Welterweight Juan Carlos Abreu (20-3-1, 19 KOs) who had little fan fare leading up to his main event on ESPN knocked out  Jesus Soto Karass (28-13-4, 18 KOs) in round eight on Thursday night at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona. Abreu thoroughly outclassed Soto Karass from start to finish dropping him twice in the eighth with the time of the stoppage being 1:07.