March 17, 2011 – Mexico City.
From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:
WBC STATISTICS
WBC Heavyweight World Championship
Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
March 19, 2011
This will be the 1,854th fight sanctioned by the WBC in its 48-year history.
K2 PROMOTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARENA BOX-PROMOTION PRESENT:
KLITSCHKO VS. SOLIS
“Dr. Ironfist” VITALI KLITSCHKO (Ukraine)
WBC Heavyweight World Champion
Age, date of birth: 39 (July 19, 1971)
Residences: Kiev, Ukraine/Los Angeles, California
Birthplace: Belovodsk, Kyrgystan
Record: 41-2, 38 KOs
World title fights: 11-2, 9 KOs
Stance: Righthanded
Total rounds: 208
Promoter: K2 Promotions – Tom Loeffler
ODLANIER “La Sombra” SOLIS (Cuba)
WBC No. 1 ranked mandatory challenger
Age, date of birth: 30 (April 5, 1980)
Residence: Miami, Florida
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Record: 17-0, 12 KOs
World title fights: 0
Total rounds: 73
Stance: Righthanded
Promoters: Arena-Box Promotion – Ahmet Oner
WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
1. Sonny Liston (US)
2. Muhammad Ali (US)
3. Joe Frazier (US)
4. George Foreman (US)
5. Muhammad Ali (US) *
6. Leon Spinks (US)
7. Ken Norton (US)
8. Larry Holmes (US)
9. Tim Witherspoon (US)
10. Pinklon Thomas (US)
11. Trevor Berbick (Can)
12. Mike Tyson (US)
13. James Douglas (US)
14. Evander Holyfield (US)
15. Riddick Bowe (US)
16. Lennox Lewis (GB)
17. Oliver Mccall (US)
18. Frank Bruno (GB)
19. Mike Tyson (US) *
20. Lennox Lewis (GB) *
21. Hasim Rahman (US)
22. Lennox Lewis (GB) *
23. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)
24. Hasim Rahman (UB) *
25. Oleg Maskaev (Kazakhstan)
26. Samuel Peter (Nigeria)
27. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine) *
* Regained
WBC TOP 10
1. Muhammad Ali
2. Lennox Lewis
3. Larry Holmes
4. Mike Tyson
5. George Foreman
6. Joe Frazier
7. Evander Holyfield
8. Frank Bruno
9. Sonny Liston
10. Tim Witherspoon
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
21 heavyweight world champions have been recognized by the WBC, of whom only five have regained the title: Muhammad Ali (US), Mike Tyson (US), Lennox Lewis (GB), Hasim Rahman (US),
Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine).
122 heavyweight title fights have been held in the history of the WBC. This will be the 10th heavyweight title fight in Germany in the history of the WBC.
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY
USA 90
Germany 9
England 6
Japan 3
Mexico 2
Zaire 1
Wales 1
Venezuela 1
Turkey 1
Switzerland 1
South Africa 1
Russia 1
Puerto Rico 1
Philippines 1
Malasya 1
Jamaica 1
Canada 1
Total 122
WORLD TITLE FIGHTS IN GERMANY IN THE WBC HISTORY:
50 world title fights have been held in Germany in WBC history.
This will be the 10th heavyweight world title bout in Germany in WBC history.
FIGHTS BY DIVISION IN GERMANY IN WBC HISTORY
Super middle 14
Cruiser 12
Heavy 9
Middle 5
Super welter 5
Light Heavy 3
Super feather 2
Total Fights 50
MEMORABLE WBC FIGHTS IN GERMANY:
Sep. 10, 1966 Muhammad Ali TKO12 Karl Mildenberger, Frankfurt – H
Sep. 18, 1976 Eckhard Dagge W15 Emile Griffith, Berlin – SW
Aug. 6, 1977 Rocco Mattioli KO5 Eckhard Dagge, Berlin – SW
Mar. 13, 1999 Juan Carlos Gomez W12 Marcelo Dominguez, Luebeck – C
May 6, 2000 Glenn Catley TKO12 Markus Beyer, Frankfurt – SM
Dec. 16, 2000 Juan Carlos Gomez TKO10 Jorge Castro, Essen – C
Mar. 12, 2005 Markus Beyer W12 Danny Green, Zwuickau – SM
Jul. 16, 2005 Arthur Abraham W12 Howard Eastman (For #3 ranking), Nuremberg – M
Oct. 15, 2005 Juan Carlos Gomez W10 Oliver McCall (Final Eliminator), Dusseldorf – H
Nov. 12, 2005 Oleg Maskaev W12 Sinan Samil Sam (Eliminator), Hamburg, H
Oct. 11, 2008 Vitali Klitschko TKO9 Samuel Peter, Berlin – H
MEMORABLE HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTS IN THE WBC HISTORY:
May 21, 1966 Muhammad Ali TKO6 Henry Cooper, London
Dec. 10, 1968 Joe Frazier W15 Oscar Bonavena, Philadelphia.
Mar. 8, 1971 Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali, New York
Oct. 30, 1974 Muhammad Ali KO8 George Foreman, Kinshasa
Oct. 1, 1975 Muhammad Ali TKO15 Joe Frazier, Manila
Jun. 9, 1978 Larry Holmes W15 Ken Norton, Las Vegas
Sep. 28, 1979 Larry Homes TKO11 Earnie Shavers, Las Vegas
Oct. 2, 1980 Larry Holmes TKO11 Muhammad Ali, Las Vegas
Apr. 11, 1981 Larry Holmes W15 Trevor Berbick, Las Vegas
Mar. 22 1986 Trevor Berbick W12 Pinklon Thomas, Las Vegas
Feb. 11, 1990 James Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson, Tokyo
Mar. 18, 1991 Mike Tyson TKO7 Donovan Ruddock (Eliminator), Las Vegas
May 8, 1993 Lennox Lewis W12 Tony Tucker, Las Vegas
Sep. 2, 1995 Frank Bruno W12 Oliver McCall, London
Mar. 19, 1999 Lennox Lewis D12 Evander Holyfield, New York
Apr. 22, 2001 Hasim Rahman KO5 Lennox Lewis, Brakpan
Nov. 17, 2001 Lennox Lewis KO4 Hasim Rahman, Las Vegas
Jun. 8, 2002 Lennox Lewis KO8 Mike Tyson, Memphis
Jun. 21, 2003 Lennox Lewis TKO6 Vitali Klitschko, Los Angeles
Apr. 24, 2004 Vitali Klitschko KO8 Corrie Sanders, Los Angeles
Mar. 18, 2006 Hasim Rahman D12 James Toney, Atlantic City
Jan. 6, 2007 Samuel Peter W12 James Toney (Eliminator), Hollywood
WBC Statistics by Luis Medina.