Odlanier Solis: record, next fight and profile →
boxing-heute.de have an interview with promoter Ahmet Oener, and Oener says the often postponed rematch between heavyweights Odlanier Solis and Tony Thompson will go ahead February 27 in Budapest. A Cuba vs America matchup in Hungary doesn´t seem natural but Oener is convinced his local partners will get it together.
The heavyweight rematch between Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis and US ring veteran Tony Thompson is scheduled for January 24th in Dusseldorf, Germany. Promoter Ahmet Oner announced the new date today after the fight had to be postponed twice after Solis suffered an ankle injury in training. "It was not easy to keep Tony Thompson and his team calm and convince them to postpone again but we found an agreement and I am happy that the fight can finally take place in January", said Oner. "Unfortunately, Solis' injury took longer than expected to heal because he started training too early. But now he's back on track again and the fight on the new date is a done deal."
The rematch between Odlanier Solis and Tony Thompson originally planned to take place on October 18th at CASTELLO in Dusseldorf (Germany) has to be postponed after "La Sombra" Solis suffered a sprained ankle in training in Miami. "I flew straight to Miami when I heard of the injury to see how bad it is", says promoter Ahmet Oner. "Fortunately, the doctor says that no ligaments have been torn and nothing is broken. Solis has to take a break in training for ten days but can go right back to work after that. So we will definitely do the fight before the end of the year.
The rematch between US ring veteran Tony Thompson and Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis will take place on October 18th at CASTELLO in Dusseldorf, Germany. Promoter Ahmet Oner announced that tickets are going on sale today (www.dticket.de). "We are happy that we reached a deal with the CASTELLO in Dusseldorf. Now we are all set and ready to go", says Oner. The Turkish promoter hasn't staged events in Germany for over a year. "This is my comeback in Germany. German boxing is going through some hard times and nearly dead. It's time for somebody to revive it."
2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis will get a "last chance" to work his way back to the top of the world rankings. The Cuban defector who suffered a bad knee injury in the first round of his WBC heavyweight championship bout against Vitali Klitschko in March 2011 lost to US ring veteran Tony "The Tiger" Thompson in his last bout in March 2014. Many fans and experts thought that former amateur standout Solis was done after the majority decision loss. But now the 34-year-old wants revenge and will try to get back at Thompson in an October rematch.
Eddie Chambers, back on the heavyweight comeback trail, has an opponent for his next bout. "Fast" Eddie will face British journeyman Carl Baker, he announced on his verified Twitter account Wednesday. Chambers said that he was trying to lock down a bout with fellow heavyweight contender Odlainer Solis, but the Cuban rejected the bout, according to Chambers.
Heavyweight Tony Thompson (39-4, 26KOs) answered a few questions for BoxingScene.com. Coming off his big decision win from this past weekend of Olympic gold medal winner Odlanier Solis, Thompson is looking ahead to the future and wants more lucrative opportunities.
Pitiful performance by the plodding heavyweight Olympic gold medal winner Odlanier Solis, who was more than doubled-up in punches thrown by the 42-yr-old veteran Tony Thompson, who averaged 91 punches thrown per round and outlanded Solis in eight of twelve rounds.
Heavyweight Odlanier Solis took a major blow prior to Saturday's fight with Tony Thompson, when trainer Pedro Diaz and promoter Ahmet Oner had a major disagreement which led to Diaz not traveling over to Turkey for the fight. Diaz trained Solis for 95% of the camp, before last minute changes had to be made for the Olympic gold medal winner's corner. And Solis suffered a major setback in losing a twelve round decision.
One the strangest pro debuts to ever take place came in the opening bout of the telecast. Bugra Horus came into Saturday's affair with high expectations from his team. Any dreams of future glory quickly disappeared the moment the oversized Turkish heavyweight lumbered into the ring. The instead showcase bout for Horus instead turned out to be an easy night's work for Goga Abuladze, a fringe Georgian cruiserweight who picked up a surprise 1st round stoppage.