List of middleweight boxing champions
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This is a chronological List of World Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
Before 1921, the champion given is the one most widely recognised by the public and the sporting press, commencing with Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey
in 1884.
- The World Boxing AssociationWorld Boxing AssociationThe World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
(WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA) - The World Boxing CouncilWorld Boxing CouncilThe World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
(WBC), founded in 1963 - The International Boxing FederationInternational Boxing FederationThe International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
(IBF), founded in 1983 - The World Boxing OrganizationWorld Boxing OrganizationThe World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
(WBO), founded in 1988
Before 1921, the champion given is the one most widely recognised by the public and the sporting press, commencing with Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey
Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey
John Edward Kelly was an Irish-born champion boxer. At height, he was better known as Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey, called "Nonpareil" because no one could defeat him. In 65 contests, he lost only 3 times. This ended when Bob Fitzsimmons pummelled him around the ring and begged him to concede before...
in 1884.
Historical
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884-07-30 | 1891-01-14 | Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey John Edward Kelly was an Irish-born champion boxer. At height, he was better known as Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey, called "Nonpareil" because no one could defeat him. In 65 contests, he lost only 3 times. This ended when Bob Fitzsimmons pummelled him around the ring and begged him to concede before... (USA/Ireland) |
World | |
| 1891-01-14 | 1894-09-26 – vacated | Bob Fitzsimmons Bob Fitzsimmons Robert James "Bob" Fitzsimmons , was a British boxer who made boxing history as the sport's first three-division world champion. He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett, the man who beat John L. Sullivan, and is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the Lightest heavyweight... (Great Britain) |
World | |
| 1896-12-26 | 1897-12-17 – vacated | Kid McCoy Kid McCoy Charles "Kid" McCoy, who was born Norman Selby was an American world champion boxer.-Overview:Born in Moscow, Rush County, Indiana, McCoy would eventually weigh 160 pounds, stand 5' 11", and go on to a record 81 wins... (USA) |
World | |
| 1898-10-24 | 1907-05-28 – vacated | Tommy Ryan Tommy Ryan Tommy Ryan was a famed welterweight and middleweight champion boxer who fought from 1887-1907. Ryan was considered an excellent boxer-puncher, and many consider him one of the all time greatest middleweight champions. His won lost record is 86 wins , 3 losses and 6 draws... (Ireland) |
World | |
| 1907-09-02 | 1908-09-07 | Stanley Ketchel Stanley Ketchel -External links:**... (USA/Poland) |
World | |
| 1908-09-07 | 1908-11-26 | Billy Papke Billy Papke Billy Papke was an American boxer.... (USA) |
World | |
| 1908-11-26 | 1910-06-10 – vacated | Stanley Ketchel Stanley Ketchel -External links:**... (USA/Poland) |
World | |
| 1912-02-22 | 1913-10-11 | Frank Klaus Frank Klaus Frank Klaus was a German-American boxer from 1904 to 1918. Klaus won the vacant Middleweight Championship of the world in 1913 and was elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1974.... (USA) |
World | |
| 1913-10-11 | 1914-04-07 | George Chip George Chip George Chip was the Middleweight Champion of the World from 1913 to 1914. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania but was raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania in what is today the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and most of his matches were in the Pittsburgh area... (USA) |
World | |
| 1914-04-07 | 1917-11-14 | Al McCoy Al McCoy (boxer) Al McCoy was a boxing world middleweight champion from 1914 to 1917. McCoy’s professional record: 157 bouts — won 99 , lost 40, no-decisions 18.-Biography:... (USA) |
World | |
