Jones-Soto-Karass

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (24-0, 18 KO’s) got an important last Saturday night in defeating fringe welterweight contender Jesus Soto-Karass (24-6-3, 16 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Instead of trying to slug it with Soto-Karass like he did last time [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Bob Arum is frustrated after watching his unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (24-0, 18 KO’s) defeat Jesus Soto-Karass (24-6-3, 18 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones dominated Soto-Karass, cutting him up and winning by the scores of 115-113, [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (24-0, 18 KO’s) looked a lot better tonight in beating Jesus Soto-Karass (24-6-3, 16 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision on the undercard of the Nonito Donaire vs. Fernando Montiel card compared to how Jones looked last time he fought Soto-Karass last year. Saturday nights’ fight, [...]

By Jim Dower: In early action on Saturday’s Nonito Donaire vs. Fernando Montiel fight card at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (24-0, 18 KO’s) improved on his previous performance against Jesus Soto-Karass (24-6-3, 16 KO’s), defeating him by a 12 round unanimous decision by the scores [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum was reportedly fuming at Thursday’s news conference for the Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire fight for Saturday, complaining long and hard about the fact that WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-0, 21 KO’s) is being matched up against light welterweight Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KO’s) instead the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The last Jesus Soto-Karass (24-5-3, 16 KO’s) fought unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KO’s), Soto-Karass lost a questionable 10 round majority decision last year in November. On tomorrow night, the 28-year-old Soto-Karass intends on taking the judges out of the fight by knocking Jones out at the Mandalay Bay Resort [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KO’s) and Jesus Soto Karass (24-5-3, 16 KO’s) will be fighting a rematch this Saturday night on the undercard of the Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones and Karass fought last year on the [...]

HBO’s hit late-night boxing franchise kicks off a new season with a double dose of action when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: FERNANDO MONTIEL VS. NONITO DONAIRE AND MIKE JONES VS. JESUS SOTO KARASS is seen SATURDAY, FEB. 19 at 9:45 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT), from the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, [...]

Philadelphia, PA–Overcoming the loss of his 10-year-old son 12 years ago, Vaughn Jackson, Mike Jones’ trainer, has turned tragedy into inspiration with the help of family, faith and boxing. Jackson is winding down his training with Jones, who meets Jesus Soto-Karass (a rematch of their Nov. 13 fight, which Jones won by majority decision) on [...]

As unbeaten Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, who is 23-0, 18 KOs and is ranked as high as the #2 welterweight in the world by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) behind champion Manny Pacquiao, prepares to defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas, NABO and NABA titles in a rematch against Mexico’s Jesus Soto-Karass [...]

MIKE JONES FACT SHEET • 27 years old (April 26, 1983) • Born in Philadelphia (Mt. Airy section; now lives in Frankford section of Phila.)

Philadelphia, PA–Danny Davis, who has been Bernard Hopkins’ strength & conditioning coach for eight years, has been added in that capacity to Mike Jones’ team as Jones, the undefeated welterweight contender from Philadelphia, prepares for his rematch vs. Jesus Soto-Karass on Feb. 19 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Philadelphia, PA–Undefeated welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KOs) has taken advantage of the snowy conditions in Philadelphia to help prepare for his rematch with Jesus Soto-Karass (24-5-3, 16 KOs) on Feb. 19 at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas.

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KO’s) was supposed to be someone that could eventually compete with the top welterweights in the division and soon become one of the welterweight champions. However, the 27-year-old Jones was badly exposed in a fight with fringe welterweight contender Jesus Soto-Karass last November, winning by [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Number #2 ranked WBO welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KO’s) will get a second shot at #15 ranked Jesus Soto-Karass (24-5-3, 16 KO’s) in a 12 round bout on February 19th on the undercard of the Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las [...]

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KO’s) and Jesus Soto-Karass (24-5-3, 16 KO’s) will do it all over again on February 19th, when they square off once again to find out who the better fighter is at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Karass-Jones fight will [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Welterweight contender Jesus Soto-Karass (24-5-3, 16 KO’s) will be facing unbeaten Mike Jones (23-0, 18 KO’s) on February 19th in 2011, according to news from Dan Rafael of ESPN.