Keith Thurman v Jesus Soto Karass: Interim WBA World Welterweight Title

Thurman and Soto Karass(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Sevak Sarkisian: As most fight fans already know, Keith Thurman (21-0-19Ko’s) will be facing tuff Mexican veteran Jesus Sotto Karass (28-8-18Ko’s) this Saturday. The bout will be the co-future for the Broner v Maidana card in San Antonio Texas and will be televised live on Showtime.

Keith Thurman was originally viewed as an exciting big puncher, however he has proved over the course of his last few fights that he is much more than just a big puncher. Thurman possesses good boxing skills and knows how to use the ring well when he has to. He also has a high boxing I.Q and has shown that he can make adjustments in the middle of a fight. Thurman also possesses an offensive mentality and always brings a lot of tenacity into the ring each time he fights.

Keith Thurman: I’ll make sure Soto Karass goes to sleep real nice

Thurman and Soto Karass(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) sees his fight this Saturday night against Jesus Soto Karass (28-8-3, 18 KO’s) as a showcase fight for him to display his skills to fans across the United States in this Showtime televised fight at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

The 25-year-old Thurman’s fight won’t be the main event, as this isn’t as big as the feature bout between WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana. Thurman hopes to graduate into being a main event fighter soon. It might not happen until he picks up a big win over Broner and some of the other top fighters in the division, but Thurman is definitely on course to accomplish that if he can keep picking up big wins like his recent 10th round stoppage win over Diego Chaves in his last fight in July.

Keith Thurman targeting Adrien Broner in 2014

Keith Thurman(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Allan Fox: WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner might be on borrowed time as the WBA 147 lb. champion because the interim belt holder Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) is focused on going after Broner’s title in 2014. As the interim champion, Thurman is poised to fight for Broner’s belt, and it’s going to make it interesting for Broner and for Golden Boy Promotions in 2014 to see what they do to avoid the fight.

Few people think Broner will actually fight Thurman due to his lack of size and power in the 147 lb. weight class, but it’s going to be interesting to see what Broner or Golden Boy comes up with in order to avoid that fight. You can’t make Broner the next Floyd Mayweather Jr. with him getting beaten by Keith Thurman.

Thurman sees Soto-Karass as stepping stone to Mayweather

thurman2332By Dan Ambrose: Interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) sees his December 14th clash against #10 WBA Jesus Soto Karass (28-8-3, 18 KO’s) as a building block to get him closer to a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer sees Mayweather-Thurman as the only fight to make for Thurman if he keeps winning.

The Thurman-Soto Karass fight will take place as the co-feature on the Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana Showtime televised card next month at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Thurman said “Soto Karass is one of those stepping stones I need to pass to make my dreams come true [to fight Mayweather]. I can box. I can punch. I’m always looking for one punch. I love ending fights early. I’m ready to plant my feet and throw big punches.”

Prediction on Golden Boys future plans

broner999Golden Boy promotions last grand event “The One” didn’t live up to hype and the action didn’t play as we expected. Although others may have different opinions, that’s what I thought of the event. Golden Boy had yet to release news regarding their future events and they surprised me and I’m sure many hardcore boxing fans with 2 stacked cards for December of this year.

December 7th will be featuring a co main event that  gave me butterflies and is a fight I’ve been anticipating for months now. Austin Trout (26-1, 14 KO’s Vs Erislandy Lara (18-1-2, 12 KO’s) for the WBA interim title.

Like many I was hoping that fight would have been put on “The One” rather than Carlos Molina vs Ishe Smith but what’s happened has happened. But that fight could be a fight of the year due to Trout and Lara’s slick style of fighting. And I was also amused by the twitter trash talk between the two.

Broner vs. Maidana a done deal for December 14th in Las Vegas, Nevada

broner#1 - CopyBy Dan Ambrose: WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner (27-0, 22 KO’s) vs. Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31 KO’s) is a done deal for December 14th, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The fight will be pay-per-view on Showtime, and the co-feature bout will be undefeated interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) defending his interim title against Jesus Soto Karass (28-8-3, 18 KO’s).

Rafael said on his twitter: “Richard Schaefer tells me @AdrienBroner vs. @ChinoMaidana is a done deal. Dec. 14 on @SHOsports PPV at the @MGMGrand. Bring it on!!! #boxing.”

Broner-Maidana will be a good fight because it’ll give fans a chance to see if Broner is for real at 147. His fight against Paulie Malignaggi last June showed that Broner might have the power or the size to compete in this division, because Malignaggi was considered by many fans to be the weak link among the 147 lb. champions.

Zab Judah to face Paulie Malignaggi on December 7th in New York

malig56By Allan Fox: Paulie Malignaggi (32-5, 7 KO’s) will be facing Zab Judah (42-8, 29 KO’s) on December 7th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, according to Showtime’s Al Bernstein. On the undercard will be welterweights Keith Thurman vs. Jesus Soto Karass. There’s no word about Amir Khan battling Devon Alexander, so you have to assume that we won’t be seeing that fight any time soon.

Judah-Malignaggi pits too fighters coming off of losses and in need of a big win. Malignaggi lost his WBA title to Adrien Broner last June by a much disputed 12 round split decision in Brooklyn, New York. Judah lost to to WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia by a narrow 12 round unanimous decision last April.

Robert Guerrero turns down Thurman fight; Wants Broner-Maidana winner

guerrero22By Allan Fox: Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KO’s) has reportedly turned down a fight against interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) for November 2nd or 9th, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.

Instead of facing Thurman, Guerrero wants to fight the winner of the November 9th pay-per-view fight between Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana. It appears that that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer may accommodate Guerrero, but he’ll have to wait until next year for the fight to happen.

Keith Thurman likes the idea of fighting Robert Guerrero on November 2nd

guerrero45By Allan Fox: Interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) is on board with fighting former two division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KO’s) next in a fight that could take place on November 2nd. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer wants to make the Guerrero-Thurman fight, and he’s hoping to get it put together for November 2nd if he can get the two fighters to agree on the contract.

Thurman said to RingTV “It’s an exciting fight for me, because Guerrero, he’s been in the mix within the welterweight division, which is pretty much where I want to be…I think it’s a great test, and a great opportunity to see what Keith Thurman is all about.”