| 1917-11-14 | 1920-05-06 | Mike O'Dowd Mike O'Dowd Mike O'Dowd was the Middleweight Champion of the World from 1917 to 1920. He won the title on November 14, 1917 by knocking out Al McCoy in the sixth round... (USA) |
World | |
| 1920-05-06 | 1923-08-31 | Johnny Wilson Johnny Wilson (boxer) Johnny Wilson was born Giovanni Panica on March 23, 1893 in New York City. He was a professional boxer who fought from 1911 until 1926. The highlight of Wilson's career came when he captured the world middleweight championship by defeating Mike O'Dowd by decision over 12 rounds on May 6, 1920... (USA) |
World | |
| 1923-08-31 | 1926-02-26 | Harry Greb Harry Greb Harry Greb was an American boxer. He was World Middleweight boxing Champion from 1923 to 1926 and American Light Heavyweight title holder 1922–1923. He fought a recorded 303 times in his 13 year-career, against the best opposition the talent-rich 1910s & 20s could provide him, frequently squaring... (USA) |
World | |
| 1926-02-26 | 1926-12-03 | Tiger Flowers Tiger Flowers Theodore Flowers became the first African-American middleweight boxing champion, defeating Harry Greb in 1926. Known as "Tiger", he began boxing professionally in 1918 at the age of 23 while working at a Philadelphia shipbuilding plant... (USA) |
World | |
| 1926-12-03 | 1929-10-29 – vacated | Mickey Walker (USA) | World | |
| 1932-01-25 | 1932-06-11 | Gorilla Jones Gorilla Jones William Jones William Jones (May 12, 1906 – January 4, 1982) William Jones (May 12, 1906 – January 4, 1982) (better known as Gorilla Jones, was an American boxer and Middleweight boxing champion of the world.-Professional Boxing Career:... (USA) |
NBA | |
| 1932-06-11 | 1932-07-04 | Marcel Thil Marcel Thil -Career:Born in Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne in the Champagne-Ardenne Region of France, Thil started boxing at a very young age and turned professional at the age of sixteen... (France) |
NBA | |
| 1933-10-30 | 1933-10-30 | Lou Brouillard Lou Brouillard Lucien Pierre Brouillard, better known as Lou Brouillard, , was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.... (Canada) |
World | |
| 1933-10-30 | 1934-09-11 | Vince Dundee Vince Dundee Vince Dundee , the former New York State middleweight champion of the world was born Vincenzo Lazzara in Sicily in 1904.-Personal:The Lazzara family emigrated from Sicily to the United States and lived in Baltimore... (USA) |
World | |
| 1934-09-11 | 1935-09-19 | Teddy Yarosz Teddy Yarosz Teddy Yarosz was an American athlete in boxing. He held the world middleweight boxing championship during 1934-1935.-Personal life:Yarosz was born in Monaca, Pennsylvania. His brother Tommy Yarosz also became a boxer.... (USA) |
World | |
| 1935-09-19 | 1936-07-11 | Eddie Babe Risko Eddie Babe Risko Henry Pelkowski, better known as Babe Risko, Eddie Risko, and Sailor Pulaski was Middleweight boxing champion of the world... (USA) |
World | |
| 1936-07-11 | 1938-07-26 | Freddie Steele Freddie Steele Freddie Steele was a boxer and film actor born Frederick Earle Burgett in Seattle, Washington. He was recognized as middleweight champion of the world between 1936 and 1938. Steele was nicknamed "The Tacoma Assassin" and was trained by Jack Connor, Johnny Babnick, and Ray Arcel, while in New York... (USA) |
World | |
| 1937? | 1939? | Fred Apostoli Fred Apostoli Alfredo "Fred" Apostoli was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognized as the world champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937. He was elected to The Ring's Boxing Hall of Fame... (USA) |
World | |
| 1938-11-01 | 1939-06-27 | Solly Krieger Solly Krieger Solly Krieger was an American middleweight boxer who fought from 1928-41.-Boxing career:A Golden Gloves amateur champion, Krieger turned professional in 1928.... (USA) |
World | |
| 1939-06-27 | 1940-07-19 | Al Hostak Al Hostak Albert Paul Hostak , nicknamed "the Savage Slav," was an American-born middleweight boxer who fought from 1932-1949. Hostak twice held the National Boxing Association Middleweight title between 1938 and 1940... (USA) |
World | |
| 1939-10-02 | 1940-05-23 | Ceferino Garcia Ceferino Garcia Ceferino Garcia was a champion boxer born in Naval, Biliran, Philippines. His number of victories are the most ever achieved by a Filipino boxer. He's also the only boxer from the Philippines ever to become world champion at middleweight. He was managed, during the final years of his career by... (Philippines) |
