Chris John (boxer)
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| Real name | Yohannes Christian John |
| Nickname(s) | The Dragon The Indonesian Thin Man |
| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) |
| Reach | 65 in (170 cm) |
| Nationality |  Indonesian |
| Born | September 14, 1979 Banjarnegara, Indonesia (Resides in Semarang) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 48 |
| Wins | 46 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 2 |
Yohannes Christian John (born September 14, 1979 in Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian professional boxer, and the current WBA (Super) featherweight champion.
John is the third Indonesian to win a boxing world title, following Ellyas Pical and Nico Thomas
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[edit] Early life
John started boxing in his early childhood and was trained by his father Johan Tjahjadi (aka Thjia Foek Sem), a former amateur boxer.
[edit] Professional career
John turned professional in 1997 and is known as "Thin Man" before he proclaimed his new nickname "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. Should he do so, he will be rated amongst the most anonymous world champions in the history of the sport, primarily due to his unwillingness to fight outside Indonesia and his unwillingness match up against the top ranked fighters of his day.
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 was the first time he had fought on 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. John had a rematch again Juarez in Las Vegas on September 19 and the fight was won by the Indonesian via a very clear 119-109, 117-111, 114-113, 12 round unanimous decision.
John defended his title for the 13th time on December 5, 2010, by defeating Argentinian David Saucedo by unanimous decision.[1]
[edit] Trainers
- 2005–present: Craig Christian
- 1997 - 2004: Sutan Rambing
- 1984 - 1997: Johan Tjahjadi (John's father)
[edit] Professional boxing record
| 46 Wins (22 knockouts, 24 decisions), 0 Losses, 2 Draws [2] | |||||||
| Res. | Opponent | Type | Rd | Date | Location | Notes | |
| Win |  Stanyslav Merdov |
UD | 12 (12) | 2011-11-30 |  Challenge Stadium, Mt Claremont, Western Australia, Australia |
Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title | |
| Win | Daud Yordan |
UD | 12 (12) | 2011-04-17 | Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title | |
| Win |  Fernando David Saucedo |
UD | 12 (12) | 2010-12-05 | Indoor Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title | |
| Win |  Rocky Juarez |
UD | 12 (12) | 2009-09-19 | MGM Grand Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title | |
| Draw | Rocky Juarez |
PTS | 12 (12) | 2009-02-28 | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, United States |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win |  Hiroyuki Enoki |
UD | 12 (12) | 2008-10-24 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win |  Roinet Caballero |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2008-01-26 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win | Zaiki Takemoto |
TKO | 9 (12) | 2007-08-19 | Kobe Fashion Mart, Kobe, Japan |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win |  Jose Rojas |
UD | 12 (12) | 2007-03-03 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win | Renan Acosta |
UD | 12 (12) | 2006-09-09 | Soemantri Brodjonegoro Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win |  Juan Manuel Marquez |
UD | 12 (12) | 2006-03-04 | Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win | Tommy Browne |
TKO | 10 (12) | 2005-08-07 | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win | Derrick Gainer |
UD | 12 (12) | 2005-04-22 | Britama Arena, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Draw | Jose Rojas |
TD | 4 (12) | 2004-12-03 | Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win | Osamu Sato |
UD | 12 (12) | 2004-06-04 | Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan |
Retained WBA featherweight title | |
| Win |  Oscar León |
SD | 12 (12) | 2003-09-26 | Bali, Indonesia |
Won WBA featherweight title | |
| Win |  Dae-Kyung Park |
TKO | 1 (12) | 2003-07-03 | Indosiar Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia |
PABA Featherweight Title | |
| Win |  Mahasamut Kiatpakpanung |
KO | 3 (12) | 2003-03-29 | Kendal, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia |
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| Win |  Dante Paulino |
TKO | 8 (12) | 2003-01-10 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Win | Ratanachai Singwancha |
UD | 10 (10) | 2002-11-01 | Semarang, Indonesia |
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| Win | Sprinkaan Khongoane |
UD | 10 (10) | 2002-08-23 | Indosiar Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Win | Dong Kook Lee |
