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Chris John Record

48-1-3
Total Fights52
Wins48
Losses1
Draws3
No-Contests0
Title Wins0
Title Defenses18
Title-Fight KOs3
KO Wins22
KO Losses1
Chris John Record & Stats
Chris John's Record
Chris John's boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Chris John's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 15 years and six months, Chris John fought 52 times with 48 wins, a single loss, and 3 draws.

      John retired from professional boxing with a record of 48-1-3, which included one world-championship elevation and 18 successful title defense fights at the featherweight weight division. He had a 42.3% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 22 of his total 52 fights being knockout wins, three of which were in title fights. The only loss in John's career was a 6th round RTD loss to Simpiwe Vetyeka in a featherweight title fight.

      His last fight was a 6th round RTD defeat to Simpiwe Vetyeka on December 6, 2013. John lost the featherweight WBA (Super) title to Vetyeka in this fight.

      Some of John's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Juan Manuel Márquez, Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo, Zaiki Takemoto, Rocky Juarez, David Saucedo, Shoji Kimura, and Stanyslav Merdov.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      52Dec 6, 201334Simpiwe VetyekaLoss *RTD6
      51Apr 14, 201333Satoshi HosonoDraw *TD
      50Nov 9, 201233Chonlatarn PiriyapinyoWin *UD
      49May 5, 201232Shoji KimuraWin *UD
      48Nov 30, 201132Stanyslav MerdovWin *UD
      47Apr 17, 201131Daud YordanWin *UD
      46Dec 5, 201031David SaucedoWin *UD
      45Sep 19, 200930Rocky JuarezWin *UD
      44Feb 28, 200929Rocky JuarezDraw *UD
      43Oct 24, 200829Hiroyuki EnokiWin *UD
      42Jan 26, 200828Roinet CaballeroWin *RTD7
      41Aug 19, 200727Zaiki TakemotoWin *RTD9
      40Mar 3, 200727Jose RojasWin *UD
      39Sep 9, 200626Renan AcostaWin *UD
      38Mar 4, 200626Juan Manuel MárquezWin *UD
      37Aug 7, 200525Tommy BrowneWin *TKO10
      36Apr 22, 200525Derrick GainerWin *UD
      35Dec 3, 200425Jose RojasDraw *TD
      34Jun 4, 200424Osamu SatoWin *UD
      33Sep 26, 200324Oscar LeónWinSD
      32Jul 3, 200323Dae-Kyung ParkWinTKO1
      31Mar 29, 200323Mahasamut KiatpakpanungWinKO3
      30Jan 10, 200323Dante PaulinoWinKO8
      29Nov 1, 200223Ratanachai Sor VorapinWinUD
      28Aug 23, 200222Sprinkaan KhongoaneWinUD
      27Jun 28, 200222Dong-Kook LeeWinKO1
      26Mar 29, 200222Petcharoon Wor SurapolWinTKO5
      25Jan 11, 200222Kongthawat SorkittiWinTKO8
      24Nov 9, 200122Soleh SundavaWinRTD6
      23Jul 27, 200121Kongthawat Sor KittiWinPTS
      22Apr 4, 200121Fernando MontillaWinTKO7
      21Mar 29, 200121Leed ShabuWinKO3
      20Dec 22, 200021Vichit ChuwanataWinPTS
      19Sep 29, 200021Uygun SiddikovWinKO6
      18Aug 24, 200020Baby Lorona Jr.WinUD
      17May 26, 200020Khongsuriya SitkanongsakWinKO9
      16May 5, 200020Moses SeranWinKO3
      15Jan 28, 200020Joseph PadenWinKO2
      14Dec 23, 199920Vichit ChuwatanaWinKO2
      13Nov 19, 199920Virgo WarouwWinPTS
      12Jun 6, 199919Muhammad AlfaridziWinKO12
      11Jun 6, 199919Taji AtmojoWinPTS
      10Apr 2, 199919Hasan LobubunWinKO1
      9Mar 5, 199919Hasan AmbonWinPTS
      8Feb 5, 199919Herry MakawimbangWinPTS
      7Dec 4, 199819Salim AyubaWinPTS
      6Nov 6, 199819Kris WuritimurWinPTS
      5Oct 10, 199819Ampi LealesiWinTKO5
      4Sep 5, 199818Riston ManaluWinTKO3
      3Aug 5, 199818Guci Halim FidalWinPTS
      2Jul 6, 199818Nurdin PaseWinTKO2
      1Jun 4, 199818Firman KandaWinPTS

