Rafael Solis (boxer)
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Rafael Solis De Jesus (born 29 January 1958, in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico)<ref name="Boxrecbio">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> is a former junior lightweight boxer from Puerto Rico. He was raised in the barrio of Camito. Rafael trained at the Caimito Gym, and also frequented the Bairoa Gym.
Solis is the brother of Enrique Solis, Santos Solis and former world bantamweight champion Julian Solís.<ref name="Boxrecbio"/> He is the son of Jose Julian Solis and Gloria De Jesus.<ref name="famadeportesrp.org">http://www.famadeportesrp.org/exaltados/perfiles/2014/rafael.html</ref>
Solis had a successful boxing career, fighting in many Latin American countries, such as Venezuela, Dominican Republic and others.
On October 2, 1982, Solis won the Fecarbox (Central American Professional Boxing Federation) super featherweight title, knocking out Aquilino Asprilla in the 6th round.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> On November 18, 1983, he challenged Héctor Camacho for the WBC's world Jr. Lightweight title. In what was the second time two Puerto Rican fighters fought each other for a world title<ref name="Boxrecbio"/> (the first time was Benitez vs. Santos in 1981), Solis lost to Camacho by knockout in round five at Roberto Clemente Coliseum.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Solis last boxed in 1995 and retired with a record of 30 wins (20 by knockout), 13 losses (11 by knockout), and 2 draws.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal
He has a son, Rafael, Jr.
Honors
In 2014, he was inducted into the Rio Piedras Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name="famadeportesrp.org"/>
Professional boxing record
| Template:Abbr | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 47 | Template:No2Loss | Template:Nowrap | Víctor Pérez | TKO | 1 (?) | Oct 22, 1995 | Template:Small | |
| 46 | Template:No2Loss | 30–12–2 Template:Small | Santos Cardona | TKO | 2 (?) | Jul 31, 1993 | Template:Small | |
| 45 | Template:No2Loss | 30–11–2 Template:Small | Tomas Rodriguez | TKO | 3 (?) | Feb 22, 1991 | Template:Small | |
| 44 | Template:No2Loss | 30–10–2 Template:Small | Stanley Longstreet | KO | 2 (10), Template:Small | Aug 17, 1989 | Template:Small | |
| 43 | Template:No2Loss | 30–9–2 Template:Small | John John Molina | DQ | 4 (?) | Jun 6, 1988 | Template:Small | |
| 42 | Template:No2Loss | 30–8–2 Template:Small | Raul Frank | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 2, 1987 | Template:Small | |
| 41 | Template:No2Loss | 30–7–2 Template:Small | Robert Byrd | KO | 5 (?) | May 16, 1987 | Template:Small | |
| 40 | Template:No2Loss | 30–6–2 Template:Small | Lester Ellis | TKO | 8 (10), Template:Small | Mar 27, 1986 | Template:Small | |
| 39 | Template:No2Loss | 30–5–2 Template:Small | Bobby Chacon | TKO | 5 (10), Template:Small | Oct 4, 1985 | Template:Small | |
| 38 | Template:Yes2Win | 30–4–2 Template:Small | Anthony Cunningham | KO | 1 (?) | Jul 20, 1984 | Template:Small | |
| 37 | Template:No2Loss | 29–4–2 Template:Small | Héctor Camacho | KO | 5 (12), Template:Small | Nov 18, 1983 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 36 | Template:Yes2Win | 29–3–2 Template:Small | Benny Marquez | TKO | 4 (?), Template:Small | Aug 7, 1983 | Template:Small | |
| 35 | Template:Yes2Win | 28–3–2 Template:Small | Tony Styles | KO | 2 (10), Template:Small | May 27, 1983 | Template:Small | |
| 34 | Template:Yes2Win | 27–3–2 Template:Small | Joey Mayes | TKO | 2 (?) | Feb 20, 1983 | Template:Small | |
