List of world middleweight boxing champions
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Championship recognition
1884–1910
Champions were recognized by public acclamation. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a championship being split among several men for periods of time.
1910–1961
Championship awarding organizations
- The International Boxing Union (IBU), formed in Paris in 1910. Changed name to European Boxing Union in 1946. It organised world title fights from 1913 to 1963 after which it was incorporated into the World Boxing Council (WBC).
- The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), formed in 1920. It organised world title bouts until the early 1970s when it became a member of World Boxing Council (WBC).
- The National Boxing Association (NBA) formed in the United States in 1921.
- Other bodies including the National Sporting Club in Great Britain and the California State Athletic Commission also awarded world titles.
An Australian version of the world title which existed briefly between 1914 and 1916 gained considerable credibility because its holder, Les Darcy, was widely believed to be best boxer in the world in this division.
1961–present
Championship awarding organizations
- The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA); it changed its name in 1961 and allowed membership from outside the United States.
- The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963.
- The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983.
- The World Boxing Organization (WBO), founded in 1988.
List of champions
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884-07-30 | 1891-01-14 | Template:Flagicon Nonpareil Dempsey | World |
| 1891-01-14 | 1894-09-26 – vacated | Template:Flagicon Bob Fitzsimmons | World |
| 1896-03-02 | 1897-12-17 – vacated | Template:Flagicon Kid McCoy | World |
| 1897-12-20 | 1907-05-28 – vacated | Template:Flagicon Tommy Ryan | World |
| 1907-12-12 | 1908-09-07 | Template:Flagicon Stanley Ketchel | World |
| 1908-09-07 | 1908-11-26 | Template:Flagicon Billy Papke | World |
| 1908-11-26 | 1910-10-15 – died | Template:Flagicon Stanley Ketchel | World |
| 1913-03-5 | 1913-10-11 | Template:Flagicon Frank Klaus | World |
| 1913-10-11 | 1914-04-07 | Template:Flagicon George Chip | World |
| 1914-04-07 | 1917-11-14 | Template:Flagicon Al McCoy | World |
| 1917-11-14 | 1920-05-06 | Template:Flagicon Mike O'Dowd | World |
| 1920-05-06 | 1923-08-31 | Template:Flagicon Johnny Wilson | World |
| 1923-08-31 | 1926-02-26 | Template:Flagicon Harry Greb | World |
| 1926-02-26 | 1926-12-03 | Template:Flagicon Tiger Flowers | World |
| 1926-12-03 | 1929-10-29 – vacated | Template:Flagicon Mickey Walker | World |
| 1932-01-25 | 1932-06-11 | Template:Flagicon Gorilla Jones | NBA |
| 1932-06-11 | 1932-07-04 | Template:Flagicon Marcel Thil | NBA |
| 1933-01-13 | 1933-08-09 | Template:Flagicon Ben Jeby | NYSAC |
| 1933-08-09 | 1933-10-30 | Template:Flagicon Lou Brouillard | NYSAC |
| 1933-10-30 | 1934-09-11 | Template:Flagicon Vince Dundee | World |
| 1934-09-11 | 1935-09-19 | Template:Flagicon Teddy Yarosz | World |
| 1935-09-19 | 1936-07-11 | Template:Flagicon Eddie Babe Risko | World |
| 1936-07-11 | 1938-07-26 | Template:Flagicon Freddie Steele | World |
| 1938-07-26 | 1938-11-01 | Template:Flagicon Al Hostak | NBA |
| 1938-11-01 | 1939-06-27 | Template:Flagicon Solly Krieger | NBA |
| 1938-11-18 | 1939-10-02 | Template:Flagicon Fred Apostoli | NYSAC |
| 1939-06-27 | 1940-07-19 | Template:Flagicon Al Hostak | NBA |
| 1939-10-02 | 1940-05-23 | Template:Flagicon Ceferino Garcia | NYSAC |
| 1940-05-23 | 1941-05-09 | Template:Flagicon Ken Overlin | NYSAC |
