| Jesús Soto Karass | |
| Nickname: | El Renuente ("The Reluctant") |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 9+1/2 in |
| Reach: | 72 in |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 47 |
| Wins: | 29 |
| Ko: | 18 |
| Losses: | 13 |
| Draws: | 4 |
| No Contests: | 1 |
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.[1]
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.[2] His fight with Gabriel Martínez was ruled a No Contest after an unintentional headbutt.[3]
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.[4]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Win | 29–13–4 | Neeco Macias | MD | 10 | Nov 8, 2018 | |||
| 46 | Loss | 28–13–4 | Juan Carlos Abreu | KO | 8 (10), | Nov 2, 2017 | |||
| 45 | Loss | 28–12–4 | Mauricio Herrera | MD | 10 | Aug 4, 2017 | |||
| 44 | Loss | 28–11–4 | Yoshihiro Kamegai | RTD | 8 (10), | Sep 10, 2016 | |||
| 43 | Draw | 28–10–4 | Yoshihiro Kamegai | SD | 10 | Apr 15, 2016 | |||
| 42 | Loss | 28–10–3 | Devon Alexander | UD | 10 | Jun 21, 2014 | |||
| 41 | Loss | 28–9–3 | Keith Thurman | TKO | 9 (12), | Dec 14, 2013 | |||
| 40 | Win | 28–8–3 | Andre Berto | TKO | 12 (12), | Jul 27, 2013 | |||
| 39 | Win | 27–8–3 | Selçuk Aydın | MD | 10 | Jan 26, 2013 | |||
| 38 | Loss | 26–8–3 | Marcos Maidana | TKO | 8 (12), | Sep 15, 2012 | |||
| 37 | Win | 26–7–3 | Euri González | TKO | 5 (10), | Jul 7, 2012 | |||
| 36 | Win | 25–7–3 | Said El Harrak | 10 | May 26, 2012 | ||||
| 35 | Loss | 24–7–3 | Gabriel Rosado | TKO | 5 (10), | Jan 21, 2012 | |||
| 34 | Loss | 24–6–3 | Mike Jones | UD | 12 | Feb 19, 2011 | |||
| 33 | Loss | 24–5–3 | Mike Jones | 10 | Nov 13, 2010 | ||||
| 32 | 24–4–3 | Gabriel Martínez | NC | 2 (10), | May 29, 2010 | ||||
| 31 | Loss | 24–4–3 | Alfonso Gómez | 6 (10), | Nov 14, 2009 | ||||
| 30 | Win | 24–3–3 | Edvan Dos Santos Barros | UD | 10 | Aug 29, 2009 | |||
| 29 | Win | 23–3–3 | Carson Jones | UD | 10 | Feb 6, 2009 | |||
| 28 | Win | 22–3–3 | Hicklet Lau | TKO | 2 (10), | Nov 28, 2008 | |||
| 27 | Win | 21–3–3 | David Estrada | TKO | 8 (12), | Jul 25, 2008 | |||
| 26 | Win | 20–3–3 | Chris Smith | UD | 10 | Apr 11, 2008 | |||
| 25 | Win | 19–3–3 | Germaine Sanders | UD | 10 | Jan 18, 2008 | |||
| 24 | Win | 18–3–3 | Juan Manuel Buendia | UD | 10 | Nov 15, 2007 | |||
| 23 | Win | 17–3–3 | Jose Antonio Ojeda | TKO | 3 (10), | Aug 17, 2007 | |||
| 22 | Draw | 16–3–3 | Gilbert Venegas | 12 | May 25, 2007 | ||||
| 21 | Win | 16–3–2 | Luciano Perez | RTD | 7 (12), | Dec 15, 2006 | |||
| 20 | Win | 15–3–2 | Michel Rosales | TKO | 11 (12), | Oct 20, 2006 | |||
| 19 | Win | 14–3–2 | Vince Phillips | 9 (12), | Jun 2, 2006 | ||||
| 18 | Win | 13–3–2 | Fernando Mena | UD | 8 | Feb 18, 2006 | |||
| 17 | Win | 12–3–2 | Juan Yoani Cervantes | UD | 6 | Dec 10, 2005 | |||
| 16 | Draw | 11–3–2 | Manuel Gomez | 10 | May 6, 2005 | ||||
| 15 | Loss | 11–3–1 | Yuri Foreman | UD | 8 | Feb 24, 2005 | |||
| 14 | Loss | 11–2–1 | Freddy Hernández | UD | 10 | Jul 13, 2004 | |||
| 13 | Loss | 11–1–1 | Nurhan Süleymanoğlu | UD | 12 | Jan 15, 2004 | |||
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Oscar Delgado | TKO | 7 (8) | Jul 17, 2003 | |||
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Jaime Morales | 8 | May 5, 2003 | ||||
| 10 | Draw | 9–0–1 | Cristian Solano | 10 | Jan 18, 2003 | ||||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Marco Antonio Garcia | TKO | 6 | Jul 19, 2002 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Saúl Román | KO | 1 (4) | Apr 20, 2002 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Eric Rodriguez | TKO | 6 (6) | Feb 22, 2002 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Macial Higuera | 1 | Dec 21, 2001 | ||||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Francisco Martinez | TKO | 1 (4) | Dec 7, 2001 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Orozco | TKO | 4 (4) | Nov 3, 2001 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Joel Gonzalez | TKO | 1 (4) | Sep 14, 2001 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Raymundo Verdugo | TKO | 1 (4) | Aug 1, 2001 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Edgar Inzunza | 1 (4) | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 |  Adrían Granados | SD | 5 | Jun 27, 2015 |  | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ed Paredes | UD | 5 | Apr 4 2015 | |