Chris John

“The Dragon”

Boxing

48-1-3RECORD

22WINS BY KO / TKO

26WINS BY DECISION

52PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Yohannes Christian John
Nickname	The Dragon
Date of birth	14 Sep 1979
Nationality	Indonesian
Birthplace	Banjarnegara, Indonesia
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Featherweight
Trainers	Craig Christian, Sutan Rambing, Johan Tjahjadi
Height	169 cm (5′7″)
Reach	175 cm (69″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1998–2013
Status	Retired
Pro debut	4 Jun 1998
Last fight	Loss vs Simpiwe Vetyeka, 6 Dec 2013

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Titles and honours

WBA featherweight champion (2003–2013)
PABA featherweight champion (2001–2003)
IBA featherweight champion (2000–2001)
Indonesian featherweight champion (1999–2001)

Background

Indonesian former boxer from Central Java who held the WBA featherweight title for nearly a decade, the second-longest reign in the division's history. He announced his retirement in 2013.

Fight history

52 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Simpiwe Vetyeka	TKO (corner retirement)	6	3:00	6 Dec 2013	Perth, Australia	Lost WBA (Super) featherweight title
Draw	Satoshi Hosono	Technical decision	3		14 Apr 2013	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title
Win	Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo	Decision (unanimous)	12		9 Nov 2012	Singapore	Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title
Win	Shoji Kimura	Decision (unanimous)	12		5 May 2012	Singapore	Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title
Win	Stanyslav Merdov	Decision (unanimous)	12		30 Nov 2011	Perth, Australia	Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title
Win	Daud Yordan	Decision (unanimous)	12		17 Apr 2011	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title
Win	David Saucedo	Decision (unanimous)	12		5 Dec 2010	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title
Win	Rocky Juarez	Decision (unanimous)	12		19 Sep 2009	Paradise, Nevada, US	Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title
Draw	Rocky Juarez	Decision (majority)	12		28 Feb 2009	Houston, Texas, US	Retained WBA featherweight title
Win	Hiroyuki Enoki	Decision (unanimous)	12		24 Oct 2008	Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBA featherweight title
Win	Roinet Caballero	TKO (corner retirement)	7	3:00	26 Jan 2008	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA featherweight title
Win	Zaiki Takemoto	TKO (corner retirement)	9	3:00	19 Aug 2007	Kobe, Japan	Retained WBA featherweight title
Win	Jose Rojas	Decision (unanimous)	12		3 Mar 2007	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA featherweight title
Win	Renan Acosta	Decision (unanimous)	12		9 Sep 2006	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA featherweight title
Win	Juan Manuel Márquez	Decision (unanimous)	12		4 Mar 2006	Tenggarong, Indonesia	Retained WBA featherweight title
Win	Tommy Browne	TKO	10	0:01	7 Aug 2005	Penrith, Australia	Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title
Win	Derrick Gainer	Decision (unanimous)	12		22 Apr 2005	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title
Draw	Jose Rojas	Technical decision	4	1:41	3 Dec 2004	Tenggarong, Indonesia	Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title
Win	Osamu Sato	Decision (unanimous)	12		4 Jun 2004	Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title
Win	Oscar León	Decision (split)	12		26 Sep 2003	Bali, Indonesia	Won vacant WBA interim featherweight title
Win	Dae-Kyung Park	TKO	1		3 Jul 2003	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained PABA featherweight title
Win	Mahasamut Kiatpakpanung	KO	3		29 Mar 2003	Kendal, Indonesia
Win	Dante Paulino	KO	8		10 Jan 2003	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained PABA featherweight title
Win	Ratanachai Sor Vorapin	Decision (unanimous)	10		1 Nov 2002	Semarang, Indonesia
Win	Sprinkaan Khongoane	Decision (unanimous)	10		23 Aug 2002	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Dong-Kook Lee	KO	1		28 Jun 2002	Jakarta, Indonesia	Retained PABA featherweight title
Win	Petcharoon Wor Surapol	TKO	5		29 Mar 2002	Bandung, Indonesia	Retained PABA featherweight title
Win	Kongthawat Sorkitti	TKO	8		11 Jan 2002	Bandung, Indonesia	Retained PABA featherweight title
Win	Soleh Sundava	TKO (corner retirement)	6	3:00	9 Nov 2001	Jember, Indonesia	Won PABA featherweight title
Win	Kongthawat Sor Kitti	Decision (points)	10		27 Jul 2001	Karawang, Indonesia
Win	Fernando Montilla	TKO	7		4 Apr 2001	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Leed Shabu	KO	3		29 Mar 2001	Bogor, Indonesia	Retained Indonesian featherweight title
Win	Vichit Chuwatana	Decision (points)	10		22 Dec 2000	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Uygun Siddikov	KO	6		29 Sep 2000	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Baby Lorona Jr.	Decision (unanimous)	10		24 Aug 2000	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Khongsuriya Sitkanongsak	KO	9		26 May 2000	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Moses Seran	KO	3		5 May 2000	Jakarta, Indonesia	Won vacant IBA featherweight title
Win	Joseph Paden	KO	2		28 Jan 2000	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Vichit Chuwatana	KO	2		23 Dec 1999	Semarang, Indonesia
Win	Virgo Warouw	Decision (points)	10		19 Nov 1999	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Muhammad Alfaridzi	KO	12		6 Jun 1999	Jakarta, Indonesia	Won vacant Indonesian featherweight title
Win	Taji Atmojo	Decision (points)	10		6 Jun 1999	Jakarta, Indonesia	Same date as next fight per Wikipedia
Win	Hasan Lobubun	KO	1		2 Apr 1999	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Hasan Ambon	Decision (points)	10		5 Mar 1999	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Herry Makawimbang	Decision (points)	10		5 Feb 1999	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Salim Ayuba	Decision (points)	10		4 Dec 1998	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Kris Wuritimur	Decision (points)	8		6 Nov 1998	Tangerang, Indonesia
Win	Ampi Lealesi	TKO	5		10 Oct 1998	Tangerang, Indonesia
Win	Riston Manalu	TKO	3		5 Sep 1998	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Guci Halim Fidal	Decision (points)	8		5 Aug 1998	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Nurdin Pase	TKO	2		6 Jul 1998	Jakarta, Indonesia
Win	Firman Kanda	Decision (points)	6		4 Jun 1998	Tangerang, Indonesia	Pro debut

Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).