World | |
| 1940-05-23 | 1941-05-09 | Ken Overlin Ken Overlin Ken Overlin , was an American-born middleweight boxer who fought professionally from 1931 to 1944, compiling a record of 131 wins , 18 losses, and 9 draws.... (USA) |
World | |
| 1941-05-09 | 1941 | Billy Soose Billy Soose Billy Soose was an American boxer who won the world middleweight championship in 1941.After a collegiate boxing career, Soose became a professional boxer in 1938. That same year he met Charley Burley, defeated Soose by a unanimous decision. In 1940 Soose defeated two future middleweight champions,... (USA) |
World | |
| 1940-07-19 | 1947-07-16 | Tony Zale Tony Zale Anthony Florian Zaleski was an American boxer. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel." In addition, he had the reputation of being able to take fearsome punishment and still rally to win, reinforcing that nickname... (USA) |
NBA | |
| 1947-07-16 | 1948-06-10 | Rocky Graziano Rocky Graziano Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City , was an Italian American boxer. Graziano was considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch... (USA) |
World | |
| 1948-06-10 | 1948-09-21 | Tony Zale Tony Zale Anthony Florian Zaleski was an American boxer. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Steel." In addition, he had the reputation of being able to take fearsome punishment and still rally to win, reinforcing that nickname... (USA) |
World | |
| 1948-09-21 | 1949-06-16 | Marcel Cerdan Marcel Cerdan Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French pied noir world boxing champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa... (France) |
World | |
| 1949-06-16 | 1951-02-14 | Jake LaMotta Jake LaMotta Giacobbe LaMotta , better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull", is a former American world middleweight champion boxer... (USA) |
World | |
| 1951-02-14 | 1951-07-10 | Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson was an African-American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight... (USA) |
World | |
| 1951-07-10 | 1951-09-12 | Randy Turpin Randy Turpin Randolph Adolphus Turpin known as the Leamington Larruper, was an English boxer who was considered by some to be Europe's best middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s.-Biography:... (Great Britain) |
World | |
| 1951-09-12 | 1952-04-16 – vacated | Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson was an African-American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight... (USA) |
World | |
| 1953-10-21 | 1955-12-09 | Bobo Olson Bobo Olson Carl Olson was an American boxer. He was the world middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s, although he is probably best remembered for his three knockout losses against Sugar Ray Robinson.His nickname, Bobo,... (USA) |
World | |
| 1955-12-09 | 1957-01-02 | Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson was an African-American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight... (USA) |
World | |
| 1957-01-02 | 1957-05-01 | Gene Fullmer Gene Fullmer Gene Fullmer is a former American middleweight boxer and world champion.-Professional career:Fullmer began his professional career in 1951 and won his first 29 fights, 19 by knockout... (USA) |
World | |
| 1957-05-01 | 1957-09-23 | Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson was an African-American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight... (USA) |
World | |
| 1957-09-23 | 1958-03-25 | Carmen Basilio Carmen Basilio Carmine Basilio better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is an American former professional boxer who was a two weight world boxing champion... (USA) |
World | |
| 1958-03-25 | 1960-01-22 | Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson was an African-American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight... (USA) |
World | |
| 1960-01-22 | 1961-07-11 | Paul Pender Paul Pender Paul Pender was an American middleweight boxer.-Early life:He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of William and Anna Pender... (USA) |
World | |
