This is a chronological List of World Super Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
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IBF | |||
Title inaugurated | |||
1984-03-28 | 1984-07-22 | Murray Sutherland | IBF |
1984-07-22 | 1988-03-11 - Vacated | Park Chong-pal | IBF |
1988-03-11 | 1990-01-27 - Vacated | Graciano Rocchigiani | IBF |
1990-01-27 | 1991-05-18 | Lindell Holmes | IBF |
1991-05-18 | 1992-01-10 | Darrin Van Horn | IBF |
1992-01-10 | 1993-02-13 | Iran Barkley | IBF |
1993-02-13 | 1994-11-18 | James Toney | IBF |
1994-11-18 | 1996-11-22 - Vacated | Roy Jones Jr. | IBF |
1997-06-21 | 1998-10-24 | Charles Brewer | IBF |
1998-10-24 | 2004-03-27 - Retired | Sven Ottke | IBF |
2004-10-02 | 2006-03-04 | Jeff Lacy | IBF |
2006-03-04 | 2006-11-27 - Vacated | Joe Calzaghe | IBF |
2007-03-03 | 2007-10-19 | Alejandro Berrio | IBF |
2007-10-19 | 2012-05-26 | Lucian Bute | IBF |
2012-05-26 | 2015-02-03 - Vacated | Carl Froch | IBF |
2015-05-23 | 2017-12-09 | James DeGale | IBF |
2017-12-09 | 2018-04-07 | Caleb Truax | IBF |
2018-04-07 | 2018-07-04 - Vacated | James DeGale | IBF |
2019-01-13 | 2021-11-06 | Caleb Plant | IBF |
2021-11-06 | Present | Saúl Álvarez | IBF |
WBC | |||
Title inaugurated | |||
1988-11-07 | 1990-12-15 - Retired | Sugar Ray Leonard | WBC |
1990-12-15 | 1992-10-03 | Mauro Galvano | WBC |
1992-10-03 | 1996-03-02 | Nigel Benn | WBC |
1996-03-02 | 1996-07-06 | Thulani Malinga | WBC |
1996-07-06 | 1996-10-12 | Vincenzo Nardiello | WBC |
1996-10-12 | 1997-12-19 | Robin Reid | WBC |
1997-12-19 | 1998-03-27 | Thulani Malinga | WBC |
1998-03-27 | 1999-10-23 | Richie Woodhall | WBC |
1999-10-23 | 2000-05-06 | Markus Beyer | WBC |
2000-05-06 | 2000-09-01 | Glenn Catley | WBC |
2000-09-01 | 2000-12-15 | Dingaan Thobela | WBC |
2000-12-15 | 2001-05-03 - Stripped | WBC | |
2001-07-10 | 2003-04-05 | Éric Lucas | WBC |
2003-04-05 | 2004-06-05 | Markus Beyer | WBC |
2004-06-05 | 2004-10-09 | Cristian Sanavia | WBC |
2004-10-09 | 2006-10-14 | Markus Beyer | WBC |
2006-10-14 | 2007-11-04 | Mikkel Kessler | WBC |
2007-11-04 | 2008-06-27 - Vacated | Joe Calzaghe | WBC |
2008-12-06 | 2010-04-24 | Carl Froch | WBC |
2010-04-24 | 2010-09-06 - Stripped | Mikkel Kessler | WBC |
2010-11-27 | 2011-12-17 | Carl Froch | WBC |
2011-12-17 | 2013-04-11 - Stripped | Andre Ward | WBC |
2013-06-22 | 2014-08-16 | Sakio Bika | WBC |
2014-08-16 | 2015-04-24 | Anthony Dirrell | WBC |
2015-04-24 | 2017-01-18 - Vacated | Badou Jack | WBC |
2017-09-08 | 2018-10-03 - Stripped | David Benavidez | WBC |
2019-02-23 | 2019-09-28 | Anthony Dirrell | WBC |
2019-09-28 | 2020-08-20 - Stripped | David Benavidez | WBC |
2020-12-19 | Present | Saúl Álvarez | WBC |
WBA | |||
Title inaugurated | |||
1987-12-06 | 1988-05-23 | Park Chong-pal | WBA |
