BOXING NEWS 24

Jesus Soto Karass

Berto: I could be facing Mayweather next year

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berto233By Dan Ambrose: With two losses in his last three fights, former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto’s career as a upper level fighter is on the ropes as he approaches his July 27th fight against Jesus Soto Karass (27-8-3, 17 KO’s) at the AT&T Center, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Despite how bleak things are looking for the 29-year-old Berto, he thinks he has a good chance of getting a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. next year if he can somehow get past Soto Karass. However, it’s incredibly difficult to imagine Mayweather turning his sights towards Berto, even if he gets past Soto Karass in July.

Berto vs. Soto Karass on July 27th in San Antonio, Texas

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1387By Eric Thomas: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-2, 22 KO’s) is in a do or die fight on July 27th against the always tough Jesus Soto Karass (27-8-3, 17 KO’s) at the At&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Berto hasn’t fought since taking a beating in losing to Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero last November in Ontario, Texas.

Thurman-Chaves & Berto-Soto Karass on July 20th or 27th on Showtime

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thurman432By Allan Fox: According to Dan Rafael, Golden Boy Promotions is putting together a big fight card on July 20th or July 27th on Showtime with #10 WBC welterweight Jesus Soto-Karass (27-8-3, 17 KO’s) facing former IBFC/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-2, 22 KO’s) and #1 WBO, #4 WBA, #13 IBF, Keith Thurman (20-0, 18 KO’s) battling Interim WBA World welterweight champion Diego Chaves (22-0, 18 KO’s) at a still to be determined venue.

This is a good card because we’ll find out a lot of things starting with whether Berto has anything left in the tank after having lost two out of his last three fights and looked poor in all three of them. Berto is coming off of a 12 round unanimous decision loss to Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero last November.

Soto-Karass had easier time with Aydin than Guerrero

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aydin12By Allan Fox: After watching Jesus Soto-Karass (27-8-3, 17 KO’s) easily beat Selcuk Aydin (23-2, 17 KO’s) last Saturday night in a 12 round majority decision victory, suddenly Robert Guerrero’s 12 round unanimous decision victory over Aydin isn’t looking so special now.

In watching those two fights, it’s clear that Soto-Karass has a much easier time against Aydin compared to Guerrero. Forget about the fact that Guerrero beat Aydin by a 12 round unanimous decision compared to the 12 round majority decision victory that Soto-Karass earned against Aydin.

Aydin needs to dump Adam Booth

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aydin2By Scott Gilfoid: Welterweight knockout artist Selcuk Aydin (23-2, 17 KO’s) looked worse than he ever has before in losing by a 10 round majority decision to the good but VERY beatable Jesus Soto-Karass (27-8-3, 17 KO’s) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Aydin looked completely lost with his new trainer Adam Booth.

Under Booth’s guidance, Aydin went from an exciting slugger to a cautious boxer/puncher, and he looked just awful in making that transformation. Aydin was much better before with his previous trainer, I think. I don’t know what Booth was trying to transform Aydin into, but sure didn’t work because he looked completely befuddled out there.

Soto-Karass defeats Aydin

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soto-karassBy Jim Dower: Jesus Soto-Karass (27-8-3, 17 KO’s) showed his class tonight in beating the hard hitting Selcuk Aydin 23-2, 17 KO’s) by a 1- round majority decision at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first fight for Aydin with his new trainer Adam Booth and it really showed.

Aydin looked confused in trying to box the taller Soto-Karass from the outside instead of plodding forward and slugging it out with his old style of fighting. The judges scored the fight 97-93, 97-93 and 95-95. In hindsight, Aydin would have been much better off had he fought using his old style of fighting where he would slug it out.

Selcuk Aydin vs. Jesus Soto-Karass on Saturday, 1/26 in Las Vegas

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aydin4521345By Jason Kim: #3 WBC Selcuk Aydin (23-1, 17 KO’s) will be trying to show improvement in his career this Saturday night against Jesus Soto-Karass (26-8-3, 17 KO’s) in a 10 round bout at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Aydin, 29, lost his last fight to Robert Guerrero last July in a 12 round unanimous decision loss and in doing so, Aydin lost his unbeaten record and his #1 ranking by the WBC in the welterweight division.

It was somewhat disappointing for Aydin because he had been passed over for ages by former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto, and it seemed kind of sad to see Aydin beaten before getting a title shot. The only consolation was that his fight with Guerrero was for the interim WBC 147 pound title, but that’s a much different thing that fighting for a title.

Aydin vs. Soto-Karass, Matthysse vs. Dallas Jr. on 1/26

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aydin4521345By Jason Kim: #3 WBC welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin (23-1, 17 KO’s) will be fighting for the first time with new trainer Adam Booth on January 26h against Jesus Soto-Karass (26-8-3, 17 KO’s0 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Aydin, 29, lost his last fight to former three division world champion Robert Guerrero by a 12 round unanimous decision in July of last year. Although Aydin looked powerful with his shots, he looked incredibly raw for a fighter with six year of pro experience under his belt and he performed poorly other than when he was landing big power shots.

Maidana needs to move down in weight

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Image: Maidana needs to move down in weightBy Eric Thomas: Marcos Maidana (32-3, 29 KO’s) won a grueling 8th round TKO victory over Jesus Soto-Karass (26-8-3, 17 KO’s) last Saturday night on the undercard of the Saul Alvarez vs. Josesito Lopez fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. For Maidana, this was his second fight at welterweight and he didn’t look great against a journeyman level fighter in Soto-Karass.

Maidana, who won the vacant WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title, failed to prove that he belongs at this weight unless he’s comfortable with being just a contender.

Alvarez destroys Lopez in 5th round: Maidana stops Soto-Karass; De Leon defeats Gonzalez

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Image: Alvarez destroys Lopez in 5th round: Maidana stops Soto-Karass; De Leon defeats Gonzalez(Photos: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME) By Allan Fox: As expected, WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) had an easy time defeating #4 WBC Josesito Lopez (30-5, 18 KO’s) by a 5th round TKO on Saturday night on Showtime at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez knocked Lopez down in rounds 2,3 and 4. In the 5th, referee Joe Cortez stopped the fight. Lopez couldn’t handle Alvarez’s power.

This fight was just too easy for Alvarez, and it never really get interesting because Lopez, who recently moved up from welterweight, just didn’t have the size to compete with Alvarez in this fight.