated Sultan Ibragimov (23-13)
- Defeated David Haye (RSC 3)
- 2003 Gold medalist at heavyweight at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. His results were:
- Defeated Kubrat Pulev(12-7)
- Defeated Spiridon Kladouhas(BYE)
- Defeated Milorad Gajovic(20-17)
- Defeated Viktar Zuyev
- Defeated Alexander Alekseev (18-15)
- Panamerican Games Champion
- 2004 Gold medalist at heavyweight at the Olympics in Athens. His results were:
- Defeated Aleksander Alekseev (Russia) 24-21
- Defeated Wilmer Vasquez (Venezuela) 24-4
- Defeated Naser Al Shami (Syria) RSC 3 (1:29)
- Defeated Viktar Zuyev (Belarus) 22-13
- 2005 Gold medalist at Super heavyweight at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang, People's Republic of China. His results were:
- Defeated Vyacheslav Glazkov(26-11)
- Defeated Zhang Zhilei (17-7)
- Defeated Kubrat Pulev (20-17)
- Defeated Viktar Zuyev (25-11)
- Defeated Roman Romanchuk (29-22)
- Six time Cuban National Champion (1999-2004)
- Won 2 of 3 fights against Felix Savon
Titles Held
- IBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (2012-13)
- WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Title (2009-10)
- WBC International Heavyweight Title (2008-10)
- WBC Latino Heavyweight Title (2007)