By Jake Donovan
The good news for Chris John is that he remains boxing's longest reigning active titlist. The bad news is that yet another of his fights ends in a cut-shortened affair.
A featherweight title defense against Satoshi Hosono ended seemingly as soon as it began, as the two fought to a technical draw after just three rounds. A headbutt left the unbeaten defending titlist with a nasty cut over his right eye, at which point the bout was stopped.
VETYEKA STOPS YORDAN IN 12
A year already filled with upsets contineus to grow as Simpiwe Vetyeka scored a shocking 12th round stoppage Top 10 featherweight Daud Cino Yordan.
The bout was nip and tuck throughout. Vetyeka never took a backwards step, forcing Yordan into a dogfight early and keeping it at a hectic pace. The end came in the 12th and final round, when Vetyeka stunned and floored Yordan. The referee stopped the fight soon thereafter to solidify the upset.
Vetyeka picks up by far the biggest win of his career, heading back to South Africa with an improved record of 25-2 (15KO). With the win also comes the IBO title, but also bargaining power in pursuit of the other major featherweights.
Yordan falls to 30-3-0-1NC (23KO), snapping a three-fight win streak.
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