Jamie McDonnell: record, next fight and profile →
Jamie McDonnell's incredible run at bantamweight came to an unsatisfactory end last weekend as his rematch with Liborio Solis was declared a No Contest in the third round. McDonnell, bleeding profusely from a sickening clash of heads, was desperate to erase the controversy that surrounded the first meeting but any hopes of that were eradicated after he was deemed unfit to continue.
Last Saturday night’s anticipated rematch between Jamie McDonnell and Liborio Solis ended in unsatisfactory fashion when the fight had to be stopped in the third round due to a cut over McDonnell’s eye. As the cut was caused by an unintentional clash of heads, the fight was declared a no contest as four rounds had not been completed.
McDonnell vs. Solis Rematch Photos Gallery - Salle Medecin in Monte Carlo, Monaco - In what was his last contest in the weight class, WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) fought to a three round no-decision in his rematch with Liborio Solis (25-5-1, 11 KOs). An accident clash of heads opened up a bad cut above the left eye of McDonnell in the third round and it was quickly determined that he was unable to continue.
Salle Medecin in Monte Carlo, Monaco - In what was his last contest in the weight class, WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) fought to a three round no-decision in his rematch with Liborio Solis (25-5-1, 11 KOs). Photo by Lawrence Lustig. An accident clash of heads opened up a bad cut above the left eye of McDonnell in the third round and it was quickly determined that he was unable to continue.
McDonnell vs. Solis Weights Photos Gallery - Light-Heavyweight star Dmitry Bivol and the rematch between Jamie McDonnell and Liborio Solis for McDonnell’s WBA World Bantamweight title top the Monte-Carlo Boxing Bonanza – a night of World Championship Boxing in the prestigious Salle Médecin of the Casino de Monte-Carlo on Saturday November 4, live on Sky Sports. Photos by Lawrence Lustig.
Jamie McDonnell and Liborio Solis return to Monte-Carlo to rematch for the WBA World Bantamweight title on Saturday night live on Sky Sports from the prestigious Salle Médecin of the Casino de Monte-Carlo, and McDonnell has vowed to leave no doubt in the victory this time, while Solis is gunning for revenge. McDonnell defeated Solis in November by scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113, cards that prompted Solis’ team to appeal the result and the WBA to order a rematch.
Paul Butler produced a clinical performance to defeat rival Stuart Hall in a rematch that doubled up as a bantamweight world title eliminator. The 28-year-old former super-flyweight British and Commonwealth champion, who had challenged for a world title at the weight, is now in line to challenge for the WBA ‘regular’ world title, currently in the hands of Doncaster's Jamie McDonnell.
Echo Arena, Liverpool - In a rematch, Paul Butler beat Stuart Hall by unanimous decision in a WBA bantamweight world title eliminator to set up a potential bout with champion Jamie McDonnell. The official scores were 118-110, 118-110, 117-110 in favor of Butler. Butler raises his record to 25-1, 13 KOs - with his eight win since getting stopped by Zolani Tete in 2015. Hall goes down to 21-6-2 and 7 KOs. It was his second loss in his last three fights.
Light-Heavyweight star Dmitry Bivol and the rematch between Jamie McDonnell and Liborio Solis for McDonnell’s WBA World Bantamweight title top the Monte-Carlo Boxing Bonanza – a night of World Championship Boxing in the prestigious Salle Médecin of the Casino de Monte-Carlo on Saturday November 4, live on Sky Sports.
On August 9th, the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee called for a purse bid to be held on Monday, August 21st, 2017, for the rematch between British Jamie McDonnell and Venezuelan Liborio Solis - who will battle for the bantamweight title. The WBA ordered both parties to negotiate on January 31st, 2017 and granted them 30 days to reach an agreement according to Championships Rule C36.