On March 4, 2006, Juan Manuel Márquez (44-2-1, 33 KOs) gets a shot at the featherweight WBA title held by Chris John (36-0-1, 20 KOs).
Chris John is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round TKO victory over Tommy Browne, 6 months and 25 days ago. Juan Manuel Márquez is on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Victor Polo, 9 months and 25 days ago.
The winning odds are at 92.3-7.7 in favor of Chris John. It is going to be very difficult for Juan Manuel Márquez to win this fight.
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.