Rafael Solis De Jesus (born 29 January 1958, in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) 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. He is the son of Jose Julian Solis and Gloria De Jesus.http://www.famadeportesrp.org/exaltados/perfiles/2014/rafael.html
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. 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 (the first time was Benitez vs. Santos in 1981), Solis lost to Camacho by knockout in round five at Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
Solis last boxed in 1995 and retired with a record of 30 wins (20 by knockout), 13 losses (11 by knockout), and 2 draws.
Personal He has a son, Rafael, Jr.
Honors In 2014, he was inducted into the Rio Piedras Sports Hall of Fame.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, TimeDateLocationNotes47LossVíctor PérezTKO1 (?)Oct 22, 199546Loss30–12–2 Santos CardonaTKO2 (?)Jul 31, 199345Loss30–11–2 Tomas RodriguezTKO3 (?)Feb 22, 199144Loss30–10–2 Stanley LongstreetKO2 (10), Aug 17, 198943Loss30–9–2 John John MolinaDQ4 (?)Jun 6, 198842Loss30–8–2 Raul FrankTKO5 (10)Aug 2, 198741Loss30–7–2 Robert ByrdKO5 (?)May 16, 198740Loss30–6–2 Lester EllisTKO8 (10), Mar 27, 198639Loss30–5–2 Bobby ChaconTKO5 (10), Oct 4, 198538Win30–4–2 Anthony CunninghamKO1 (?)Jul 20, 198437Loss29–4–2 Héctor CamachoKO5 (12), Nov 18, 198336Win29–3–2 Benny MarquezTKO4 (?), Aug 7, 198335Win28–3–2 Tony StylesKO2 (10), May 27, 198334Win27–3–2 Joey MayesTKO2 (?)Feb 20, 198333Win26–3–2 Aquilino AsprillaKO6 (12)Oct 2, 198232Win25–3–2 Sergio AguirreTKO9 (10)Aug 18, 198231Win24–3–2 Juan Manuel ManriquezPTS10Mar 3, 198230Win23–3–2 Carlos SantanaKO3 (8)Dec 18, 198129Win22–3–2 Chucu ZimmermanTKO3 (12)Sep 26, 19812821–3–2 Antonio CruzNC6 (10)Aug 7, 198127Win21–3–2 Jorge ZunigaTKO2 (10)Mar 28, 198126Win20–3–2 Enrique MaxwellPTS10Dec 19, 198025Wim19–3–2 Jose LatimerTKO4 (?)Oct 17, 198024Win18–3–2 Anthony HouseKO3 (10)Aug 29, 198023Win17–3–2 Jose Luis AlejandroTKO9 (?)Jul 17, 198022Draw16–3–2 Leonidas AsprillaPTS10Feb 23, 198021Win16–3–1 Felix FigueroaTKO9 (10)Aug 25, 197920Win15–3–1 Adolfo MarteKO3 (?)Feb 23, 197919Win14–3–1 Delio MercedesTKO7 (10)Aug 14, 197818Win13–3–1 Jose RomanTKO4 (?)May 20, 197817Win12–3–1 Gregorio SeverinoKO5 (?)Apr 14, 197816Win11–3–1 Frank JoePTS8Feb 18, 19781510–3–1 Ernesto HerreraNC9 (10)Oct 29, 197714Win10–3–1Teodoro OsunaPTS10Oct 14, 197713Win9–3–1Hector MontasKO6 (?)Aug 8, 197712Loss8–3–1Claude NoelPTS10Jun 3, 197711Loss8–2–1Idelfonso BethelmyKO1 (?)May 29, 197710Win8–1–1Roberto CalixtoKO2 (?)Feb 22, 19779Win7–1–1Arnaldo SantiagoPTS10Nov 13, 19768Win6–1–1Francisco CruzPTS10Aug 6, 19767Win5–1–1Azor AgostoPTS6Jun 4, 19766Win4–1–1Carlos RodriguezTKO7 (8)Apr 27, 19765Win3–1–1Hector Julio RiveraPTS6Nov 17, 19754Win2–1–1Arnaldo SantiagoPTS4Nov 1, 19753Loss1–1–1Carlos RodriguezTKO1 (?)Sep 14, 19742Draw1–0–1Luis RosarioPTS4Aug 12, 19741Win1–0Victor ArnauPTS4Jul 31, 1974
References
External links
Rafael Solis boxing record The Miami News - Sep 29, 1982 Google News Archive