[1] He is the son of Jose Julian Solis and Gloria De Jesus.
[2] 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.
[3] 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[1] (the first time was Benitez vs. Santos in 1981), Solis lost to Camacho by knockout in round five at Roberto Clemente Coliseum.