Jesus Soto Karass: “I’m looking to box and be more intelligent inside the ring”

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“Yes. Well obviously I’ve been a fighter that’s been characterized as an aggressive fighter that likes to go toe-to-toe, but lately I’ve been boxing a little bit more, I’ve been a little smarter, a little more intelligent, that’s what I’ve been working in the ring. But as always, as always, if it comes down to it, I have the balls to go toe-to-toe if I need to, then obviously it’s going to favor me, and I feel that I’m accustomed to that style and I’m going to do what it takes to win. But still, obviously there’s a little bit of skill involved, and a game plan to be smart, and that’s always going to be in the back of my mind.”

Jesus Soto Karass

In the 12-round co-featured attraction of a December 14th show to be televised by Showtime Sports and headlined by a bout between WBA werlterweight champion Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana, Keith Thurman will defend his interim WBA Welterweight World Championship against Jesus Soto Karass.

On the same telecast Leo Santa Cruz will put his WBC Super Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda in a 12-round bout and Beibut Shumenov faces Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov’s WBA Super & IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).