Jesús Soto Karass (born October 15, 1982) is a Mexican former
professional boxer
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who competed from 2001 to 2018. who has challenged once for the
WBA interim
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welterweight
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title in 2013. His older brother is José Luis Soto Karass, also a professional boxer.
Professional career
Soto Karass holds wins over
Michel Rosales,
Saúl Román
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Pro career
Román defeated Michael Medina in Mexico.
On 27 April 2007, he lost by knockou ...
,
Carson Jones
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,
Vince Phillips
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,
David Estrada, and
Andre Berto
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. He is signed to
Bob Arum
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's
Top Rank
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. His fight with
Gabriel Martínez was ruled a No Contest after an unintentional headbutt.
Soto Karass vs. Jones I, II
Jesús lost to
Mike Jones on the undercard of
Margarito
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vs.
Pacquiao in
Arlington, Texas
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on November 13, 2010. This fight was a huge controversy after the fight when the decision was ruled in favor of Mike Jones after a hard fought battle which saw Mike Jones become exhausted after the second round due to an attempt at finishing the fight. A rematch for this fight happened on February 19, 2011, with Karass losing a convincing fight holding his side.
Professional boxing record
Exhibition boxing record
Big Knockout Boxing record
See also
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Notable boxing families
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References
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Sportspeople from Los Mochis
Boxers from Sinaloa
Welterweight boxers
1982 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
Light-middleweight boxers