Solis, Cloud, Mayorga Win In Miami

Odlanier Solis:  “I wanted to make Austin suffer for the things he said at the press conferences leading up to the fight.  I didn’t like it when he said that when he was done with me, they were going to send me back to Cuba.  Now I sent him back to Cleveland where all they have are cows.”

DON KING PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS:

WBC World Heavyweight Final Championship Eliminator:
Ray Austin vs. Odlanier Solis…Austin (28-5-4) lost by DQ, 10-2:59 over Solis (16-0)

IBF World Light Heavyweight Championship:
Tavoris Cloud vs. Fulgencio Zuniga…Cloud (22-0) won a UD10 over Zuniga (24-5-1)

Plus Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1) defeated 19-6-2 Mike Walker (TKO9)
AmericanAirlines Arena – Miami, Florida
Friday, December 17, 2010

Post-Fight Ring Quotes

Odlanier Solis:  “I wanted to make Austin suffer for the things he said at the press conferences leading up to the fight.  I didn’t like it when he said that when he was done with me, they were going to send me back to Cuba.  Now I sent him back to Cleveland where all they have are cows.”

“I wasn’t tired at all. It was my strategy to fight the way I did tonight.  What’s the worst thing that could have happened?  I could have knocked him out or made him look ridiculous, which I did.”

At the post-fight press conference:  “I don’t think I’m fat.  What I would like to do is slap around some of the newspaper writers that say I’m fat.”

Ray Austin:  “Solis will beat Vitali Klitschko.  He’s accurate and has a good defense.  He rests and recovers well, too. The only downside I see might be his chin.

“He showed a lot.  I see him being the next WBC heavyweight champion.  He’s good.”

Tavoris Cloud:  “I got hit with a headbutt in the second round that caused a cut over my left eye, but Zuniga was a tough guy.  I knew I had better skills but he came into this fight in good shape.

“I only give my performance a “B” tonight.  I will tell you I took this man seriously because I knew he would come to fight.

“I want the winner of Pascal-Hopkins tomorrow night, or Chad Dawson if he ever decides he wants to fight me.”

Fulgencio Zuniga:  “Both times I went down were from headbutts.  I thought I did enough to win.

“Cloud was a strong guy, a champion and a hard puncher.  But I was still proud of my performance.”

Ricardo Mayorga:  “I showed tonight that I can still fight.  [Michael] Walker thought he had something for me, but the outcome was never in doubt.  El Matador is back.”