Jorge Solís


Jorge Iván Solís Pérez is a Mexican former professional boxer. He is a former holder of various minor and regional titles including, the Jalisco State Featherweight title, Mexican Super Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions and WBA Fedecentro titles. He's also the brother of former IBF Champion Ulises Solís.

Professional career

Solís started his professional boxing career in 1998 at 112 pounds at the age of 19. His early fights usually took place in Mexico. His first professional fight was a four-round bout against Bernardo Tule on February 6, 1998, which Solís won via technical knockout.
His first fight in the United States was against Juan Jose Mendez on September 2, 2000 in the Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, which he won in the 6th round by technical knockout.
On October 27, 2001 Solís faced Ruben Estanislao for the Mexican Super Bantamweight Championship, which he won and defended it against Jorge Munoz, Sammy Ventura and Fernando Alanis.
On June 6, 2003 Solis faced Wilson Alcorro for the WBC Latin America Super Featherweight Title but the bout ended in a draw.
In September 2004, Solis fought future champion Humberto Soto in a bout which resulted in a "no contest" decision. Solis was knocked to the canvas by Soto in the third round, but the fight was stopped later in the round after Solis suffered a cut due to an accidental clash of heads. Humberto Soto, who was ahead on all scorecards, disputed the outcome claiming that the cut was the result of a punch and not a head clash.

Solis vs Pacquiao

On April 14, 2007, Solis faced off against reigning WBC International Super-Featherweight champion, then three-division world champion Manny Pacquiao in San Antonio, Texas. Solis provided a tougher challenge than expected, however, Pacquiao proved too much for the number four ranked challenger. Pacquiao unleashed a barrage of lethal punches to knock out the unbeaten Solis in the eighth round. In the Philippines, this match was called as The Blaze of Glory.
After being beaten by Pacquiao, Jorge defeated Santiago Allione at the Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara by technical knockout. On January 31, 2009 in Zapopan, Jalisco, Solís scored a fifth-round technical knockout of Monty Meza Clay in an IBF title eliminator.

Solis vs Cruz

On July 11, 2009, Solis challenged IBF featherweight champion Cristobal Cruz, whom Solis had previously defeated, but lost by unanimous decision. During the bout, Solis was docked 4 points for intentional low blows while Cruz was docked two points for headbutting. The final scores were 113-110, 113-110, and 113-111 in favor of Cruz. Solis moved up to the Super Featherweight division in his next bout and defeated Likar Ramos by 7th-round TKO to claim the WBA interim Super featherweight title.
On May 8, 2010, Solis defended his interim title against Mario Santiago by a wide unanimous decision on the under-card of Latin Fury 14.

