Chris John

Who is Chris John?

'''Yohannes Christian John''' is a Retired Indonesian professional boxer who has been defeated only once, and a former WBA featherweight champion. His ten-year reign as featherweight champion was the second longest in the division's history and his 18 successful title defenses was the second-most in the featherweight division.

John is the fourth Indonesian to win a boxing world title, following Ellyas Pical, Nico Thomas and Muhammad Rachman.

On December 19, 2013 Chris John announced his retirement from boxing, because his 34th of age following the first lost match and lost world boxing title.

•==Early life== Yohannes Christian John or Chris John was born in Banjarnegara, 14 September 1979, was the second son of four children of the couple Johan Tjahjadi and Maria Warsini. Boxing has been a part of John's life since his childhood and he never considered any other profession. 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.