IBF champion and Ring Magazine #5 rated junior flyweight Ulises "Archie" Solis (33-2-3, 21 KOs) puts his title on the line against unranked but undefeated Jether Oliva (17-0-1, 11 KOs), who is moving up from the strawweight division in order to challenge for the belt. This fight will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico on Saturday night, August 27. This will be Solis' first defense … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (Latest on Kell Brook, Odlanier Solis, Humberto Soto, Ulises Solis)
* UK welterweight prospect, Kell Brook (24-0, 16 KOs) and Poland's Rafal Jackiewicz (38-9-1, 19 KOs) are signed to meet October 8 in Sheffield, England in a WBA world title eliminator. The winner will get a shot at WBA welterweight titlist, Viacheslav Senchenko. * Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KOs) will return to the ring October 14 after his March KO 1 disappointment against … [Read more...]
Solis, Hernandez win gold in rematches
from Bad Left Hook.com While UFC 129 did the big business north of the U.S. border, boxing's biggest Saturday night fights were happening in Mexico and Argentina. A night of "little guy" fights saw three alphabet belts at 108 pounds change hands in rematches. In Argentina, Ulises Solis got revenge for a terrible decision in December against Luis Alberto Lazarte, sneaking … [Read more...]
Lazarte, Solis set for rematch Saturday April 30
The IBF jr. flyweight title will be up for grabs Saturday April 30, as champion Luis “Mosquito” Lazarte (48-9-2, 18 KO) defends in a rematch against Ulises “Archie” Solis (32-2-3, 21 KO). Lazarte’s 3rd title defense will be held again at the Club Atletico Once Unidos, in Mar Del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lazarte, now 40 years of age, defeated Carlos Tamara last May to … [Read more...]
IBF Orders Lazarte-Solis Rematch (Video of Fight Included)
In one of the lesser-covered scoring controversies of last year, Ulises Solis ended up with a draw against defending IBF jr. flyweight champ, Luis Lazarte, in Lazarte's native Argentina despite what clearly seemed to be a comfortable win for the former champ, Solis. The foul-filled encounter ended with two of the judges scoring the fight 113-113 while the third had a mark of … [Read more...]