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Chris John

Chris John (also Yohannes Christian John) (born September 14, 1979 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is the WBA featherweight boxing champion (2003-). His record is 38-0-1 (20 KOs).

John started boxing in his early childhood and was trained by his father Johan Tjahjadi (aka Thjia Foek Sem), a former amateur boxer. John is the third Indonesian to win a boxing world title, following Ellyas Pical and Nico Thomas. John turned professional in 1997 and is known as "Thin Man".

In 2005 John splitted with trainer Sutan Rambing then joined Harry's Gym in Perth, Australia, where he is currently trained and managed by Craig Christian.
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