| 1940-07-19 | 1947-07-16 | Template:Flagicon Tony Zale | NBA |
| 1941-05-09 | 1941-10-31[1] | Template:Flagicon Billy Soose | NYSAC |
| 1941-11-28 | 1947-07-16 | Template:Flagicon Tony Zale | NYSAC |
| 1947-07-16 | 1948-06-10 | Template:Flagicon Rocky Graziano | NBA |
| 1948-06-10 | 1948-09-21 | Template:Flagicon Tony Zale | NBA |
| 1948-09-21 | 1949-06-16 | Template:Flagicon Marcel Cerdan | NBA |
| 1949-06-16 | 1951-02-14 | Template:Flagicon Jake LaMotta | NBA |
| 1950-07-12 | 1951-02-14 | Template:Flagicon Jake LaMotta | NYSAC |
| 1951-02-14 | 1951-07-10 | Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Robinson | World |
| 1951-07-10 | 1951-09-12 | Template:Flagicon Randy Turpin | World |
| 1951-09-12 | 1952-04-16 – vacated | Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Robinson | World |
| 1953-10-21 | 1955-12-09 | Template:Flagicon Bobo Olson | World |
| 1955-12-09 | 1957-01-02 | Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Robinson | World |
| 1957-01-02 | 1957-05-01 | Template:Flagicon Gene Fullmer | World |
| 1957-05-01 | 1957-09-23 | Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Robinson | World |
| 1957-09-23 | 1958-03-25 | Template:Flagicon Carmen Basilio | World |
| 1958-03-25 | 1960-01-22 | Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Robinson | The Ring Magazine title |
| 1959-08-28 | 1962-10-23 | Template:Flagicon Gene Fullmer | NBA |
| 1960-01-22 | 1961-07-11 | Template:Flagicon Paul Pender | The Ring Magazine title |
| 1961-07-11 | 1962-04-07 | Template:Flagicon Terry Downes | The Ring Magazine title |
| 1962-04-07 | 1962-04-07 – vacated | Template:Flagicon Paul Pender | The Ring Magazine title |
| 1962-10-23 | 1963-12-07 | Template:Flagicon Dick Tiger | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1963-12-07 | 1965-10-21 | Template:Flagicon Joey Giardello | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1965-10-21 | 1966-04-25 | Template:Flagicon Dick Tiger | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1966-04-25 | 1967-04-17 | Template:Flagicon Emile Griffith | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1967-04-17 | 1967-09-29 | Template:Flagicon Nino Benvenuti | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1967-09-29 | 1968-03-04 | Template:Flagicon Emile Griffith | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1968-03-04 | 1970-11-07 | Template:Flagicon Nino Benvenuti | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1970-11-07 | 1974-02-09 – title split | Template:Flagicon Carlos Monzón | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1976-06-26 | 1977-08-29 – retired | Template:Flagicon Carlos Monzón | Universal (WBA/WBC) |
| 1980-09-27 | 1987-04-06 – title split | Template:Flagicon Marvin Hagler | Universal (WBA/WBC/IBF) |
| 2004-09-18 | 2005-07-16 – title lost | Template:Flagicon Bernard Hopkins | Universal (WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO) |
| 2005-07-16 | 2005-10-11 – title split | Template:Flagicon Jermain Taylor | Universal (WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO) |
WBC | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1963-08-10 | 1963-12-07 | Template:Flagicon Dick Tiger | WBC |
| 1963-12-07 | 1965-10-21 | Template:Flagicon Joey Giardello | WBC |
| 1965-10-21 | 1966-04-25 | Template:Flagicon Dick Tiger | WBC |
| 1966-04-25 | 1967-04-17 | Template:Flagicon Emile Griffith | WBC |
| 1967-04-17 | 1967-09-29 | Template:Flagicon Nino Benvenuti | WBC |
| 1967-09-29 | 1968-03-04 | Template:Flagicon Emile Griffith | WBC |
| 1968-03-04 | 1970-11-07 | Template:Flagicon Nino Benvenuti | WBC |
| 1970-11-07 | 1974-02-09-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Carlos Monzon | WBC |
