Chris John (boxer)

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This article is about the boxer. For the U.S. Representative, see Chris John.
Chris John

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Real name Yohannes Christian John
Nickname(s) The Dragon
The Indonesian Thin Man
Rated at Featherweight
Height 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Reach 65 in (170 cm)
Nationality Flag of Indonesia Indonesian
Birth date September 14, 1979 (1979-09-14) (age 29)
Birth place Banjarnegara, Indonesia (Resides in Semarang)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 44
Wins 42
Wins by KO 22
Losses 0
Draws 2
No contests 0

Yohannes Christian John (born September 14, 1979 in Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia) is the current WBA featherweight boxing champion.

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[edit] Professional career

John started boxing in his early childhood and was trained by his father Johan Tjahjadi (aka Thjia Foek Sem), a former amateur boxer. John is the third Indonesian to win a boxing world title, following Ellyas Pical and Nico Thomas. John turned professional in 1997 and is known as "Thin Man" before he proclaimed his new nick name "The Dragon" that he uses until today.

In 2005 John split with trainer Sutan Rambing then joined Harry's Gym in Perth, Australia, where he is currently trained and managed by Craig Christian.

In the year 2008, Chris John was interviewed by ESPN and he stated that he will fight another 5 or 6 fights and will retire as the best featherweight that the world have ever seen.

On October 24, Chris reached and won his 10th milestone world title defense fight, which was also his 5th mandatory fight, against Japan boxer Hiroyuki Enoki in Tokyo, Japan.

On February 28, 2009, Chris John again staked his world title against Rocky Juarez in Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, which served as the main undercard for the Marquez-Diaz lightweight title bout. This is the very first time that he fought in the American soil. John seemed to take control of the fight in the middle rounds, but Juarez rallied to take the final two, resulting in a seemingly controversial draw. HBO's Harold Lederman and Max Kellerman both had the fight scored 8 rounds to 4 for Chris John.

[edit] Trainers

  • 2005 - present: Craig Christian
  • 1997 - 2004: Sutan Rambing
  • 1984 - 1997: Johan Tjahjadi (John's father)

[edit] Notable matches

[edit] Additional

In addition to being a professional boxer, Chris John is also a member of national wushu team. His successful achievements as a wushu athlete include:

  • Gold Medalist, South East Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, 1997
  • Bronze Medalist, South East Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2001
  • Gold Medalist, Indonesian multi events games (National Olympic), Jakarta, 1996
  • Gold Medalist, Indonesian wushu championship

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

New title WBA Featherweight Interim Champion
September 26, 2003 - November 1, 2003
Promoted		 Succeeded by
Yuriorkis Gamboa
Preceded by
Derrick Gainer
Lost bid for super title		 WBA Featherweight Champion
November 1, 2003 - Present
Regular title until August 22, 2005		 Incumbent


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