Jesús Soto Karass

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Karass.

Jesús Soto Karass
Statistics
Real name	Jesús Soto Karass
Nickname(s)	El Renuente "The Reluctant"
Rated at	Light Middleweight Welterweight
Height	5ft 11in (182 cm)
Reach	74 in (189 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1982-10-15) October 15, 1982 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	28
Wins by KO	18
Losses	10
Draws	3
No contests	1

Jesús Soto Karass (born October 15, 1982 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Mexican boxer in the Welterweight division. He is the former WBC Continental Americas and the NABF Welterweight Champion. Jesús is the younger brother of boxer José Luis Soto Karass.

Personal life

Jesús has a brother who is also a boxer, José Luis Soto Karass.

Pro career

Soto Karass holds wins over Michel Rosales, Saúl Román, Carson Jones, Vince Phillips, David Estrada, and Andre Berto. He is signed to Bob Arum's Top Rank. 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 vs. Pacquiao in Dallas 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.

Comeback

After a four fight losing streak capped by a 5th round TKO by Gabriel Rosado Karass came back on May 26, 2012 and won a split decision against Said El Harrak. He followed this up with a 5th round TKO of fellow contender Euri Gonzalez.

Karass vs Maidana

On September 15, 2012, Karass was matched against Marcos Maidana, a former contender at 140 who was looking to mend his career after a shutout loss to Devon Alexander in his welterweight debut. Karass started off the bout strongly, as Maidana's much vaunted power appeared to have minimal effect on the far larger former junior middleweight contender. Despite his initial success, eventually one of Maidana's shots landed true and dropped Karass hard. The referee stopped the bout so as to prevent a visibly hurt Karass from taking more punishment.

Karass vs. Berto

Following his grueling loss to Maidana, Karass achieved a win over former Turkish contender Selcuk Aydin. This would set up his biggest fight to date, a match against Andre Berto, a former WBC welterweight champion who had lost two of his last three bouts. The bout was extremely competitive and close, with both fighters having moments throughout the fight. Berto would eventually drop Karass in round eleven, before in a shocking turn of events, Karass would land a beautiful left hook right on Berto's temple. Berto was unable to recover and the referee called off the match, giving Karass his signature win. However, the knockout was later to be revealed that Karass did not land the punch. Berto threw an overhand right which tore a muscle in his shoulder. That was even said by Berto in 24/7 with his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr which Berto lost by a lopsided unanimous decision.

Karass vs. Thurman

High off his win over Berto, Karass faced off against hard hitting Keith Thurman, a rising contender. Thurman completely dominated the fight, mercilessly battering Karass around the ring, including dropping him in the fifth round. By the ninth, following a brutal combination that left a senseless Karass tumbling to the canvas, the referee called off the match.

Karass vs. Alexander

On June 21, 2014, Karass was paired against Devon Alexander, a former junior welterweight and welterweight champion who had just lost his IBF welterweight title to Akron native Shawn Porter. The bout was an entertaining one, with Alexander keeping his distance while Karass made adjustments and picked up the pace as the rounds went on. Karass would ultimately lose by wide decision, scores that many felt were not representative of the fight.

Switch to BKB

Soto Karass made his Big Knockout Boxing debut on April 4, 2015, facing super welterweight contender Ed Paredes. Soto Karass' activity allowed him to prevail by unanimous decision.

On June 27, 2015, Soto Karass returned to BKB, this time facing super lightweight contender Adrian Granados. Granados and Soto Karass exchanged big shots in an exciting affair which Granados won by split decision.