KO | 1 (12) | 2002-06-28 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Win | Petcharoon Wor Surapol |
TKO | 5 (12) | 2002-03-29 | Bandung, Indonesia |
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| Win | Kongthawat Sorkitti |
TKO | 8 (12) | 2002-01-11 | Bandung, Indonesia |
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| Win | Soleh Sundava |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2001-11-09 | Surabaya, Indonesia |
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| Win | Kongthawat Sorkitti |
PTS | 10 (10) | 2001-07-27 | Karawang, Indonesia |
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| Win | Fernando Montilla |
TKO | 7 (10) | 2001-04-04 | Indosiar Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Win | Leed Shabu |
KO | 3 (12) | 2001-03-29 | Bogor, Indonesia |
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| Win | Vichit Chuwanata |
PTS | 10 (10) | 2000-12-22 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Win |  Uygun Siddikov |
KO | 6 (10) | 2000-09-29 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Win | Baby Lorona Jr |
PTS | 10 (10) | 2000-08-24 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Win | Khongsuriya Sitkanongsak |
KO | 9 (10) | 2000-05-26 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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| Win | Moses Seran |
KO | 3 (12) | 2000-05-05 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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[edit] Notable matches
- April 17, 2011: WUD12 over Daud Yordan in Jakarta, Indonesia - retains featherweight WBA title
- December 5, 2010: WUD12 over David Saucedo in Jakarta, Indonesia - retains featherweight WBA title
- September 19, 2009: WUD12 over Rocky Juarez (rematch) in Las Vegas, Nevada - retains featherweight WBA title
- February 28, 2009: Draw PTS with Rocky Juarez in Houston, Texas - retains featherweight WBA title
- October 24, 2008: WUD12 over Hiroyuki Enoki in Tokyo, Japan - retains featherweight WBA title
- January 26, 2008: WTKO 7 over Roinet Caballero in Jakarta, Indonesia - retains featherweight WBA title
- August 19, 2007: WTKO 9 over Zaiki Takemoto in Rokko Island, Japan - retains featherweight WBA title
- March 3, 2007: WUD12 over Jose Cheo Rojas (second fight) in Jakarta, Indonesia - retains featherweight WBA title
- September 9, 2006: WUD12 over Renan Acosta in Jakarta, Indonesia - retains featherweight WBA title
- March 4, 2006: WUD12 over Juan Manuel Márquez in Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia - retains featherweight WBA title
- August 7, 2005: WTKO 10 over Tommy Browne in Penrith, Australia - retains featherweight WBA title
- June 22, 2005: WUD12 over Derrick Gainer in Jakarta, Indonesia - retains featherweight WBA title
- December 3, 2004: TD4 with Jose Cheo Rojas due to incidental headclash in Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia - retains featherweight WBA title
- June 4, 2004: WUD12 over Osamu Sato in Tokyo, Japan - retains featherweight WBA title
- September 26, 2003: WSD12 over Oscar Leon in Bali, Indonesia - wins featherweight WBA interim title (soon interim title was upgraded to regular title by the WBA following to the loss of Derrick Gainer to Juan Manuel Márquez)
- September 9, 2001: WTKO7 over Soleh Sundava in Surabaya, Indonesia - wins featherweight PABA title.
- July 13, 1999: WKO12 over Muhammad Alfaridzi in Jakarta, Indonesia - wins Indonesian featherweight national title.
- June 4, 1998: Win decision 6 over Firman Kanda in Tangerang, Indonesia - professional debut.
[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] References
- ^ "John retains WBA featherweight title by beating Saucedo". TSN. 5 December 2010. http://www.tsn.ca/boxing/story/?id=344293. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ – BoxRec.com
[edit] External links
- Professional boxing record for Chris John from BoxRec
- Juara Tinju Kelas Bulu WBA (Indonesian)
| New title | WBA Featherweight Interim Champion September 26, 2003 – November 1, 2003 Promoted |
Vacant
Title next held by
Yuriorkis Gamboa |
| Preceded by Derrick Gainer as Champion |
WBA Featherweight Champion November 1, 2003 – June 27, 2009 Regular title until August 22, 2005 Promoted |
Succeeded by Yuriorkis Gamboa Interim champ promoted to regular |
| Vacant
Title last held by
Juan Manuel Márquez |
WBA Featherweight Super Champion June 27, 2009 – July 14, 2010 Status changed |
Vacant
Title next held by
Yuriorkis Gamboaas Unified champion |
| New title | WBA Featherweight Super Champion Super Champion in Recess July 14, 2010 – December 5, 2010 |
Career resumed |
| N/A | WBA Featherweight Champion Super Title December 5, 2010 – present |
Incumbent |
