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Ulises Solís

Born	José Ulises Solís Perez (1981-08-28) August 28, 1981 (age 43) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Other names	Archi
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super Bantamweight Bantamweight Super Flyweight Flyweight Light Flyweight
Height	5 ft 3 in (168 cm)
Reach	70 in (180 cm)
Stance	Orthodox

Boxing record
Total fights	37
Wins	32
Wins by KO	21
Losses	2
Draws	3
No contests	0

José Ulises Solís Perez (born August 28, 1981 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer and is the current IBF light Flyweight champion. He recently got into a street fight with light middleweight champ Saul Alvarez and had his jaw broken. He plans on pressing charges against Alvarez. His brother also is current WBA Super Featherweight Champion Jorge Solís.

Pro career

In April 2000, Solis won his professional debut against Adolfo Rosillo. He complied a record of 18-0-1, which included a win over future champion Edgar Sosa.

WBO Light Flyweight Championship

On July 30, 2004, Solis challenged WBO Light Flyweight champion Nelson Dieppa but lost the twelve round bout.

IBF Light Flyweight Championship

On January 7, 2006, Solís defeated Will Grigsby for the IBF world championship title, by a unanimous decision (118-110, 117-111, 116-112). He defended his title against former champion Eric Ortiz and Omar Salado.

On January 25, 2008, Solis faced Grigsby in a rematch and defeated him once again by stopping him in the 8th round. On May 19, 2007, Solis defeated former WBC world champion José Antonio Aguirre via an 8th round technical knock out. On August 4, 2007, he defeated Filipino future champion Rodel Mayol (23-1-0) by technical knockout. On December 15, 2007, Solis defended his title against Filipino veteran boxer Bert Batawang.

Solís was scheduled to face Glenn Donaire on May 17, 2008, however, he was forced to back out after he came down with a serious case of pneumonia. The fight was rescheduled for July 12 at the Palenque De La Expo in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. at Hermosillo, Monterrey, Mexico, 12 rounds. Solis retained the title by scoring a shutout on all 3 judges cards (by the scores of 120-108 twice and 120-117).

On December 2, 2008, Solis defeated Nicaraguan Nerys Espinoza by unanimous decision. In total, he defended his IBF title eight times.

Solis lost the IBF light-flyweight title after he was knocked out in the 11th round of his title bout vs Brian Viloria. On March 27, 2010, Solis defeated Bert Batawang for a second time in an IBF light flyweight title eliminator bout after Batawang retired in the 6th round. Following that victory, Solis defeated former champion Eric Ortiz by a 10 round unanimous decision at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Johnson-Jeffries Fight. During this time, Viloria lost the IBF title by knock out to Carlos Tamara, who in turn, lost the title by split decision to Luis Alberto Lazarte.

Regaining the IBF Light Flyweight Championship

On December 18, 2010, Solis fought IBF light flyweight champion Luis Alberto Lazarte to a controversial majority draw in Argentina. Solis outboxed Lazarte for the first half of the bout while a frustrated Lazarte repeatedly fouled Solis with illegal punches to the back of the head and below the belt, at one point, even going so far as to bite the challenger. The referee, Max Parker, who had trouble communicating with the fighters in Spanish, warned Lazarte throughout the bout, however, he ultimately only deducted two points from the defending champion. The final scores were 117-109 in favor of Solis while the other two judges controversially scored it 113-113 even. Solis' promoter, Fernando Beltran, is expected to file a formal protest to the IBF on his behalf.

On April 30, 2011, Solis faced Lazarte in a rematch of their controversial bout. Solis defeated Lazarte by a 12 round split decision in Argentina to claim the IBF light flyweight title.

Altercation with Saul Alvarez and layoff

In October of 2011, Solis and WBC super welterweight champion Saul Alvarez engaged in a street fight. The brawl resulted in Solis having a busted jaw. Solis was then forced to vacate his IBF light flyweight title, and he has been laying off from the sport eversince.

Professional boxing record

35 Wins (21 knockouts), 2 Losses 3 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	34-2-3	Jether Oliva	UD	12	2011-08-27	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico	Retained IBF Light Flyweight title.
Win	33-2-3	Luis Alberto Lazarte	SD	12 (12)	2011-04-30	Club Once Unidos, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Won IBF Light Flyweight title.
Draw	32-2-3	Luis Alberto Lazarte	MD	12 (12)	2010-12-18	Club Once Unidos, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina	IBF Light Flyweight title on the line.
Win	32-2-2	Luis Carlos Leon	UD	10 (10)	2010-09-15	El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Win	31-2-2	Eric Ortiz	UD	10 (10)	2010-07-03	Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
Win	30-2-2	Bert Batawang	RTD	6 (12)	2010-03-27	Explanada de Pueblo Antiguo, Ensenada, Baja California	BF Light Flyweight Title Eliminator

References

External links

Boxing record for Ulises Solís from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Preceded byWill Grigsby	IBF Junior Flyweight Champion January 7, 2006 – April 18, 2009	Succeeded byBrian Viloria
Preceded byLuis Alberto Lazarte	IBF Junior Flyweight Champion April 30, 2011 – July 19, 2012 Stripped	Succeeded byJohn Riel Casimero Promoted

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