On March 4, 2006, the 26-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Chris John (36-0-1, 20 KOs), faced a 32-year-old Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez (44-2-1, 33 KOs), in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 25 days. Márquez was on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 25 days.
Chris John defeated Juan Manuel Márquez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. John improves his record to 37-0-1, while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 44-3-1.
On January 26, 2008, the 28-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Chris John (40-0-1, 21 KOs), faced Roinet Caballero, in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 7 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Chris John is crowned the new featherweight world champion. John improves his record to 41-0-1 (22 KOs)
On September 19, 2009, Chris John and Rocky Juarez met again in an immediate rematch.
John came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 22 days. Juarez was on a 0-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 22 days.
Chris John defeated Rocky Juarez via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA (Super) featherweight title. John improves his record to 43-0-2, while Juarez adds a loss to his record at 28-5-1.
On August 19, 2007, the 27-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Chris John (39-0-1, 20 KOs), faced Zaiki Takemoto, in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Chris John is crowned the new featherweight world champion. John improves his record to 40-0-1 (21 KOs)
On August 7, 2005, the 25-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Chris John (35-0-1, 19 KOs), faced Tommy Browne, in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 16 days.
Chris John stopped Tommy Browne via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. John improves his record to 36-0-1 (20 KOs)
On April 17, 2011, the 31-year-old WBA (Super) featherweight world champion, Chris John (44-0-2, 22 KOs), faced Daud Yordan, in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 12 days.
Chris John defeated Daud Yordan via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) featherweight title. John improves his record to 45-0-2
On December 5, 2010, the 31-year-old WBA (Super) featherweight world champion, Chris John (43-0-2, 22 KOs), faced David Saucedo, in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 16 days.
Chris John defeated David Saucedo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) featherweight title. John improves his record to 44-0-2
On October 24, 2008, the 29-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Chris John (41-0-1, 22 KOs), faced Hiroyuki Enoki, in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 28 days.
Chris John defeated Hiroyuki Enoki via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. John improves his record to 42-0-1
On April 22, 2005, the 25-year-old WBA featherweight world champion, Chris John (34-0-1, 19 KOs), faced Derrick Gainer, in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days.
Chris John defeated Derrick Gainer via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. John improves his record to 35-0-1
On November 9, 2012, the 33-year-old WBA (Super) featherweight world champion, Chris John (47-0-2, 22 KOs), faced a 27-year-old Thai boxer Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo (43-0, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 4 days. Tatakhun was on a 43-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
Chris John defeated Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) featherweight title. John improves his record to 48-0-2, while Tatakhun adds a loss to his record at 43-1.