On December 6, 2013, the 34-year-old WBA (Super) featherweight world champion, Chris John (48-0-3, 22 KOs), faced a 32-year-old South African boxer Simpiwe Vetyeka (25-2, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
John came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 22 days. Vetyeka was on a 2-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 22 days.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and Simpiwe Vetyeka is crowned the new WBA (Undisputed) featherweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Vetyeka improves his record to 26-2 (16 KOs), while John adds a loss to his record at 48-1-3.