| 1961-07-11 | 1962-04-07 | Terry Downes Terry Downes Terry Downes is a retired British middleweight boxer. He was nicknamed the "Paddington Express" for his aggressive fighting style. As of 2008, Downes was Britain’s oldest surviving former world champion... (Great Britain) |
World | |
| 1962-04-07 | 1962-04-07 – vacated (USA) | Paul Pender Paul Pender Paul Pender was an American middleweight boxer.-Early life:He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of William and Anna Pender... |
World | |
| 1962-10-23 | 1963-12-07 | Dick Tiger Dick Tiger Dick Tiger CBE was a boxer from Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America. Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group... (Nigeria) |
WBA/WBC split | |
| 1963-12-07 | 1965-10-21 | Joey Giardello Joey Giardello Carmine Orlando Tilelli was an American boxer who was the middleweight champion of the world from 1963 to 1965, and was better known by his professional pseudonym of Joey Giardello.-Early life:... (USA) |
WBA/WBC | |
| 1965-10-21 | 1966-04-25 | Dick Tiger Dick Tiger Dick Tiger CBE was a boxer from Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America. Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group... (Nigeria) |
WBA/WBC | |
| 1966-04-25 | 1967-04-17 | Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship... (Virgin Islands) |
WBA/WBC | |
| 1967-04-17 | 1967-09-29 | Nino Benvenuti (Italy) | WBA/WBC | |
| 1967-09-29 | 1968-03-04 | Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship... (Virgin Islands) |
WBA/WBC | |
| 1968-03-04 | 1970-11-07 | Nino Benvenuti (Italy) | WBA/WBC | |
| 1970-11-07 | 1974-02-09 | Carlos Monzón Carlos Monzón Carlos Monzón was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he successfully defended the title 14 times.... (Argentina) |
WBA/WBC | |
| 1974-05-25 | 1978-04-22 | Rodrigo Valdez Rodrigo Valdez Rodrigo Valdéz is a former boxer from Colombia who was a two-time world middleweight champion and former undisputed middleweight champion of the world whose rivalry with Carlos Monzón has long been considered among the most legendary boxing rivalries. Valdez was trained by International Boxing... (Colombia) |
WBA/WBC | |
| 1980-09-27 | 1987-04-06 | Marvin Hagler Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler , is a former professional boxer who was undisputed world middleweight champion between 1980 and 1987. Hagler holds the distinction of having the highest KO% of all middleweight champions at 78%... (USA) |
WBA/WBC/IBF split | |
| 2004-09-18 | 2005-07-16 | Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion... (USA) |
WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO | |
| 2005-07-16 | 2005-10-12 | Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy... (USA) |
WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO split | |
WBC |
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| Title inaugurated | ||||
| 1963-08-10 | 1963-12-07 |  Dick TigerDick Tiger Dick Tiger CBE was a boxer from Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America. Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group... |
WBC | |
| 1963-12-07 | 1965-10-21 |  Joey GiardelloJoey Giardello Carmine Orlando Tilelli was an American boxer who was the middleweight champion of the world from 1963 to 1965, and was better known by his professional pseudonym of Joey Giardello.-Early life:... |
WBC | |
| 1965-10-21 | 1966-04-25 | Dick Tiger Dick Tiger Dick Tiger CBE was a boxer from Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America. Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group... |
WBC | |
| 1966-04-25 | 1967-04-17 |  Emile GriffithEmile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship... |
WBC | |
| 1967-04-17 | 1967-09-29 |  Nino Benvenuti |
WBC | |
| 1967-09-29 | 1968-03-04 | Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship... |
WBC | |
| 1968-03-04 | 1970-11-07 | Nino Benvenuti |
WBC | |
| 1970-11-07 | 1974-02-09-Stripped |  Carlos MonzonCarlos Monzón Carlos Monzón was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he successfully defended the title 14 times.... |
WBC | |
| 1974-05-25 | 1976-06-26 |  Rodrigo ValdezRodrigo Valdez Rodrigo Valdéz is a former boxer from Colombia who was a two-time world middleweight champion and former undisputed middleweight champion of the world whose rivalry with Carlos Monzón has long been considered among the most legendary boxing rivalries. Valdez was trained by International Boxing... |