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Chris John (The Dragon) is a 44-year old retired Indonesian professional boxer. He was born in Banjarnegara, Indonesia on September 14, 1979. He is a former featherweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 15 years — from 1998 to 2013.

      John made his professional boxing debut against Firman Kanda at the age of 18 on June 4, 1998, defeating Kanda via 6 round PTS. He went on to win 33 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 19 wins via stoppage.

      He got elevated as the featherweight world WBA champion at the age of 24 after 33 professional fights, and had his first title defense fight against Osamu Sato on June 4, 2004, and won via 12 round unanimous decision.

      John had just a single loss in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a featherweight title defense bout against South African boxer Simpiwe Vetyeka on December 6, 2013. John lost the fight via 6th round RTD — and lost his WBA (Super) title. It's been 10 years, 4 months, and 23 days since this fight.

      Championships

      John had a total of 19 world-title fights, which includes winning zero world titles and 18 successful title defenses. He won 15 of these fights, lost one, and drew in three.

      Title Wins

      Chris John He was elevated as world champion once, by WBA.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod

      Title Defenses

      Chris John had 19 featherweight world-title defense fights. He won 18 of them and lost only once.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Apr 14, 2013Satoshi HosonoFeatherweightWBA (Super)TD (draw)
      Nov 9, 2012Chonlatarn PiriyapinyoFeatherweightWBA (Super)UD
      May 5, 2012Shoji KimuraFeatherweightWBA (Super)UD
      Nov 30, 2011Stanyslav MerdovFeatherweightWBA (Super)UD
      Apr 17, 2011Daud YordanFeatherweightWBA (Super)UD
      Dec 5, 2010David SaucedoFeatherweightWBA (Super)UD
      Sep 19, 2009Rocky JuarezFeatherweightWBA (Super)UD
      Feb 28, 2009Rocky JuarezFeatherweightWBAUD (draw)
      Oct 24, 2008Hiroyuki EnokiFeatherweightWBAUD
      Jan 26, 2008Roinet CaballeroFeatherweightWBARTD
      Aug 19, 2007Zaiki TakemotoFeatherweightWBARTD
      Mar 3, 2007Jose RojasFeatherweightWBAUD
      Sep 9, 2006Renan AcostaFeatherweightWBAUD
      Mar 4, 2006Juan Manuel MárquezFeatherweightWBAUD
      Aug 7, 2005Tommy BrowneFeatherweightWBATKO
      Apr 22, 2005Derrick GainerFeatherweightWBAUD
      Dec 3, 2004Jose RojasFeatherweightWBATD (draw)
      Jun 4, 2004Osamu SatoFeatherweightWBAUD

      Title Losses

      Chris John lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Dec 6, 2013Simpiwe VetyekaFeatherweightWBA (Super)RTD

      Highlights

      John fought a total of 52 times during his professional career, which includes 19 world-title fights at the featherweight division. These four fights are the highlight of his career.

      • June 4, 2004: John gets elevated as the WBA featherweight champion and has his first world-title fight, and successfully defends the title against Osamu Sato winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

      • March 4, 2006: John successfully defends the WBA featherweight title against Juan Manuel Márquez, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

      • September 19, 2009: John successfully defends the WBA (Super) featherweight title against Rocky Juarez, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

      • November 9, 2012: John successfully defends the WBA (Super) featherweight title against Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

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