1988-05-23 | 1989-05-28 | Fulgencio Obelmejias | WBA |
1989-05-28 | 1990-03-30 | Baek In-chul | WBA |
1990-03-30 | 1991-04-05 | Christophe Tiozzo | WBA |
1991-04-05 | 1992-09-12 | Víctor Córdoba | WBA |
1992-09-12 | 1994-02-26 | Michael Nunn | WBA |
1994-02-26 | 1994-08-12 | Steve Little | WBA |
1994-08-12 | 1999-06-12 | Frankie Liles | WBA |
1999-06-12 | 2000-04-08 | Byron Mitchell | WBA |
2000-04-08 | 2000-09-16 - Vacated | Bruno Girard | WBA |
2001-03-03 | 2003-03-15 | Byron Mitchell | WBA |
2003-03-15 | 2004-03-27 - Retired | Sven Ottke | WBA Super Champion |
2003-09-03 | 2004-05-05 | Anthony Mundine | WBA Regular Champion |
2004-05-05 | 2004-11-12 | Manny Siaca | WBA |
2004-11-12 | 2007-11-04 | Mikkel Kessler | WBA Super Champion |
2007-03-07 | 2008-05-28 - Vacated | Anthony Mundine | WBA Regular Champion |
2007-11-04 | 2008-10-03 - Vacated | Joe Calzaghe | WBA Super Champion |
2008-06-21 | 2009-11-21 | Mikkel Kessler | WBA Super Champion |
2009-11-21 | 2015-11-12 | Andre Ward | WBA Super Champion |
2009-11-21 | 2011-07-15 - Vacated | Dimitri Sartison | WBA Regular Champion |
2011-08-26 | 2012-09-07 - Stripped | Károly Balzsay | WBA Regular Champion |
2012-11-03 | 2012-12-08 | Brian Magee | WBA Regular Champion |
2012-12-08 | 2013-05-25 | Mikkel Kessler | WBA Regular Champion |
2013-05-25 | 2015-05-08 - Stripped | Carl Froch | WBA Regular Champion |
2015-05-09 | 2016-02-20 | Fedor Chudinov | WBA Super Champion |
2016-02-20 | 2016-10-05 - Vacated | Felix Sturm | WBA Super Champion |
2016-01-09 | 2016-11-05 | Giovanni De Carolis | WBA Regular Champion |
2016-11-05 | 2018-07-14 | Tyron Zeuge | WBA Regular Champion |
2017-05-27 | 2018-09-28 | George Groves | WBA Super Champion |
2018-07-14 | 2018-12-15 | Rocky Fielding | WBA Regular Champion |
2018-09-28 | 2020-12-19 | Callum Smith | WBA Super Champion |
2018-12-15 | 2019-11-29 - Vacated | Saúl Álvarez | WBA Regular Champion |
2020-12-19 | Present | Saúl Álvarez | WBA Super Champion |
2021-06-27 | Present | David Morrell | WBA Regular Champion |
WBO | |||
Title inaugurated | |||
1988-11-04 | 1990-04-28 - Vacated | Thomas Hearns | WBO |
1991-09-21 | 1995-03-18 | Chris Eubank | WBO |
1995-03-18 | 1997-07-05 - Retired | Steve Collins | WBO |
1997-10-11 | 2008-09-26 - Vacated | Joe Calzaghe | WBO |
2008-09-26 | 2009-01-10 | Denis Inkin | WBO |
2009-01-10 | 2009-08-22 | Károly Balzsay | WBO |
2009-08-22 | 2012-08-25 | Robert Stieglitz | WBO |
2012-08-25 | 2013-03-23 | Arthur Abraham | WBO |
2013-03-23 | 2014-03-01 | Robert Stieglitz | WBO |
2014-03-01 | 2016-04-09 | Arthur Abraham | WBO |
2016-04-09 | 2019-05-19 - Vacated | Gilberto Ramírez | WBO |
2019-05-19 | 2021-05-08 | Billy Joe Saunders | WBO |
2021-05-08 | Present | Saúl Álvarez | WBO |