WBC | |
| 1976-06-26 | 1977-08-29-Retired | Carlos Monzón Carlos Monzón Carlos Monzón was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he successfully defended the title 14 times.... |
WBC | |
| 1977-11-05 | 1978-04-22 | Rodrigo Valdez Rodrigo Valdez Rodrigo Valdéz is a former boxer from Colombia who was a two-time world middleweight champion and former undisputed middleweight champion of the world whose rivalry with Carlos Monzón has long been considered among the most legendary boxing rivalries. Valdez was trained by International Boxing... |
WBC | |
| 1978-04-22 | 1979-06-30 | Hugo Pastor Corro |
WBC | |
| 1979-06-30 | 1980-03-16 | Vito Antuofermo Vito Antuofermo Vito Antuofermo is an Italian-American actor who is also a former world Middleweight boxing champion.-Background:Antuofermo was born in Italy, in the town of Palo del Colle, which is located about 15 km inland from the city of Bari. but his family moved to the United States when he was 17... |
WBC | |
| 1980-03-16 | 1980-09-27 |  Alan MinterAlan Minter Alan Minter is a former middleweight world champion boxer.-Amateur career:Minter was the 1971 ABA Middleweight Champion. He won the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games... |
WBC | |
| 1980-09-27 | 1987-04-06 | Marvin Hagler Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler , is a former professional boxer who was undisputed world middleweight champion between 1980 and 1987. Hagler holds the distinction of having the highest KO% of all middleweight champions at 78%... |
WBC | |
| 1987-04-06 | 1987-05-27-Vacated | Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles... |
WBC | |
| 1987-10-29 | 1988-06-06 | Thomas Hearns Thomas Hearns Thomas "Hitman" Hearns is a retired American boxer. Nicknamed the "Motor City Cobra" and more famously "The Hitman", Hearns became the first boxer in history to win world titles in four divisions. He would also become the first fighter in history to win five world titles in five different divisions... |
WBC | |
| 1988-06-06 | 1989-02-24 | Iran Barkley Iran Barkley Iran Barkley is a retired American professional boxer who held world titles at three different weights—middleweight , super middleweight and light heavyweight .- Professional career :... |
WBC | |
| 1989-02-24 | 1990-Vacated |  Roberto DuránRoberto Durán Roberto Durán Samaniego is a retired professional boxer from Panama, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" during his career.... |
WBC | |
| 1990-11-24 | 1993-05-08 | Julian Jackson Julian Jackson Julian Jackson is a retired professional boxer and former three-time world champion in the light middleweight and middleweight divisions... |
WBC | |
| 1993-05-08 | 1994-05-07-Vacated | Gerald McClellan Gerald McClellan Gerald McClellan is a former boxer from the United States of America, who was the WBO and WBC middleweight champion. McClellan's record as a professional boxer was 31 wins and 3 losses with 29 wins by knockout... |
WBC | |
| 1995-03-17 | 1995-08-19 | Julian Jackson Julian Jackson Julian Jackson is a retired professional boxer and former three-time world champion in the light middleweight and middleweight divisions... |
WBC | |
| 1995-08-19 | 1996-03-16 | Quincy Taylor Quincy Taylor Quincy Taylor , was a professional boxer in the Middleweight division.Taylor, a southpaw, turned pro in 1986. In 1987, he KO´d Sugar Ray Leonard in a sparring match and in 1994 landed a shot at WBC Middleweight Title holder Julian Jackson... |
WBC | |
| 1996-03-16 | 1998-05-02 | Keith Holmes |
WBC | |
| 1998-05-02 | 1999-04-24 |  Hacine CherifiHacine Cherifi Hacine "Billy" Cherifi is a former French boxer of Algerian origin.Cherifi, known as "Billy", began his pro career in 1989 and challenged for the WBC Super Middleweight Title in 1997 against Robin Reid, losing a split decision... |
WBC | |
| 1999-04-24 | 2001-04-14 | Keith Holmes |
WBC | |
| 2001-04-14 | 2005-07-16 | Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion... |
WBC | |
| 2005-07-16 | 2007-09-29 | Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy... |
WBC | |
| 2007-09-29 | 2010-04-17 | Kelly Pavlik Kelly Pavlik Kelly Pavlik is an American professional boxer. He was The Ring, WBC, & WBO middleweight champion from when he beat Jermain Taylor on September 29, 2007 until he lost his titles to Sergio Martinez on April 17, 2010.... |
