Solis keep IBF light flyweight title

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Hermosillo, Mexico (Sports Network) - Ulises Solis retained his IBFlight flyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over GlennDonaire Saturday night.
Solis (27-1-2), who was successful in his seventh title defense,won by scores of 120-108 on two scorecards and 120-107 on another.
Stopped by WBO champion Nelson Dieppa in his first title try in2004, Solis came back to win the IBF's 108-pound crown with adecision over American Will Grigsby on the Baldomir-Judah undercardat Madison Square Garden in January 2006.
Donaire (17-4-1), who turned pro in 2000, lost a six-roundtechnical decision to Vic Darchinyan in a bid for the IBF and IBOflyweight titles in October 2006. Donaire then won an eight-rounddecision from Jose Albuquerque on February 22 to set up this bout.
Also Saturday, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (37-0-1) earned a hard-foughtsplit decision over Matt Vanda (38-7) in a junior middleweightbout. Chavez won by scores of 97-93 and 100-90, while losing 96-95on another card.