Jesús Soto Karass (born October 15, 1982) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2018. who has challenged once for the WBA interim welterweight 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, 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 Arlington, Texas 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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes47WinNeeco MaciasMD10Nov 8, 201846Loss28–13–4 Juan Carlos AbreuKO8 (10), Nov 2, 201745Loss28–12–4 Mauricio HerreraMD10Aug 4, 201744Loss28–11–4 Yoshihiro KamegaiRTD8 (10), Sep 10, 201643Draw28–10–4 Yoshihiro KamegaiSD10Apr 15, 2016 42Loss28–10–3 Devon AlexanderUD10Jun 21, 2014 41Loss28–9–3 Keith ThurmanTKO 9 (12), Dec 14, 201340Win28–8–3 Andre BertoTKO 12 (12), Jul 27, 201339Win27–8–3 Selçuk AydınMD10Jan 26, 201338Loss26–8–3 Marcos MaidanaTKO8 (12), Sep 15, 201237Win26–7–3 Euri GonzálezTKO5 (10), Jul 7, 201236Win25–7–3 Said El Harrak10May 26, 201235Loss24–7–3 Gabriel RosadoTKO5 (10), Jan 21, 201234Loss24–6–3 Mike JonesUD12Feb 19, 201133Loss24–5–3 Mike Jones10Nov 13, 20103224–4–3 Gabriel MartínezNC2 (10), May 29, 201031Loss24–4–3Alfonso Gómez6 (10), Nov 14, 200930Win24–3–3Edvan Dos Santos BarrosUD10Aug 29, 200929Win23–3–3Carson JonesUD10Feb 6, 200928Win22–3–3Hicklet LauTKO2 (10), Nov 28, 200827Win21–3–3David EstradaTKO8 (12), Jul 25, 200826Win20–3–3Chris SmithUD10Apr 11, 200825Win19–3–3Germaine SandersUD10Jan 18, 200824Win18–3–3Juan Manuel BuendiaUD10Nov 15, 200723Win17–3–3Jose Antonio OjedaTKO3 (10), Aug 17, 200722Draw16–3–3Gilbert Venegas12May 25, 200721Win16–3–2Luciano PerezRTD7 (12), Dec 15, 200620Win15–3–2Michel RosalesTKO11 (12), Oct 20, 200619Win14–3–2Vince Phillips9 (12), Jun 2, 200618Win13–3–2Fernando MenaUD8Feb 18, 200617Win12–3–2Juan Yoani CervantesUD6Dec 10, 200516Draw11–3–2Manuel Gomez10May 6, 200515Loss11–3–1Yuri ForemanUD8Feb 24, 200514Loss11–2–1Freddy HernándezUD10Jul 13, 200413Loss11–1–1Nurhan SüleymanoğluUD12Jan 15, 200412Win11–0–1Oscar DelgadoTKO7 (8)Jul 17, 200311Win10–0–1Jaime Morales8May 5, 200310Draw9–0–1Cristian Solano10Jan 18, 20039Win9–0Marco Antonio GarciaTKO6Jul 19, 20028Win8–0Saúl RománKO1 (4)Apr 20, 20027Win7–0Eric RodriguezTKO6 (6)Feb 22, 20026Win6–0Macial Higuera1Dec 21, 20015Win5–0Francisco MartinezTKO1 (4)Dec 7, 20014Win4–0Jose OrozcoTKO4 (4)Nov 3, 20013Win3–0Joel GonzalezTKO1 (4)Sep 14, 20012Win2–0Raymundo VerdugoTKO1 (4)Aug 1, 20011Win1–0Edgar Inzunza1 (4)Jun 29, 2001

Exhibition boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes10–0 Marco Antonio Barrera6Jun 11, 2021

Big Knockout Boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes2Loss1–1 Adrían GranadosSD5Jun 27, 2015 1Win1–0 Ed ParedesUD5Apr 4 2015

See also Notable boxing families

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