| 1974-05-25 | 1976-06-26 | Template:Flagicon Rodrigo Valdez | WBC |
| 1976-06-26 | 1977-08-29-Retired | Template:Flagicon Carlos Monzón | WBC |
| 1977-11-05 | 1978-04-22 | Template:Flagicon Rodrigo Valdez | WBC |
| 1978-04-22 | 1979-06-30 | Template:Flagicon Hugo Pastor Corro | WBC |
| 1979-06-30 | 1980-03-16 | Template:Flagicon Vito Antuofermo | WBC |
| 1980-03-16 | 1980-09-27 | Template:Flagicon Alan Minter | WBC |
| 1980-09-27 | 1987-04-06 | Template:Flagicon Marvelous Marvin Hagler | WBC |
| 1987-04-06 | 1987-05-27-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Sugar Ray Leonard | WBC |
| 1987-10-29 | 1988-06-06 | Template:Flagicon Thomas Hearns | WBC |
| 1988-06-06 | 1989-02-24 | Template:Flagicon Iran Barkley | WBC |
| 1989-02-24 | 1989-12-07-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Roberto Durán | WBC |
| 1990-11-24 | 1993-05-08 | Template:Flagicon Julian Jackson | WBC |
| 1993-05-08 | 1994-05-07-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Gerald McClellan | WBC |
| 1995-03-17 | 1995-08-19 | Template:Flagicon Julian Jackson | WBC |
| 1995-08-19 | 1996-03-16 | Template:Flagicon Quincy Taylor | WBC |
| 1996-03-16 | 1998-05-02 | Template:Flagicon Keith Holmes | WBC |
| 1998-05-02 | 1999-04-24 | Template:Flagicon Hacine Cherifi | WBC |
| 1999-04-24 | 2001-04-14 | Template:Flagicon Keith Holmes | WBC |
| 2001-04-14 | 2005-07-16 | Template:Flagicon Bernard Hopkins | WBC |
| 2005-07-16 | 2007-09-29 | Template:Flagicon Jermain Taylor | WBC |
| 2007-09-29 | 2010-04-17 | Template:Flagicon Kelly Pavlik | WBC |
| 2010-04-17 | 2011-01-17-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Sergio Martínez | WBC |
| 2011-01-17 | 2011-06-04 | Template:Flagicon Sebastian Zbik | WBC interim |
| 2011-06-04 | 2012-09-15 | Template:Flagicon Julio César Chávez Jr. | WBC |
| 2012-09-15 | 2014-06-07 | Template:Flagicon Sergio Martínez | WBC |
| 2014-04-05 | 2014-10-18 | Template:Flagicon Marco Antonio Rubio | WBC Interim |
| 2014-10-18 | 2016-05-18 | Template:Flagicon Gennady Golovkin | WBC Interim |
| 2014-06-07 | 2015-11-17-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Miguel Cotto | WBC |
| 2015-11-21 | 2016-05-18-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Saul Alvarez | WBC |
| 2016-05-18 | 2018-09-15 | Template:Flagicon Gennady Golovkin | WBC |
| 2018-04-21 | 2019-06-27 | Template:Flagicon Jermall Charlo | WBC Interim |
| 2018-09-15 | 2019-06-27-Elevated to 'Franchise' Champion | Template:Flagicon Saul Alvarez | WBC |
| 2019-06-27 | 2024-05-07 | Template:Flagicon Jermall Charlo | WBC |
| 2024-05-07 | Present | Template:Flagicon Carlos Adames | WBC |
WBA | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1962-10-23 | 1963-12-07 | Template:Flagicon Dick Tiger | WBA |
| 1963-12-07 | 1965-10-21 | Template:Flagicon Joey Giardello | WBA |
| 1965-10-21 | 1966-04-25 | Template:Flagicon Dick Tiger | WBA |
| 1966-04-25 | 1967-04-17 | Template:Flagicon Emile Griffith | WBA |
| 1967-04-17 | 1967-09-29 | Template:Flagicon Nino Benvenuti | WBA |
| 1967-04-17 | 1968-03-04 | Template:Flagicon Emile Griffith | WBA |
| 1968-03-04 | 1970-11-04 | Template:Flagicon Nino Benvenuti | WBA |
| 1970-11-07 | 1977-08-29-Retired | Template:Flagicon Carlos Monzon | WBA |
| 1977-11-05 | 1978-04-22 | Template:Flagicon Rodrigo Valdez | WBA |
| 1978-04-22 | 1979-06-30 | Template:Flagicon Hugo Pastor Corro | WBA |
| 1979-06-30 | 1980-03-16 | Template:Flagicon Vito Antuofermo | WBA |
| 1980-03-16 | 1980-09-27 | Template:Flagicon Alan Minter | WBA |
| 1980-09-27 | 1987-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Marvin Hagler | WBA |
