Chris John (boxer)
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John (center) with the WBA title
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| Real name | Yohannes Christian John |
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| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Born |
September 14, 1979 Banjarnegara, Indonesia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 48 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 3 |
Yohannes Christian "Chris" John (born September 14, 1979) is an Indonesian former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2013. He held the WBA (Super) featherweight title for almost a decade between 2004 and 2013, with his reign being the second longest in the division's history (after Johnny Kilbane) and his eighteen successful title defenses the second most at featherweight (after Eusebio Pedroza). John is the fourth Indonesian to win a boxing world title, following Ellyas Pical, Nico Thomas, and Muhammad Rachman. On December 19, 2013, John announced his retirement from boxing, following his only career defeat to Simpiwe Vetyeka.
Chris John was born as Yohannes Christian John in Banjarnegara, 14 September 1979, he is the second son of four siblings of Johan Tjahjadi (aka Tjia Foek Sem) and Maria Warsini. Boxing has been a part of John's life since his childhood. John's father was a former amateur boxer in Indonesia. He introduced boxing to his sons, John and his younger brother Adrian, at an early age of 5. John's Father inspired him by regaling with stories of hard fought battles and triumphant victories. Given the choice to fight or pursue other sports, John chose boxing and became an amateur champion in Banjarnegara.
In 1997, Chris caught the attention of renowned boxing trainer, Sutan Rambing. Sutan recruited John into his gym and relocated John to Semarang, a city in central Java Indonesia. Sutan served as John's trainer till 2004 and soon after parted ways when John won his first major world title.
John turned professional in 1997 and was known as "Thin Man" before he proclaimed his new nickname "The Dragon" that he now uses. In his first professional fight, John won by knockout, beating a local fighter Word Kanda. In his 6th bout, the reputation of Chris John rose when he knocked out the national featherweight Champion in a 12 rounds bout, Muhammad Afaridzi. John was knocked down twice in round one, but he managed to reverse the situation by knocking Alfaridzi in round 12. According to Chris John, his nose was bleeding profusely resulting from a broken nose that occurred in the 1st round.
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