John vs Vetyeka

Who won John vs Vetyeka?

Simpiwe Vetyeka beat Chris John by on Friday, December 6th, 2013, at Metro City, Northbridge.

The scorecards were announced as 57-56, 58-56, 58-55 in favor of winner Simpiwe Vetyeka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA featherweight championship of the world.

John vs Vetyeka stats

Back in December 2013, Chris John stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 48 wins, zero losses, and 3  draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Simpiwe Vetyeka made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Vetyeka had an advantage in power over John, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to John's 46%.

Chris John was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

John had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Chris John and Simpiwe Vetyeka fought out of an orthodox stance.

John was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 1998, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Vetyeka, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 416 more professional rounds, totaling 416 compared to Vetyeka's 0.

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