| 1987-10-23 | 1989-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Sumbu Kalambay | WBA |
| 1989-05-10 | 1991-04-01-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Mike McCallum | WBA |
| 1992-04-22 | 1993-10-01 | Template:Flagicon Reggie Johnson | WBA |
| 1993-10-01 | 1994-08-Vacated | Template:Flagicon John David Jackson | WBA |
| 1994-08-12 | 1995-12-19 | Template:Flagicon Jorge Fernando Castro | WBA |
| 1995-12-19 | 1996-06-24 | Template:Flagicon Shinji Takehara | WBA |
| 1996-06-24 | 1997-08-23 | Template:Flagicon William Joppy | WBA |
| 1997-08-23 | 1998-01-31 | Template:Flagicon Julio César Green | WBA |
| 1998-01-31 | 2001-05-12 | Template:Flagicon William Joppy | WBA |
| 2001-05-12 | 2001-09-29 | Template:Flagicon Félix Trinidad | WBA |
| 2001-09-29 | 2005-07-16 | Template:Flagicon Bernard Hopkins | WBA Super Champion |
| 2001-11-17 | 2003-12-13-Lost to Super Champion | Template:Flagicon William Joppy | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2004-05-01 | 2006-03-11 | Template:Flagicon Maselino Masoe | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2005-07-16 | 2006-12-14-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Jermain Taylor | WBA Super Champion |
| 2006-03-11 | 2006-07-15 | Template:Flagicon Felix Sturm | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2006-07-15 | 2007-04-28 | Template:Flagicon Javier Castillejo | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2007-04-28 | 2012-09-01 | Template:Flagicon Felix Sturm | WBA Super Champion |
| 2010-10-14 | 2014-07-26 | Template:Flagicon Gennady Golovkin | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2012-09-01 | 2012-11-02-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Daniel Geale | WBA Super Champion |
| 2014-07-26 | 2018-09-15 | Template:Flagicon Gennady Golovkin | WBA Super Champion |
| 2014-08-09 | 2017-03-18-Lost to Super Champion | Template:Flagicon Daniel Jacobs | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2017-05-20 | 2017-10-22 | Template:Flagicon Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2017-10-22 | 2018-10-20 | Template:Flagicon Ryota Murata | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2018-10-20 | 2019-07-12 | Template:Flagicon Rob Brant | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2019-07-12 | 2021-01-01 Elevated to Super Champion | Template:Flagicon Ryota Murata | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2018-09-15 | 2021-01-01-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Saul Alvarez | WBA Super Champion |
| 2021-01-05 | 2022-04-09 | Template:Flagicon Ryota Murata | WBA Super Champion |
| 2021-05-01 | 2023-03-09 | Template:Flagicon Erislandy Lara | WBA Regular Champion |
| 2022-04-09 | 2023-03-09 | Template:Flagicon Gennady Golovkin | WBA Super Champion |
| 2023-03-09 | Present | Template:Flagicon Erislandy Lara | WBA |
IBF | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1983-05-27 | 1987-04-06-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Marvin Hagler | IBF |
| 1987-10-10 | 1988-07-28 | Template:Flagicon Frank Tate | IBF |
| 1988-07-28 | 1991-05-10 | Template:Flagicon Michael Nunn | IBF |
| 1991-05-10 | 1993-02-13-Vacated | Template:Flagicon James Toney | IBF |
| 1993-05-22 | 1994-11-18-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Roy Jones Jr. | IBF |
| 1995-04-29 | 2005-07-16 | Template:Flagicon Bernard Hopkins | IBF |
| 2005-07-16 | 2005-10-11-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Jermain Taylor | IBF |
| 2005-12-10 | 2009-07-12-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Arthur Abraham | IBF |
| 2009-09-19 | 2011-05-07 | Template:Flagicon Sebastian Sylvester | IBF |