Professional boxing record

28 Wins (18 Knockouts, 10 Decisions), 10 Losses, 3 Draws, 1 No Contest
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	28-10-3	Devon Alexander	UD	10	2014-06-21	StubHub Center, Carson, California
Loss	28-9-3	Keith Thurman	TKO	9 (12)	2013-12-14	AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas	For Interim WBA Welterweight title.
Win	28-8-3	Andre Berto	TKO	12 (12)	2013-07-27	AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas	Won vacant NABF Welterweight title.
Win	27-8-3	Selçuk Aydın	MD	10	2013-01-26	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	26-8-3	Marcos Maidana	TKO	8 (12)	2012-09-15	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	For vacant WBA Inter-Continental Welterweight title.
Win	26-7-3	Euri González	TKO	5 (10)	2012-07-07	OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa, California
Win	25-7-3	Said El Harrak	SD	10	2012-05-26	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona
Loss	24-7-3	Gabriel Rosado	TKO	5 (10)	2012-01-21	Asylum Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	24-6-3	Mike Jones	UD	12	2011-02-19	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	For NABA, WBO NABO & WBC Continental Americas Welterweight titles.
Loss	24-5-3	Mike Jones	MD	10	2010-11-13	Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas	For NABA, WBO NABO & WBC Continental Americas Welterweight titles.
NC	24-4-3	Gabriel Martinez	NC	2 (10)	2010-05-29	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
Loss	24-4-3	Alfonso Gomez	TD	6 (10)	2009-11-14	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	For vacant WBC Continental Americas Welterweight title.
Win	24-3-3	Edvan Dos Santos Barros	UD	10	2009-08-29	Quick Trip Ballpark, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
Win	23-3-3	Carson Jones	UD	10	2009-02-06	Maywood Activity Center, Maywood, California, USA
Win	22-3-3	Hicklet Lau	TKO	2 (10)	2008-11-28	Santa Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA
Win	21-3-3	David Estrada	TKO	8 (12)	2008-07-25	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Won vacant NABF Welterweight title.
Win	20-3-3	Chris Smith	UD	10	2008-04-11	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Retained WBC Continental Americas Welterweight title.
Win	19-3-3	Germaine Sanders	UD	10	2008-01-18	Jacob Brown Auditorium, Brownsville, Texas, USA
Win	18-3-3	Juan Manuel Buendia	UD	10	2007-11-15	Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Win	17-3-3	Jose Antonio Ojeda	TKO	3 (10)	2007-08-17	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, USA	Retained WBC Continental Americas Welterweight title.
Draw	16-3-3	Gilbert Venegas	SD	12	2007-05-25	Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	Retained WBC Continental Americas Welterweight title.
Win	16-3-2	Luciano Perez	RTD	7 (12)	2006-12-15	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA	Retained WBC Continental Americas Welterweight title.
Win	15-3-2	Michel Rosales	TKO	11 (12)	2006-10-20	Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, USA	Retained WBC Continental Americas Welterweight title.
Win	14-3-2	Vince Phillips	RTD	9 (12)	2006-06-02	Envy Night Club, Tucson, Arizona, USA	Won WBC Continental Americas Welterweight title.
Win	13-3-2	Fernando Mena	UD	8	2006-02-18	The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	12-3-2	Juan Yoani Cervantes	UD	6	2005-12-10	Activity Center, Maywood, California, USA
Draw	11-3-2	Manuel Gomez	MD	10	2005-05-06	Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona, USA
Loss	11-3-1	Yuri Foreman	UD	8	2005-02-24	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, USA
Loss	11-2-1	Freddy Hernandez	UD	10	2004-07-13	Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, California, USA
Loss	11-1-1	Nurhan Suleymanoglu	UD	12	2004-01-15	Arena Theatre, Houston, Texas, USA	For vacant WBA Fedecentro Light Middleweight title.
Win	11-0-1	Oscar Delgado	TKO	7 (8)	2003-07-17	Grand Arena, City of Industry, California, USA
Win	10-0-1	Jaime Morales	UD	8	2003-05-05	Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Draw	9-0-1	Cristian Solano	MD	10	2003-01-18	Estadio Emilo Ibarra Almada, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	9-0	Marco Antonio Garcia	TKO	6 (6)	2002-07-19	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	8-0	Saul Roman	KO	1 (6)	2002-04-20	Salon Astroleon, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	7-0	Eric Rodriguez	TKO	6 (6)	2002-02-22	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	6-0	Macial Higuera	KO	1 (6)	2001-12-21	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	5-0	Francisco Martinez	TKO	1 (6)	2001-12-07	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	4-0	Jose Orozco	TKO	4 (4)	2001-11-03	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	3-0	Joel Gonzalez	TKO	1 (4)	2001-09-14	Forum del Mayo, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	2-0	Raymundo Verdugo	TKO	1 (4)	2001-08-01	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	1-0	Edgar Inzunza	TKO	1 (4)	2001-06-29	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	Professional Debut.

Big Knockout Boxing record

1 Win (1 decision, 0 knockout), 1 Loss, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd, Time	Date	Location	Event	Notes
Loss	1-1	Adrían Granados	SD	5	2015-06-27	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	BKB 3
Win	1–0	Ed Paredes	UD	5	2015-04-04	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	BKB 2	Big Knockout Boxing debut.

See also

• Notable boxing families

External links

• Professional boxing record for Jesús Soto Karass from BoxRec

Awards and achievements
Vacant Title last held by Vince Phillips	WBC Continental Americas Welterweight Champion June 2, 2006 – December 20, 2008 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Orlando Lora
Vacant Title last held by Andre Berto	NABF Welterweight Champion July 25, 2008 – January 17, 2009 Vacated	Succeeded by Saul Alvarez