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LAS VEGAS -- Unbeaten welterweight (147 pounds) Mike Jones sat scarfing down his late-night meal at the Strip Steak Restaurant of the Mandalay Hotel, where, about two hours earlier, the 27-year-old Philadelphia fighter had emerged victorious from his second straight unanimous decision scrap with Mexican brawler, Jesus Soto-Karass.
Although Jones (24-0, 18 knockouts) had successfully out-maneuvered Soto Karass (25-6-3, 16 KOs), boxing him bloody over the course of a crowd-pleasing, brutal, 12-round clash that was promoted by Top Rank Promitions, the nearly 6-foot tall pugilist did not escape the evening unscathed.
Dark shades cloaked the raised welts beneath both eyes, and the slight swelling on his bottom lip occasionally muffled his speech -- the result of a number of classic exchanges during his under card bout to a main event featuring former WBA interim super flyweight (115 pounds) titlist, Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KOs), of the Philippines, scoring a second-round knockout over WBO and WBC king, Fernando Montiel (44-3-2, 34 KOs), of Mexico, in a bantamweight (118 pounds) unification match.
Jones-Soto-Karass I had taken place on the under card of a unanimous decision win by eight-division king Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) over Antonio Margarito for the WBC's junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt, this, being added to the WBO welterweight crown that Pacquiao already owned.
Judges Duane Ford, Robert Hoyle and Ricardo Ocasio had it 115-113, 116-112, and, 1117-111, respectively, for Jones. FanHouse also had it 117-111 for Jones, who out-landed Soto-Karass, 408-to-226, overall, 226-93, in jabs, and, 182-to-133 in power punches.
Jones spoke to FanHouse about his fight during this Q&A.
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Source: http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2011/02/20/machine-gun-mike-jones-returns-against-jesus-soto-karass/
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