| 2011-05-07 | 2013-08-17 | Template:Flagicon Daniel Geale | IBF |
| 2013-08-17 | 2013-12-07 | Template:Flagicon Darren Barker | IBF |
| 2013-12-07 | 2014-05-31 | Template:Flagicon Felix Sturm | IBF |
| 2014-05-31 | 2014-10-08 | Template:Flagicon Sam Soliman | IBF |
| 2014-10-08 | 2015-02-06-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Jermain Taylor | IBF |
| 2015-06-20 | 2015-10-17 | Template:Flagicon David Lemieux | IBF |
| 2015-10-17 | 2018-06-01-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Gennady Golovkin | IBF |
| 2018-10-27 | 2019-05-04 | Template:Flagicon Daniel Jacobs | IBF |
| 2019-05-04 | 2019-08-01-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Saul Alvarez | IBF |
| 2019-10-05 | 2023-02-06-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Gennady Golovkin | IBF |
| 2023-07-01 | 2023-10-14 | Template:Flagicon Vincenzo Gualtieri | IBF |
| 2023-10-14 | Present | Template:Flagicon Janibek Alimkhanuly | IBF |
WBO | |||
| Title inaugurated | |||
| 1989-04-18 | 1990-04-29 | Template:Flagicon Doug DeWitt | WBO |
| 1990-04-29 | 1990-11-18 | Template:Flagicon Nigel Benn | WBO |
| 1990-11-18 | 1991-06-22-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Chris Eubank | WBO |
| 1991-11-20 | 1992-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Gerald McClellan | WBO |
| 1993-05-19 | 1994-05-11 | Template:Flagicon Chris Pyatt | WBO |
| 1994-05-11 | 1995-03-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Steve Collins | WBO |
| 1995-05-19 | 1997-06-28-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Lonnie Bradley | WBO |
| 1997-12-13 | 1998-05-12-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Otis Grant | WBO |
| 1999-01-30 | 1999-11-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Bert Schenk | WBO |
| 1999-11 | 1999-11-27 | Template:Flagicon Jason Matthews | WBO |
| 1999-11-27 | 2002-04-06 | Template:Flagicon Armand Krajnc | WBO |
| 2002-04-06 | 2003-Retired | Template:Flagicon Harry Simon | WBO |
| 2003-05-10 | 2003-09-13 | Template:Flagicon Hector Javier Velazco | WBO |
| 2003-09-13 | 2004-06-05 | Template:Flagicon Felix Sturm | WBO |
| 2004-06-05 | 2004-09-18 | Template:Flagicon Oscar De La Hoya | WBO |
| 2004-09-18 | 2005-07-16 | Template:Flagicon Bernard Hopkins | WBO |
| 2005-07-16 | 2007-09-29 | Template:Flagicon Jermain Taylor | WBO |
| 2007-09-29 | 2010-04-17 | Template:Flagicon Kelly Pavlik | WBO |
| 2010-04-17 | 2010-06-01-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Sergio Martínez | WBO |
| 2010-07-31 | 2012-08-25-Stripped | Template:Flagicon Dmitry Pirog | WBO |
| 2012-08-25 | 2012-10-20 | Template:Flagicon Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam | WBO |
| 2012-10-20 | 2014-09-04-Vacated | Template:Flagicon Peter Quillin | WBO |
| 2014-12-13 | 2015-12-19 | Template:Flagicon Andy Lee | WBO |
| 2015-12-19 | 2018-10-11 | Template:Flagicon Billy Joe Saunders | WBO |
| 2018-10-20 | 2022-08-30 Vacated | Template:Flagicon Demetrius Andrade | WBO |
| 2022-05-21 | 2022-08-30 Elevated | Template:Flagicon Janibek Alimkhanuly | WBO Interim |
| 2022-08-30 | Present | Template:Flagicon Janibek Alimkhanuly | WBO |
See also
- List of Australian middleweight boxing champions
- List of British middleweight boxing champions
- List of British world boxing champions
- List of New Zealand middleweight boxing champions
- World Negro Middleweight Championship
- World Colored Middleweight Championship
References
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- ↑ Mark Allen Baker, "Between the Ropes at Madison Square Garden: The History of an Iconic Boxing Ring, 1925-2007", McFarland, 2019, pp.81
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