Chris John (boxer)

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

Chris John
Statistics
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 (1979-09-14) (age 32) Banjarnegara, Indonesia (Resides in Semarang)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	47
Wins	45
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. He is the current WBA Super World featherweight boxing champion.

John is the third Indonesian to win a boxing world title, following Ellyas Pical and Nico Thomas

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.

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 as the best featherweight the world has 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 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 on September 19 and the fight was won by the Indonesian via a 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]

Trainers

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

Professional boxing record

45 Wins (22 knockouts, 23 decisions), 0 Losses, 2 Draws [2]
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Daud Yordan	UD	12 (12)	2011-04-17	Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA Featherweight Super World Title
Win	Fernando David Saucedo	UD	12 (12)	2010-12-05	Indoor Tennis Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA Featherweight Super World Title
Win	Rocky Juarez	UD	12 (12)	2009-09-19	MGM Grand Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained WBA Featherweight Super World Title
Draw	Rocky Juarez	PTS	12 (12)	2009-02-28	Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, United States	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Win	Hiroyuki Enoki	UD	12 (12)	2008-10-24	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Win	Roinet Caballero	TKO	7 (12)	2008-01-26	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Win	Zaiki Takemoto	TKO	9 (12)	2007-08-19	Kobe Fashion Mart, Kobe, Japan	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Win	Jose Rojas	UD	12 (12)	2007-03-03	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Win	Renan Acosta	UD	12 (12)	2006-09-09	Soemantri Brodjonegoro Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Win	Juan Manuel Marquez	UD	12 (12)	2006-03-04	Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Win	Tommy Browne	TKO	10 (12)	2005-08-07	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Win	Derrick Gainer	UD	12 (12)	2005-04-22	Britama Arena, Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Draw	Jose Rojas	TD	4 (12)	2004-12-03	Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title & Ended because of headclash
Win	Osamu Sato	UD	12 (12)	2004-06-04	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBA Featherweight World Title
Win	Oscar León	SD	12 (12)	2003-09-26	Bali, Indonesia	Won WBA Featherweight World 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
Win	Dante Paulino	TKO	8 (12)	2003-01-10	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Ratanachai Singwancha	UD	10 (10)	2002-11-01	Semarang, Indonesia
Win	Sprinkaan Khongoane	UD	10 (10)	2002-08-23	Indosiar Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Dong Kook Lee	KO	1 (12)	2002-06-28	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Petcharoon Wor Surapol	TKO	5 (12)	2002-03-29	Bandung, Indonesia
Win	Kongthawat Sorkitti	TKO	8 (12)	2002-01-11	Bandung, Indonesia
Win	Soleh Sundava	TKO	7 (12)	2001-11-09	Surabaya, Indonesia
Win	Kongthawat Sorkitti	PTS	10 (10)	2001-07-27	Karawang, Indonesia
Win	Fernando Montilla	TKO	7 (10)	2001-04-04	Indosiar Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Leed Shabu	KO	3 (12)	2001-03-29	Bogor, Indonesia
Win	Vichit Chuwanata	PTS	10 (10)	2000-12-22	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Uygun Siddikov	KO	6 (10)	2000-09-29	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Baby Lorona Jr	PTS	10 (10)	2000-08-24	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Khongsuriya Sitkanongsak	KO	9 (10)	2000-05-26	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Moses Seran	KO	3 (12)	2000-05-05	Jakarta, Indonesia

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.

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

See also

• Reigning boxing champions
• Ellyas Pical
• Nico Thomas
• Muhammad Rachman
• Muhammad Riqo

References

1. ^ "John retains WBA featherweight title by beating Saucedo". TSN. 5 December 2010. http://www.tsn.ca/boxing/story/?id=344293. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
2. ^ – BoxRec.com

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 Gamboa as 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

Persondata
Name	John, Chris
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Date of birth	September 14, 1979
Place of birth	Banjarnegara, Indonesia (Resides in Semarang)
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