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09/09/2006
Chris John W12 Renan Acosta... He is certainly not the best known, and perhaps not the most exciting featherweight in the world, but Indonesia's Chris John has the strongest claim to being the true world champion at 126 pounds. In his home country today, John, a previous conqueror of Juan Manuel Marquez, retained his championship with a much easier defense, a unanimous decision win over Renan Acosta of Panama. John upped his pro record to 38-0-1 and retained his WBA title by official scores of 119-108, 120-109 and 120-107. Acosta, who lost two points in the eighth round for low blows, slipped to 18-5-0.  source: associated press
