Solis merupakan petinju muda yang lagi naik daun, setelah memenangi pertandingan kelas berat Olimpiade Athena 2004 dan tiga gelar dunia lainnya di kancah amatir, pada Olimpiade 2001 dan 2003 serta kelas berat super pada 2005.
Solis is a rising star in heavyweight boxing having won the Olympic heavyweight title in Athens in 2004 as well as three world titles as an amateur: 2001 and 2003 as a heavyweight and 2005 as a super-heavyweight.