WBC | |
| 2010-04-17 | 2011-01-17-Stripped | Sergio Gabriel Martínez Sergio Gabriel Martínez Sergio Gabriel Martínez is an Argentine professional boxer and the current The Ring middleweight champion.... |
WBC | |
| 2011-01-17 | 2011-06-04 |  Sebastian ZbikSebastian Zbik Sebastian Zbik , is a German professional boxer and the former WBC Middleweight Champion of the world. Sebastian resides in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.-Interim WBC Championship:... |
WBC | |
| 2011-06-04 | Current |  Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.Julio César Chávez, Jr. Julio César Chávez Carrasco , is an undefeated Mexican boxer and the current WBC Middleweight Champion. His younger brother Omar Chávez is also an undefeated prospect who fights at Welterweight.... |
WBC | |
WBA |
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| Title inaugurated | ||||
| 1962-10-23 | 1963-12-07 | Dick Tiger Dick Tiger Dick Tiger CBE was a boxer from Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America. Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group... |
WBA | |
| 1963-12-07 | 1965-10-21 | Joey Giardello Joey Giardello Carmine Orlando Tilelli was an American boxer who was the middleweight champion of the world from 1963 to 1965, and was better known by his professional pseudonym of Joey Giardello.-Early life:... |
WBA | |
| 1965-10-21 | 1966-04-25 | Dick Tiger Dick Tiger Dick Tiger CBE was a boxer from Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America. Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group... |
WBA | |
| 1966-04-25 | 1967-04-17 | Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship... |
WBA | |
| 1967-04-17 | 1967-09-29 | Nino Benvenuti |
WBA | |
| 1967-04-17 | 1968-03-04 | Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer who was the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands ever to become a world champion. He is perhaps best known for his controversial third fight with Benny Paret in 1962 for the welterweight world championship... |
WBA | |
| 1968-03-04 | 1970-11-04 | Nino Benvenuti |
WBA | |
| 1970-11-07 | 1977-08-29-Retired | Carlos Monzon Carlos Monzón Carlos Monzón was an Argentine professional boxer who held the undisputed world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he successfully defended the title 14 times.... |
WBA | |
| 1977-11-05 | 1978-04-22 | Rodrigo Valdez Rodrigo Valdez Rodrigo Valdéz is a former boxer from Colombia who was a two-time world middleweight champion and former undisputed middleweight champion of the world whose rivalry with Carlos Monzón has long been considered among the most legendary boxing rivalries. Valdez was trained by International Boxing... |
WBA | |
| 1978-04-22 | 1979-06-30 | Hugo Pastor Corro |
WBA | |
| 1979-06-30 | 1980-03-16 | Vito Antuofermo Vito Antuofermo Vito Antuofermo is an Italian-American actor who is also a former world Middleweight boxing champion.-Background:Antuofermo was born in Italy, in the town of Palo del Colle, which is located about 15 km inland from the city of Bari. but his family moved to the United States when he was 17... |
WBA | |
| 1980-03-16 | 1980-09-27 | Alan Minter Alan Minter Alan Minter is a former middleweight world champion boxer.-Amateur career:Minter was the 1971 ABA Middleweight Champion. He won the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games... |
WBA | |
| 1980-09-27 | 1987-Stripped | Marvin Hagler Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler , is a former professional boxer who was undisputed world middleweight champion between 1980 and 1987. Hagler holds the distinction of having the highest KO% of all middleweight champions at 78%... |
WBA | |
| 1987-10-23 | 1989-Stripped | Sumbu Kalambay Sumbu Kalambay Sumbu "Patrizio" Kalambay is a Zaire-Italian former professional boxer who held the WBA middleweight championship. He was born in Zaire, moving to Italy during his youth, which is where he still resides.-Professional career:... |
WBA | |
| 1989-05-10 | 1991-04-01-Vacated |  Mike McCallumMike McCallum Mike McCallum is a retired boxer. Nicknamed "The Body Snatcher" for his fierce body punching. McCallum won world titles in three weight classes.-Amateur career:Claimed an amateur record of 240-10... |
WBA | |
| 1992-04-22 | 1993-10-01 | Reggie Johnson |
WBA | |
