WBA champion John ready to defend featherweight title

Source:Xinhua Published: 2012-11-6 15:25:21

Indonesia's boxing champion Chris John has been ready to defend his World Boxing Association's featherweight title against Thai Conlantran Piriyapinyo, local media reported on Tuesday.

The fight is scheduled for November 9 in Singapore, Antara news agency said.

Chris John and his team had already arrived in Singapore on Sunday, carrying out exercises while waiting for his fight on Friday. He is scheduled to hold open training for public on Tuesday.

"The body weight scaling is scheduled on Thursday. I simply have to keep my weight fits with the requirements," Chris John told Antara news agency by phone.

Chris John, dubbed as "The Dragon" , has booked 47 wins in his boxing career of which 22 were Kos. Due to his tremendous winning records, Chris John has earned super champion in his class.

Chris John defeated Japanese Shonji Kimora in May to defend his WBA championship.

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