chris john
Besides a professional boxer, Chris John is also a member of national wushu team (wushu: a Chinese martial arts, similar to kungfu. [1]
: JAKARTA - Chris John tak sendiri di Amerika Serikat (AS). [2]
Yohannes Christian John (born September 14, 1979 in Banjarnegara, East Java, Indonesia) is the current WBA featherweight boxing champion. [3]
Formerly known as the “Indonesian Thin Man” as a tribute to the Nicaraguan lightweight legend, the “Explosive Thin Man”–Alexis Arguello, in February ‘06 John proclaimed a new nick name “The Dragon” replacing his old nick name “The Indonesian Thin Man”, as he said he’s no longer thin, besides the dragon is an animal which brings luck in Chinese people’s belief (John is an Indonesian of Chinese descent). [...] He then moved to Semarang, where he was handled by trainer and manager Sutan Rambing — a well-known trainer in Indonesia and ex-amateur and professional fighter of the 1970s. [1]
: Indonesia kini hanya memiliki satu-satunya juara dunia tinju profesional, Chris John. [2]
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 that the world have ever seen. [3]
John is the third Indonesian to win a boxing world title, following Ellyas Pical (3 times IBF Junior Bantamweight Champion, 1985-1989), and Nico Thomas (IBF Strawweight Champion, 1989). [1]
: FEATHERWEIGHT (126 lbs.)(57,15 kgs) CHAMPION STEVEN LUEVANO USA 1. [2]
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. [...] 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. [...] John turned professional in 1997 and is known as “Thin Man” before he proclaimed his new nick name “The Dragon” that he uses until today. [...] This biographical article relating to sports in Indonesia is a stub. [3]
Learn more about Wushu here), often representing Indonesia in some multi-event games, like South East Asian Games or Asian Games. [...] Before turning professional in 1997, John was an amateur boxer with a few local bouts since 1995 when he was only 15 years old for a local championship in his hometown of Banjarnegara. [1]
Sources:
[1] Chris “Dragon” John
[2] Chris John ‘ Blogs, Pictures, and more on WordPress
[3] Chris John (boxer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia