Liborio Solís (born 21 March 1982) is a
Venezuelan professional boxer
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who held
WBA super flyweight title in 2013. He also challenged once for the
WBC bantamweight
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The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. B ...
title in 2016 and twice for the WBA bantamweight title in 2016 and 2017.
Professional career
Solis vs. Salgado
On 10 December 2011, Solís defeated
José Salgado by twelfth round split decision for the interim
WBA Super Flyweight title.
Solis vs. Kono
On 6 May 2013, Solis defeated
Kohei Kono by twelfth round majority decision to win the WBA Super Flyweight title.
Solis vs. Kameda
Solís then fought
Daiki Kameda in a unification bout where both Solis's
WBA Super Flyweight title and Kameda's
IBF
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Super Flyweight title were on the line. However, Solis failed to make weight, meaning he lost his WBA World title on the scales. Both titles were at stake for Kameda only, but even if he lost, he would still retain his IBF title. Solis won the bout by split decision.
Solis vs. Rigondeaux
Rigondeaux beat Liborio Solis by split decision in their 12 round contest on 8th February, 2020, at PPL Center in Pennsylvania for the vacant WBA bantamweight championship of the world. The scorecards read 112-115, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Rigondeaux.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of super-flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world super-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-bantamweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Ass ...
References
External links
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Liborio Solis - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
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1982 births
Living people
Super-flyweight boxers
Bantamweight boxers
World super-flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
Sportspeople from Maracay
Venezuelan male boxers