Moments ago, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, undefeated WBA interim welterweight champion Keith Thurman scored an impressive 9th round stoppage of tough challenger Jesus Soto Karass. Both fighters came out throwing bombs, but it was the superior technique and speed of Thurman that allowed him to take control and close the show. Relive all the action in FightHype’s round-by-round results.
ROUND 1 Karass jabs to the body. Thurman lands his jab. HARD right hand lands for Karass and Thurman is rocked. Karass jumps on him. Thurman shakes it off and lands a 1-2. Left hand lands for Thurman. Karass digs to the body. Counter left lands for Thurman. Right from Karass just misses Thurman. 1-2 lands for Thurman. STIFF jab lands for Thurman. Left hook lands for Thurman. Double jab lands for Thurman. Karass digs to the body. Thurman answers. HARD right to the body followed by a left landss for Thurman. Another hard shot from Thurman has Karass backing up. Good action in that round. Round to Thurman.
Thurman 10 Karass 9
ROUND 2 1-2 lands for Thurman, but he eats a hook from Karass. Nice overhand right lands for Karass. Thurman jabs to the body. Hard left to the body lands for Karass. Short left hook lands for Thurman. Thurman lands some jabs. Right from Karass falls short. HARD left hook lands for Thurman. They trade jabs. Nice combo lands for Thurman. Karass digs to the body. Overhand right lands for Thurman. A break in the action after Karass lands a low blow. They trade at the end. Round to Thurman.
Thurman 20 Karass 18
ROUND 3 They trade jabs. Overhand right lands for Karass. Thurman lands a couple jabs and an uppercut. 1-2 lands for Thurman. Karass digs to the body. Thurman answers with one of his own. Thurman up on his toes boxing from the outside. Another left to the body lands for Karass. They trade to the body. Karass getting some work done. Overhand right gets in for Karass. Thurman keeps getting backed up to the ropes. Quick combo lands for Thurman. Close round, but I give this one to Karass.
Thurman 29 Karass 28
ROUND 4 Thurman jabs to the body. Karass lands his jab. Thurman digs a right to the body. Left hook lands for Thurman followed by a 1-2. Uppercut lands for Thurman. Karas lands a right. They trade to the body. Thurman doing a lot of movement. Right and a left lands for Thurman. Another nice right lands for Thurman. Karass presses forward and digs to the body. NICE left to the body followed by a right upstairs from Thurman rocks Karass back. 1-2 lands for Thurman again. Karass digs to the body. Round to Thurman.
Thurman 39 Karass 37
ROUND 5 They trade jabs. Thurman sticking and moving. Karass presses forward. Overhand right lands for Thurman. Left hook to the body lands for Thurman. Karass digs to the body. Another left to the body lands for Karass. Overhand right and a left to the body lands for Karass. Thurman gets in a hook. They trade inside. Nice combo lands for Thurman. HARD left hand lands for Thurman and Karass is down. He’s up and presses forward. Uppercut lands for Thurman. Round to Thurman.
Thurman 49 Karass 45
ROUND 6 They trade jabs. Overhand right lands for Karass. HARD three-punch combo lands for Thurman. Karass gets in a body shot. Overhand right lands for Thurman. Double jab lands for Thurman. 1-2 gets in for Thurman. Nice left to the body lands for Thurman and he slips away. Karass lands a body shot. Thurman lands his jab. Left hook lands for Thurman. Round to Thurman.
Thurman 59 Karass 54
ROUND 7 Left hook lands for Thurman. Karass digs to the body. Thurman peppers him with some jabs. They trade jabs. Karass lands an overhand right. Thurman lands a 1-2 and dips away. Karass lands a left to the body. Karass unloads on him against the ropes, but most of the punches were blocked. Thurman digs to the body. They trade on the inside. Round to Thurman.
Thurman 69 Karass 63
ROUND 8 Nice left hook to the body lands for Thurman. Karass presses forward and lands a jab. Overhand right lands for Thurman. Left hook lands for Karass. 1-2 lands for Thurman. Thurman continues to circle and box around the ring. Short left hook lands for Thurman. Counter right lands for Thurman. HARD right lands for Thurman upstairs. 1-2 lands for Thurman. They trade jabs. They trade against the ropes. Round to Thurman.
Thurman 79 Karass 72
ROUND 9 Nice uppercut from Thurman lands. Big right lands for Thurman and Karass wobbles. Thurman jumps on him and lands a few more shots. Thurman lands a few jabs. Uppercut lands for Thurman. Overhand right lands for Thurman. Karass digs some shots to the body of Thurman. Stiff jab lands for Thurman. HARD left hook and overhand right lands for Thurman and Karass freezes in his track. A follow-up 1-2 from Thurman puts Karass down and that’s it. The ref stops the fight without even counting.
THE WINNER BY WAY OF TKO…KEITH THURMAN
