The infographic you see by default is an image. On the interactive infographic, you can mouseover, click, tap etc. on the chart to see more details about the fights. The browser's localStorage will be used to store your preference.
Total Fights | 52 |
---|---|
Wins | 48 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 3 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
---|---|
Title Defenses | 18 |
Title-Fight KOs | 3 |
KO Wins | 22 |
KO Losses | 1 |
Featured Opponents
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.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
52 | Dec 6, 2013 | 34 | Simpiwe Vetyeka | Loss * | RTD6 |
51 | Apr 14, 2013 | 33 | Satoshi Hosono | Draw * | TD |
50 | Nov 9, 2012 | 33 | Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo | Win * | UD |
49 | May 5, 2012 | 32 | Shoji Kimura | Win * | UD |
48 | Nov 30, 2011 | 32 | Stanyslav Merdov | Win * | UD |
47 | Apr 17, 2011 | 31 | Daud Yordan | Win * | UD |
46 | Dec 5, 2010 | 31 | David Saucedo | Win * | UD |
45 | Sep 19, 2009 | 30 | Rocky Juarez | Win * | UD |
44 | Feb 28, 2009 | 29 | Rocky Juarez | Draw * | UD |
43 | Oct 24, 2008 | 29 | Hiroyuki Enoki | Win * | UD |
42 | Jan 26, 2008 | 28 | Roinet Caballero | Win * | RTD7 |
41 | Aug 19, 2007 | 27 | Zaiki Takemoto | Win * | RTD9 |
40 | Mar 3, 2007 | 27 | Jose Rojas | Win * | UD |
39 | Sep 9, 2006 | 26 | Renan Acosta | Win * | UD |
38 | Mar 4, 2006 | 26 | Juan Manuel Márquez | Win * | UD |
37 | Aug 7, 2005 | 25 | Tommy Browne | Win * | TKO10 |
36 | Apr 22, 2005 | 25 | Derrick Gainer | Win * | UD |
35 | Dec 3, 2004 | 25 | Jose Rojas | Draw * | TD |
34 | Jun 4, 2004 | 24 | Osamu Sato | Win * | UD |
33 | Sep 26, 2003 | 24 | Oscar León | Win | SD |
32 | Jul 3, 2003 | 23 | Dae-Kyung Park | Win | TKO1 |
31 | Mar 29, 2003 | 23 | Mahasamut Kiatpakpanung | Win | KO3 |
30 | Jan 10, 2003 | 23 | Dante Paulino | Win | KO8 |
29 | Nov 1, 2002 | 23 | Ratanachai Sor Vorapin | Win | UD |
28 | Aug 23, 2002 | 22 | Sprinkaan Khongoane | Win | UD |
27 | Jun 28, 2002 | 22 | Dong-Kook Lee | Win | KO1 |
26 | Mar 29, 2002 | 22 | Petcharoon Wor Surapol | Win | TKO5 |
25 | Jan 11, 2002 | 22 | Kongthawat Sorkitti | Win | TKO8 |
24 | Nov 9, 2001 | 22 | Soleh Sundava | Win | RTD6 |
23 | Jul 27, 2001 | 21 | Kongthawat Sor Kitti | Win | PTS |
22 | Apr 4, 2001 | 21 | Fernando Montilla | Win | TKO7 |
21 | Mar 29, 2001 | 21 | Leed Shabu | Win | KO3 |
20 | Dec 22, 2000 | 21 | Vichit Chuwanata | Win | PTS |
19 | Sep 29, 2000 | 21 | Uygun Siddikov | Win | KO6 |
18 | Aug 24, 2000 | 20 | Baby Lorona Jr. | Win | UD |
17 | May 26, 2000 | 20 | Khongsuriya Sitkanongsak | Win | KO9 |
16 | May 5, 2000 | 20 | Moses Seran | Win | KO3 |
15 | Jan 28, 2000 | 20 | Joseph Paden | Win | KO2 |
14 | Dec 23, 1999 | 20 | Vichit Chuwatana | Win | KO2 |
13 | Nov 19, 1999 | 20 | Virgo Warouw | Win | PTS |
12 | Jun 6, 1999 | 19 | Muhammad Alfaridzi | Win | KO12 |
11 | Jun 6, 1999 | 19 | Taji Atmojo | Win | PTS |
10 | Apr 2, 1999 | 19 | Hasan Lobubun | Win | KO1 |
9 | Mar 5, 1999 | 19 | Hasan Ambon | Win | PTS |
8 | Feb 5, 1999 | 19 | Herry Makawimbang | Win | PTS |
7 | Dec 4, 1998 | 19 | Salim Ayuba | Win | PTS |
6 | Nov 6, 1998 | 19 | Kris Wuritimur | Win | PTS |
5 | Oct 10, 1998 | 19 | Ampi Lealesi | Win | TKO5 |
4 | Sep 5, 1998 | 18 | Riston Manalu | Win | TKO3 |
3 | Aug 5, 1998 | 18 | Guci Halim Fidal | Win | PTS |
2 | Jul 6, 1998 | 18 | Nurdin Pase | Win | TKO2 |
1 | Jun 4, 1998 | 18 | Firman Kanda | Win | PTS |
* World-title fight
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.
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.
Chris John He was elevated as world champion once, by WBA.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
---|
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.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 14, 2013 | Satoshi Hosono | Featherweight | WBA (Super) | TD (draw) |
Nov 9, 2012 | Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo | Featherweight | WBA (Super) | UD |
May 5, 2012 | Shoji Kimura | Featherweight | WBA (Super) | UD |
Nov 30, 2011 | Stanyslav Merdov | Featherweight | WBA (Super) | UD |
Apr 17, 2011 | Daud Yordan | Featherweight | WBA (Super) | UD |
Dec 5, 2010 | David Saucedo | Featherweight | WBA (Super) | UD |
Sep 19, 2009 | Rocky Juarez | Featherweight | WBA (Super) | UD |
Feb 28, 2009 | Rocky Juarez | Featherweight | WBA | UD (draw) |
Oct 24, 2008 | Hiroyuki Enoki | Featherweight | WBA | UD |
Jan 26, 2008 | Roinet Caballero | Featherweight | WBA | RTD |
Aug 19, 2007 | Zaiki Takemoto | Featherweight | WBA | RTD |
Mar 3, 2007 | Jose Rojas | Featherweight | WBA | UD |
Sep 9, 2006 | Renan Acosta | Featherweight | WBA | UD |
Mar 4, 2006 | Juan Manuel Márquez | Featherweight | WBA | UD |
Aug 7, 2005 | Tommy Browne | Featherweight | WBA | TKO |
Apr 22, 2005 | Derrick Gainer | Featherweight | WBA | UD |
Dec 3, 2004 | Jose Rojas | Featherweight | WBA | TD (draw) |
Jun 4, 2004 | Osamu Sato | Featherweight | WBA | UD |
Chris John lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 6, 2013 | Simpiwe Vetyeka | Featherweight | WBA (Super) | RTD |
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.
John knocked out 22 of his 52 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 42.3%. Of his total 48 wins, 22 of them were via KO (45.8%).