Vitali Klitschko KOs Solis in 1st round
COLOGNE, Germany – Vitali Klitschko retained his WBC heavyweight title with a late first-round knockout of Odlanier Solis, who injured his knee in the fall and insisted it was that — and not the champion's punch — that ended the fight Saturday.
Klitschko's right to Solis' left temple staggered the Cuban, who wobbled back then fell on his back and clutched his right knee.
Solis managed to beat the count but was unsteady on his feet as referee Jose Guadalupe Garcia of Mexico called the fight.
"It was a full blow," Klitschko said in the ring, with the crowd in Cologne's indoor arena booing.
Klitschko's punch came in the final second of the first round, after Solis hit him on the chin with a right.
"It was definitely my knee," Solis said, also in the ring. "It could be that I took a wrong step."
He hobbled with help back to his dressing room and was taken to a hospital on a stretcher to have a scan on his knee.
Solis' promoter Ahmet Oner insisted it was the injury and not Klitschko's blow that ended the fight.
"He will now have a scan and probably have surgery immediately. He seems to have torn ligaments," Oner said.
The sudden end stunned the crowd, which booed and whistled for a long time.
Solis, a 30-year-old former three-time world amateur champ, fell to his first defeat in 18 pro fights.
The 39-year-old Klitschko improved to 42-2.
Solis fought a solid first round, taking the initiative and connecting with a couple of rights despite giving up 6 inches in height to the Ukrainian, who relied on his left jab until the last-second punch.
Vitali's younger brother Wladimir, the IBF and WBO champ, fights WBA belt-holder David Haye in June or July.
Solis, the 2004 Olympic champ, beat Haye to win one of his amateur world titles.
Vitali Klitschko VS Odlanier Solis Fight replay video
DOWNLOAD POWCAST TOOLBAR FREE
Please Bookmark my site!
Support the site by adding your comments below, thanks
POWCAST Tags: Pacquiao vs Mosley,Vitali Klitschko vs Odlanier Solis, Vitali Klitschko vs Odlanier Solis replay, Klitschko vs Solis highlights, Bute vs Magee, Bute vs Magee replayBute vs Magee highlights, Lucian Bute vs Brian Magee, UFC 128 Replay, UFC 128 Shogun Rua vs. Jon Jones video, streams, UFC 128 Rua vs. Jones video replay,UFC 128 Rua vs. Jones highlights video, Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland, Urijah Faber vs. Eddie Wineland replay, Faber vs. Wineland, Cotto vs Mayorga replay video, Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Mayorga, Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Mayorga replay,Pinay Sexy Video scandal,xxx scandals,Manila scandals, Pinay celebrity , pinay nude pics, Philippine Azkals, Philippine Azkals results, Smart Gilas, Pinoy Porn,Pinay teen, PBA D league, Nonito Donaire controversy, Ricardo Mayorga vs Miguel Cotto highlights, Ricardo Mayorga , Miguel Cotto , Ricardo Mayorga vs Miguel , Cotto replay,Vanessa Hudgens new nude pics,