WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS

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 1,854^th 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 10^th 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 10^th 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.