| 33 | Template:Yes2Win | 26–3–2 Template:Small | Aquilino Asprilla | KO | 6 (12) | Oct 2, 1982 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 32 | Template:Yes2Win | 25–3–2 Template:Small | Sergio Aguirre | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 18, 1982 | Template:Small | |
| 31 | Template:Yes2Win | 24–3–2 Template:Small | Juan Manuel Manriquez | PTS | 10 | Mar 3, 1982 | Template:Small | |
| 30 | Template:Yes2Win | 23–3–2 Template:Small | Carlos Santana | KO | 3 (8) | Dec 18, 1981 | Template:Small | |
| 29 | Template:Yes2Win | 22–3–2 Template:Small | Chucu Zimmerman | TKO | 3 (12) | Sep 26, 1981 | Template:Small | |
| 28 | Template:Abbr | 21–3–2 Template:Small | Antonio Cruz | NC | 6 (10) | Aug 7, 1981 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 27 | Template:Yes2Win | 21–3–2 Template:Small | Jorge Zuniga | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 28, 1981 | Template:Small | |
| 26 | Template:Yes2Win | 20–3–2 Template:Small | Enrique Maxwell | PTS | 10 | Dec 19, 1980 | Template:Small | |
| 25 | Template:Yes2Wim | 19–3–2 Template:Small | Jose Latimer | TKO | 4 (?) | Oct 17, 1980 | Template:Small | |
| 24 | Template:Yes2Win | 18–3–2 Template:Small | Anthony House | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 29, 1980 | Template:Small | |
| 23 | Template:Yes2Win | 17–3–2 Template:Small | Jose Luis Alejandro | TKO | 9 (?) | Jul 17, 1980 | Template:Small | |
| 22 | Template:DrawDraw | 16–3–2 Template:Small | Leonidas Asprilla | PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1980 | Template:Small | |
| 21 | Template:Yes2Win | 16–3–1 Template:Small | Felix Figueroa | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 25, 1979 | Template:Small | |
| 20 | Template:Yes2Win | 15–3–1 Template:Small | Adolfo Marte | KO | 3 (?) | Feb 23, 1979 | Template:Small | |
| 19 | Template:Yes2Win | 14–3–1 Template:Small | Delio Mercedes | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 14, 1978 | Template:Small | |
| 18 | Template:Yes2Win | 13–3–1 Template:Small | Jose Roman | TKO | 4 (?) | May 20, 1978 | Template:Small | |
| 17 | Template:Yes2Win | 12–3–1 Template:Small | Gregorio Severino | KO | 5 (?) | Apr 14, 1978 | Template:Small | |
| 16 | Template:Yes2Win | 11–3–1 Template:Small | Frank Joe | PTS | 8 | Feb 18, 1978 | Template:Small | |
| 15 | Template:Abbr | 10–3–1 Template:Small | Ernesto Herrera | NC | 9 (10) | Oct 29, 1977 | Template:Small | Template:Small |
| 14 | Template:Yes2Win | 10–3–1 | Teodoro Osuna | PTS | 10 | Oct 14, 1977 | Template:Small | |
| 13 | Template:Yes2Win | 9–3–1 | Hector Montas | KO | 6 (?) | Aug 8, 1977 | Template:Small | |
| 12 | Template:No2Loss | 8–3–1 | Claude Noel | PTS | 10 | Jun 3, 1977 | Template:Small | |
| 11 | Template:No2Loss | 8–2–1 | Idelfonso Bethelmy | KO | 1 (?) | May 29, 1977 | Template:Small | |
| 10 | Template:Yes2Win | 8–1–1 | Roberto Calixto | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 22, 1977 | Template:Small | |
| 9 | Template:Yes2Win | 7–1–1 | Arnaldo Santiago | PTS | 10 | Nov 13, 1976 | Template:Small | |
| 8 | Template:Yes2Win | 6–1–1 | Francisco Cruz | PTS | 10 | Aug 6, 1976 | Template:Small | |
| 7 | Template:Yes2Win | 5–1–1 | Azor Agosto | PTS | 6 | Jun 4, 1976 | Template:Small | |
| 6 | Template:Yes2Win | 4–1–1 | Carlos Rodriguez | TKO | 7 (8) | Apr 27, 1976 | Template:Small | |
| 5 | Template:Yes2Win | 3–1–1 | Hector Julio Rivera | PTS | 6 | Nov 17, 1975 | Template:Small | |
| 4 | Template:Yes2Win | 2–1–1 | Arnaldo Santiago | PTS | 4 | Nov 1, 1975 | Template:Small | |
| 3 | Template:No2Loss | 1–1–1 | Carlos Rodriguez | TKO | 1 (?) | Sep 14, 1974 | Template:Small | |
| 2 | Template:DrawDraw | 1–0–1 | Luis Rosario | PTS | 4 | Aug 12, 1974 | Template:Small | |
| 1 | Template:Yes2Win | 1–0 | Victor Arnau | PTS | 4 | Jul 31, 1974 | Template:Small |