On November 9, 2012, Chris John (47-0-2, 22 KOs), the featherweight WBA (Super) champion, defends his title against Thai challenger, Suriya Tatakhun (43-0, 27 KOs).
Chris John is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Shoji Kimura, 6 months and 4 days ago. Suriya Tatakhun is on a 43-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Richard Olisa, 5 months and 8 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.1-6.9 in favor of Chris John. It is going to be very difficult for Suriya Tatakhun to win this fight.
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.