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Klitschko is not taken Solis lightly<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Cuba’s former Olympic champion Odlanier Solis challenges WBC heavyweight title-holder Vitali Klitschko on Saturday.<\/b><\/p>\n

Solis weighed in on Friday in Cologne at 112kg (246.9lbs), while Ukrainian Klitschko was 113.2kg (249.5lbs). <\/p>\n

The Cuban, 30, has a 17-0 pro record, with 12 KOs, but gives away 15cm (6ins) in height to his 39-year-old opponent. <\/p>\n

He has also struggled with weight issues in the past, but Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs) said: “Solis is one of the strongest opponents in my career.” <\/p>\n

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Solis, a gold medallist at the 2004 Athens Games and a three-time amateur world champion, defected from Cuba in 2006. <\/p>\n

His trainer, Pedro Luis Diaz, said: “Our preparation has been designed down to the smallest detail. Vitali does not know what kind of trouble he is in for. Odlanier is in the prime of his career. <\/p>\n

“We’ve reviewed Vitali’s opponents over the years and saw that none of them have the quality of Solis – not in speed nor movement, nor the boxing IQ. On Saturday, there will be a surprise.” <\/p>\n

Solis said: “I’ll win in the 12th, maybe earlier. I’ll win in any case.” <\/p>\n

Klitschko’s only previous fight against an Olympic champion was his defeat by Britain’s Lennox Lewis in 2003. <\/p>\n

But the champion was unfazed by Solis’ confidence, saying: “I can fight 12 rounds at a high tempo but the fight won’t last 12 rounds. <\/p>\n

“There are good amateurs from Cuba but it’s different in the professional game.” <\/p>\n

Klitschko’s younger brother Wladimir, the IBF and WBO champion, fights WBA belt-holder David Haye of Britain in June or July.\n<\/p>\n

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