Odlanier Solis
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Odlanier Solís Fonte
Statistics
Real name	Odlanier Solís Fonte.
Nickname(s)	La Sombra
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nationality	Cuban
Birth date	April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05) (age 28)
Birth place	Havana, Cuba
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	12
Wins	12
Wins by KO	8
Losses	0
Draws	0

Medal record
Competitor for  Cuba
Men’s boxing
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.

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 Michel López Núñez. In 2006 he won the title again for a seventh time.

He was part of the Cuban team that won the 2006 Boxing World Cup.¹

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.

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, and in the end Haye was clearly outclassed, as Solis won comfortably and by way of by stoppage.

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.

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.

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)

Further tournaments won

• Chemiepokal - 2002, 2003, 2004
• Central American and Caribbean Championships - 1999
• Pan American Games - 1999, 2003, 2005

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).

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.Solis won the WBC International heavyweith title in october of 2008 beating Chauncy Welliver.

Boxing record

As of October 2008, Solis has compiled a professional record of 12 wins and no losses.

Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Date	Round	Location
Win	12-0	WelliverChauncy Welliver	TKO	02008-10-11 11 October 2008	9	Berlin, Germany
Win	11-0	Van SickleChad Van Sickle	TKO	02008-09-12 12 September 2008	1	Cuxhaven, Germany
Win	10-0	Duiven Jr.Harry Duiven Jr.	Decision (Unanimous)	02008-06-07 7 June 2008	8	Hattersheim am Main, Germany
Win	9-0	JikurashviliMamuka Jikurashvili	KO	02008-04-26 26 April 2008	2	Trabzon, Turkey
Win	8-0	SalifCisse Salif	Decision (Unanimous)	02008-03-14 14 March 2008	8	Munich, Germany
Win	7-0	RajkaiAdrian Rajkai	KO	02008-02-29 29 February 2008	3	Milan, Italy
Win	6-0	LongJulius Long	Decision (Unanimous)	02007-12-23 23 December 2007	8	Halle an der Saale, Germany
Win	5-0	BatesJeremy Bates	TKO	02007-10-19 19 October 2007	2	Berlin, Germany
Win	4-0	McGeeMarcus McGee	KO	02007-09-21 21 September 2007	2	Luebeck, Germany
Win	3-0	CollianderAldo Colliander	Decision (Unanimous)	02007-07-06 6 July 2007	4	Hamburg, Germany
Win	2-0	MazikinAlex Mazikin	KO	02007-06-16 16 June 2007	1	Ankara, Turkey
Win	1-0	SidonAndreas Sidon	KO	02007-04-27 27 April 2007	1	Hamburg, Germany

External links

• Amateur record (In Spanish)
• Professional boxing record for Odlanier Solís from Boxrec