Simpiwe vetyeka surprised chris john and ended his reign

Post a Comment. In boxing every great run comes to an end one way or another. Whilst we always hope that greats can bow out with their head held high, a title over their shoulder and and their dignity, it's very rare we actually get to see that done. Last weekend saw Paul Spadafora coming undone as he dropped a decision to Johan Perez.

Going in to that bout Spadafora had a remarkable unbeaten record that read , he was going for win Today saw Chris John of Indonesia also going for win 49 as he attempted to extend his record and also maintain his standing as the WBA Featherweight super champion. Like Spadafora however, John suffered a major set back and fell to Prior to this year Vetyeka was known as the man who gave Hozumi Hasegawa a really, really hard nights work.

- Jake Donovan (Vetyeka by decision).

This year however he's become the "Indonesian Assassin" with back to back wins over top tier Indonesian fighters. Earlier this year Vetyeka stopped the teak tough Daud Cino Yordan. That fight had lead to this one, dubbed "Revenge". What was supposed to be a case of Chris John sticking up for Indonesia became a night to forget for the Indonesian and his people.

The fight started in forgettable fashion with neither man really do a great deal.

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John appeared to land the better punches but the only real damage of the fight seemed to be a small cut around John's left eye. Presumably that was just the re-opening of scar tissue that had occured in his previous bout, a 3rd round technical draw with Japanese fighter Satoshi Hosono. The scrappy and forgettable action continued through rounds 2, 3 and 4.