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Chris John retains WBA title

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 03/05/2006 7:43 AM | 

Indonesia's Chris John retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion belt in a 12-round mandatory title bout against Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan, late Saturday.
Chris won by unanimous decision, spoiling Marquez's bid to claim the title.
Judge Oscar Perez of the United States awarded 116-110 points in favor of Chris, Takeshi Shimakawa of Japan gave 117-111, and Piniij Prayadsub of Thailand gave 116-112.
""It was a tough match. I thank God that I was able to win,"" the 26-year-old champ said. ""I thank for the public's support for me.""
With a combination of jabs and uppercuts, Marquez dominated the last four rounds as Chris's stamina started to drop visibly.
""I kept listening to what my coach Bob (Vidanovski) said... I had to maintain distance to avoid Marquez's combination of punches,"" said Chris, who received US$90,000 for the fight.
Referee Guillermo Perez Pineda of Panama deducted two points from Marquez in the ninth and 11th rounds for low hits.
The victory extended the Indonesian's undefeated winning streak of 37 wins, 20 of them KOs, and one draw.
Last April, Chris retained his featherweight title by unanimous decision over American Derrick Gainer. He also defeated little-known Tommy Brown in Sydney in August 2005. -- JPs
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