Good news for fight fans looking to see an entertaining, meaningful heavyweight title fight this weekend instead of another Klitschko walk through the park. The Klitschko vs. Solis weigh-in results are in, and Solis showed up in excellent condition. In fact, he came in at the lowest weight he’s over fought at as a professional boxer in his career, dating back four years and 17 fights.
Klitschko vs. Solis Weights
- Vitali Klitschko: 249 lbs
- Odlanier Solis: 246.5 lbs
This is a huge development, and it’s actually the lowest weight that Solis has ever been for a professional fight. The lowest he had ever been previously was 246.75, three years ago. Since then, he ballooned into the 250s and 260s, even reaching 271 lbs for his fight against Monte Barrett. Now, trimmed down, he still has the power and size to combat Klitschko, he has his spectacular amateur pedigree to utilize, but he shouldn’t be hindered by his own body mass. If you were interested in Klitschko vs. Solis before, the weigh-in results should definitely change your mind!
Klitschko vs. Solis Weigh-in Photos
The Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis WBC heavyweight championship will be televised live to the U.S., Tomorrow! Saturday, March 19, exclusively on EPIX and streamed live on EpixHD.com, which includes a free two-week trial of the entire website, including access to its 3,000-film library. To sign up for the free trial go to: http://www.epixhd.com/freetrial-boxing/
The live broadcast and the live stream will begin at 5 p.m. ET with fights from the undercard followed by the Klitschko vs. Solis world title fight at 6 p.m. ET.
And in a boxing first, EPIX will also be presenting the closed captioned simulcast of the Klitschko vs. Solis heavyweight title tilt on a jumbotron screen in Times Square (Broadway at 44th St.), beginning at 6 p.m. ET.
Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs), of Ukraine, a three-time heavyweight champion, will be making his sixth title defense of his current reign against 2004 Cuban Olympic gold medalist Solis (17-0, 12 KOs), who is the number one contender and mandatory challenger. The fight will take place in front of a sell-out crowd of 19,000 at the Lanxess Arena in Colgne, Germany.