| 1993-10-01 | 1994-08-Vacated | John David Jackson John David Jackson (boxer) John David Jackson , is a former professional boxer who held world titles in the light middleweight and middleweight divisions, and later became a boxing trainer after his career ended.-Professional Career:... |
WBA | |
| 1994-08-12 | 1995-12-19 | Jorge Fernando Castro |
WBA | |
| 1995-12-19 | 1996-06-24 |  Shinji TakeharaShinji Takehara was a professional boxer in the Middleweight division. Takehara was Japan's only boxer to capture a World Middleweight Title, which is also the highest weight class in which a Japanese boxer has captured a World Title.... |
WBA | |
| 1996-06-24 | 1997-08-23 | William Joppy William Joppy William Torelle Joppy is an American middleweight boxer. Joppy held the WBA middleweight title on two occasions. He first became the WBA champion in June 1996 by stopping defender Shinji Takehara in Japan with a flurry of punches in the ninth round. He then would make a couple defenses of his crown... |
WBA | |
| 1997-08-23 | 1998-01-31 |  Julio César GreenJulio Cesar Green Julio Cesar Green was a professional boxer of height 173 cm in the middleweight division.... |
WBA | |
| 1998-01-31 | 2001-05-12 | William Joppy William Joppy William Torelle Joppy is an American middleweight boxer. Joppy held the WBA middleweight title on two occasions. He first became the WBA champion in June 1996 by stopping defender Shinji Takehara in Japan with a flurry of punches in the ninth round. He then would make a couple defenses of his crown... |
WBA | |
| 2001-05-12 | 2001-09-29 |  Félix TrinidadFélix Trinidad Félix 'Tito' Trinidad, Jr. is a Puerto Rican professional boxer, considered one of the best in Puerto Rico's history. After winning five National Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico, he debuted as a professional when he was 17. He won his first world championship when he defeated Maurice Blocker... |
WBA | |
| 2001-09-29 | 2005-07-16 | Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion... |
WBA Super Champion | |
| 2001-11-17 | 2003-12-13-Lost to Super Champion | William Joppy William Joppy William Torelle Joppy is an American middleweight boxer. Joppy held the WBA middleweight title on two occasions. He first became the WBA champion in June 1996 by stopping defender Shinji Takehara in Japan with a flurry of punches in the ninth round. He then would make a couple defenses of his crown... |
WBA Regular Champion | |
| 2004-05-01 | 2006-03-11 |  Maselino MasoeMaselino Masoe Maselino Francis Masoe is a Samoan boxer, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.- Amateur Highlights :... |
WBA Regular Champion | |
| 2005-07-16 | 2006-12-14-Stripped | Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy... |
WBA Super Champion | |
| 2006-03-11 | 2006-07-15 | Felix Sturm Felix Sturm Felix Sturm is a German boxer and current WBA middleweight Super champion of Bosniak descent. Sturm was born and raised in Leverkusen, Germany, but both of his parents were immigrants from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Professional career :On 27 January 2001, Sturm made his debut as a... |
WBA Regular Champion | |
| 2006-07-15 | 2007-04-28 |  Javier CastillejoJavier Castillejo Francisco Javier Castillejo is a professional boxer from Spain. He is the former WBC light middleweight champion and former WBA middleweight champion. He has fought against stars Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Sturm, Fernando Vargas, Julio Cesar Vasquez, Michael Rask, and Mariano Natalio Carrera... |
WBA Regular Champion | |
| 2007-04-28 | Current | Felix Sturm Felix Sturm Felix Sturm is a German boxer and current WBA middleweight Super champion of Bosniak descent. Sturm was born and raised in Leverkusen, Germany, but both of his parents were immigrants from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Professional career :On 27 January 2001, Sturm made his debut as a... |
WBA Super Champion | |
| 2010-10-14 | Current |  Gennady Golovkin |
WBA Regular Champion | |
IBF |
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| 1983-05-27 | 1987-04-06-Stripped | Marvin Hagler Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler , is a former professional boxer who was undisputed world middleweight champion between 1980 and 1987. Hagler holds the distinction of having the highest KO% of all middleweight champions at 78%... |