Gamboa vs Solis

On March 26, 2011, Solis got a chance to take on the Unified WBA World and IBF Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa. Solis was completely and utterly dominated by Gamboa and was knocked out in the fourth round in what was a dazzling display of boxing skills from Gamboa.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
48Loss41–4–2 Takashi UchiyamaTKO11 2011-12-31Bunka Gym, Yokohama, JapanFor WBA super-featherweight title
47Loss41–3–2 Yuriorkis GamboaTKO4 2011-03-26Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.For WBA (Regular) & vacant IBF featherweight titles
46Win41–2–2 Francisco CorderoTKO6 2010-09-04Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, MexicoRetained Interim WBA super-featherweight title
45Win40–2–2 Mario SantiagoUD122010-05-08Feria Nacional de San Marcos, Aguascalientes, MexicoRetained Interim WBA super-featherweight title
44Win39–2–2 Likar Ramos ConchaKO7 2010-02-06Complejo Deportivo La Inalámbrica, Mérida, MexicoWon Interim WBA super-featherweight title
43Loss38–2–2 Cristóbal CruzUD122009-07-11Palenque de Gallos, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MexicoFor IBF featherweight title
42Win38–1–2 Monty Meza ClayTKO5 2009-01-31Telmex Auditorium, Zapopan, Mexico
41Win37–1–2 Jorge SamudioTKO4 2008-09-15Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
40Win36–1–2 Miguel RománUD102008-05-17Plaza Monumental, Aguascalientes, Mexico
39Win35–1–2 Santiago AllioneKO4 2007-08-18Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, Mexico
38Loss34–1–2 Manny PacquiaoKO8 2007-04-14Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.For WBC International super-featherweight title
37Win34–0–2 Fernando Omar LizarragaTKO5 2007-01-25The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
36Win33–0–2 Lizardo MorenoUD102006-07-21Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
35Win32–0–2 Adalberto Borquez CovarrubiasRTD3 2006-04-08Apache Gold Casino, Globe, Arizona, U.S.
34Win31–0–2 Hector Javier MarquezUD102006-01-14Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
33Win30–0–2 Nicky BentzTKO5 2005-07-01American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.Retained Mexican featherweight title
32Win29–0–2 Hector Javier MarquezUD122005-02-25Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, MexicoRetained Mexican featherweight title
31Win28–0–2 Martin FingTKO9 2004-12-17Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
30NC27–0–2 Humberto SotoNC3 2004-09-17The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
29Win27–0–2Martín SánchezKO4 2004-06-25Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, MexicoRetained Mexican featherweight title
28Win26–0–2Orlando SotoTKO3 2004-03-19Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
27Win25–0–2Cristóbal CruzUD102003-12-11Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
26Win24–0–2Wilson AlcorroUD122003-11-07Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
25Win23–0–2Jose Luis TulaUD122003-09-18Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, California, U.S.Won vacant Mexican featherweight title
24Draw22–0–2Wilson AlcorroSD122003-06-06Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.For vacant WBC Latino super-featherweight title
23Win22–0–1Jose MuraTKO5 2002-09-28Tepic, Mexico
22Win21–0–1Fernando AlanisKO5 2002-07-21Tepic, MexicoRetained Mexican super-bantamweight title
21Win20–0–1Samuel VenturaKO5 2002-04-06Villahermosa, MexicoRetained Mexican super-bantamweight title
20Win19–0–1Jorge MunozTKO6 2001-12-21MexicoRetained Mexican super-bantamweight title
19Win18–0–1Ruben EstanislaoMD122001-10-27Mexico City, MexicoWon Mexican super-bantamweight title
18Win17–0–1Miguel OchoaTKO2 2001-08-24Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
17Win16–0–1Ernesto FuentesTKO3 2001-03-02Mexico
16Win15–0–1Oscar GalindoTKO3 2000-10-13Mexico
15Win14–0–1Juan Jose MendezTKO6 2000-09-02Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
14Win13–0–1Hector MancinaKO3 2000-07-16Guadalajara, Mexico
13Win12–0–1Miguel OchoaKO1 2000-06-16Guadalajara, Mexico
12Win11–0–1Alfredo de Jesus MendezTKO5 2000-02-25Guadalajara, Mexico
11Win10–0–1Juan Manuel ChavezKO6 1999-12-17Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
10Win9–0–1Israel Gonzalez BringasTKO1 1999-10-22Guadalajara, Mexico
9Win8–0–1Ricardo SanchezTKO3 1999-07-30Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
8Win7–0–1Enrique ZavalaTKO3 1999-06-25Guadalajara, Mexico
7Win6–0–1Enrique ZavalaUD81999-03-26Guadalajara, Mexico
6Win5–0–1Pedro AyalaKO2 1998-11-06Mexico
5Draw4–0–1Juan Carlos BrenaPTS41998-09-05Mexico City, Mexico
4Win4–0Hector MancinaPTS61998-07-10Guadalajara, Mexico
3Win3–0Jaime NavaTKO3 1998-06-06Mexico City, Mexico
2Win2–0Gilberto ArellanoTKO1 1998-02-27Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
1Win1–0Bernardo TuleTKO3 1998-02-06Mexico