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    • SolisKnee

      So much for the cries of impropriety. After just three minutes of action, heavyweight title challenger Odlanier Solis had to retire from his fight against WBC champ Vitali Klitschko. His doctor says in spite of people claiming something was fishy, Solis suffered a severe knee injury towards the end of the first round.

      "I haven't seen a knee torn apart like this in a long time," senior physician Dr. Joern Michael stated after doing an arthroscopy.

      The diagnosis included an ACL rupture, articular cartilage damage and meniscal tear in Solis' right knee.

      With 19,000 in attendance in Cologne, Germany, a huge build up to the fight and a large audience viewing on EpixHD.com, there was a lot of frustration about the surreal ending to the fight.  Former champ Lennox Lewis thought there had to be a pre-existing injury and said Solis was afraid to pull out before the fight.

      According to Solis, his manager and the doctor the injury was suffered during the fight.{ysp:more}

      "I was just unlucky,"

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    • KlitSolis

      All the build up and the hype for that? Boxing's heavyweight division can't get out of its way sometimes. The latest mess unfolded in Cologne, Germany where it took less than three minutes for Vitali Klitschko to walk out of the ring with his WBC heavyweight title.

      With five seconds left in the first round, Cuban Odlanier Solis suffered a leg injury and couldn't continue at 3:00 of the first.

      Moving forward, Solis (17-1, 12 KOs) was popped with a decent right hook from Klitschko. As he went to set his left leg, it slid forward and he right knee turned inward. When Solis went to re-plant the right, he went down in a heap. That was it. Fight over.

      Klitschko (42-2, 39 KOs) retains his title with his seventh straight successful defense in his second go around as the WBC champ.

      Former heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis questioned the validity of the injury, but it appeared Solis was legitimately injured. Lewis joined Tony Paige and Sam Rosen on the free view of the fight on EpixHD.com.

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    • Antonio Margarito is slowly being welcomed back into the boxing world. That doesn't mean everyone is greeting him with open arms.

      During last week's Miguel Cotto-Ricardo Mayorga fight in Las Vegas, Margarito's picture was flashed on the massive scoreboard at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The crowd didn't exactly greet him with a standing ovation. Quite the opposite. The 7,000-plus showered the disgraced fighter with catcalls.

      His California suspension for using loaded gloves during his fight with Shane Mosley is still fresh in the minds of many. It probably didn't help that the Mexican's picture was shown to a large gathering of Puerto Rican fight fans either. Margarito was caught using plaster on his hand wraps versus Mosley, but many people believe he did the same thing in his fight against Cotto too.

      Funny enough, less than an hour after Cotto finished off Mayorga, his promoter Bob Arum was introducing Margarito during the postfight press conference and strongly hinting at the fact

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    • DLHUSO1

      If Oscar De La Hoya was getting a bit jaded from his life as a big-time promoter, last week served as a reality check. The 10-time former world champion is now a USO veteran. De La Hoya along with Golden Boy Promotions prospects Danny Jacobs, Seth Mitchell and Adrian Broner hit the ground in the Middle East on Mar. 8. DLH visited Camp Arifjan, Camp Victory, JSS Loyalty, JSS Justice and Camp Liberty.

      "I hope that we were able to make a difference in the lives of the troops we met," De La Hoya said. "I am dedicated to continuing to help the USO with their mission of uplifting the spirits of our nation's troops, sharing my experiences and encouraging others to support our brave servicemen and servicewomen in any way they can."

      It was an eye-opener for De La Hoya.

      "Going on this USO tour and spending time with the servicemen and servicewomen who protect our country was a life-changing experience," De La Hoya said. " You don't realize what it means to be a participant in our

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    • ZbikowskiPRENot all NFL players are interested in simply managing their money during the lockout, some are out to make sure they're earning while the pads are in lockup.

      For the time being, Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski has taken up a side gig. Zbikowski, a three year NFL veteran with a long amateur boxing career, won his second professional fight on Saturday night. You think his $50,000 payday was some sort of publicity stunt? Think again because he's already got another fight scheduled in less than two weeks on Mar. 26 in Atlantic City.

      "It's fun boxing because it's only you. You can't look to your left or right for teammates, you gotta be ready," Zbikowski (2-0) said. "Football is a lot fun to play but here's nothing like fight night. It was the first time in a long time. It's gonna be a very good learning experience."

      Zbikowski's first pro fight since 2006 didn't last very long. With a body shot, he floored and took out Richard Bryant in just 1:45. "Tommy Z" showed he can

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