In front of over 19.000 fans at the sold-out Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, number 1 rated heavyweight Odlanier Solis was stopped on his way to dethroning champion Vitali Klitschko by a serious knee injury. Vitali Klitschko connected with a right hand to Odlanier Solis’ temple just before the bell of the first round to end matters quick and early. Solis got back on his feet but his legs buckled and the referee rightfully called a halt to the action the official time of 3:00 minutes.
Solis was taking the hospital right after the fight Saturday night where an anterior cruciate ligament rupture, articular cartilage damage and meniscal tear in the right knee were diagnosed. Solis will most probably undergo surgery on Thursday.
Most spectators saw Solis winning the first round against Vitali before hurting his knee when he accidentally fell on it after Vitali had caught him off-balance with a flash knockdown. At the time of the stoppages the odds had dropped from 7:1 for a Solis win to only 2:1 after “La Sombra” had connected with some nice clean shots and accurate counter punches. There were more than 1 billion Euro bet on the fight worldwide.
It wont be any time soon because Adamek and Haye are up next that is if Haye sticks to it this time.
I hope Solis recovers and that this fight is made again.
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