IBF | |
| 1987-10-10 | 1988-07-28 | Frank Tate Frank Tate (boxer) Frank Tate was an American boxer.-Amateur career:Tate was the 1983 National Golden Gloves light middleweight champion. Even though he was down two times during the final bout he controversially won the Light Middleweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics vs Canadian Boxer Shawn O'Sullivan... |
IBF | |
| 1988-07-28 | 1991-05-10 | Michael Nunn Michael Nunn Michael Nunn is a former American boxer. Nicknamed "Second to Nunn," he was a 6' 2" southpaw with great speed. Nunn was the IBF middleweight champion and the WBA super middleweight champion... |
IBF | |
| 1991-05-10 | 1993-02-13-Vacated | James Toney James Toney James Nathanial Toney is an American professional boxer who has held world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight divisions. Toney currently fights in the heavyweight division in boxing and also now competes in mixed martial arts.-Boxing career:Toney's amateur boxing... |
IBF | |
| 1993-05-22 | 1994-11-18-Vacated | Roy Jones Jr |
IBF | |
| 1995-04-29 | 2005-07-16 | Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion... |
IBF | |
| 2005-07-16 | 2005-10-11-Vacated | Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy... |
IBF | |
| 2005-12-10 | 2009-07-12-Vacated | Arthur Abraham Arthur Abraham Arthur Abraham is an Armenian-German professional boxer HyeFighter residing in Berlin, Germany. He was IBF world middleweight champion from 2005 to 2009, making ten successful defences of his title... |
IBF | |
| 2009-09-19 | 2011-05-07 | Sebastian Sylvester Sebastian Sylvester Sebastian Sylvester is a German boxer and former IBF middleweight champion. He is currently ranked as the fourth best middleweight by Ring Magazine.... |
IBF | |
| 2011-05-07 | Current |  Daniel GealeDaniel Geale Daniel Geale is a middleweight boxer and current IBF middleweight champion from Australia, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, United Kingdom.-Amateur career:Other than winning the 2002 2002 Commonwealth Games at welterweight,... |
IBF | |
WBO |
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| 1989-04-18 | 1990-04-29 | Doug DeWitt Doug DeWitt Doug DeWitt was a middleweight boxer.Known as "Cobra," DeWitt, who was also raised in Yonkers, New York, started boxing at the age of 15, and by the time he was 18, the young DeWitt had turned pro and was on his way to three middleweight titles during a 12-year career, which included bouts with... |
WBO | |
| 1990-04-29 | 1990-11-18 | Nigel Benn Nigel Benn Nigel Benn , known as "The Dark Destroyer", is a British former boxer who held world titles in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions.... |
WBO | |
| 1990-11-18 | 1991-06-22-Vacated | Chris Eubank Chris Eubank Chris Eubank, Lord of the Manor of Brighton is a retired British boxer who held world titles at middleweight and super middleweight... |
WBO | |
| 1991-11-20 | 1992-Vacated | Gerald McClellan Gerald McClellan Gerald McClellan is a former boxer from the United States of America, who was the WBO and WBC middleweight champion. McClellan's record as a professional boxer was 31 wins and 3 losses with 29 wins by knockout... |
WBO | |
| 1993-05-19 | 1994-05-11 | Chris Pyatt Chris Pyatt Chris Pyatt is a former world middleweight champion boxer from Leicester, England. Born in Islington on 2 July 1963 his record reads:Won 47 | Lost 5 | Drew 0 | NC 0 | ND 0 | Tot 52... |
WBO | |
| 1994-05-11 | 1995-03-Vacated |  Steve CollinsSteve Collins Stephen Collins, more commonly known as Steve Collins, is a former professional boxer. Known as the "The Celtic Warrior", Collins is the former WBO middleweight and super middleweight champion.... |
WBO | |
| 1995-05-19 | 1997-06-28-Vacated | Lonnie Bradley Lonnie Bradley Lonnie Sterling Bradley is a former American boxer.-Amateur career:Bradley was an amateur standout and compiled a stellar career, capturing two New York Golden Gloves Championships... |
WBO | |
| 1997-12-13 | 1998-05-12-Vacated | Otis Grant Otis Grant Otis Grant is a Canadian retired boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal for Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games, losing to Cuba's Angel Espinosa in the final.-Professional career:... |
WBO | |
| 1999-01-30 | 1999-11-Stripped | Bert Schenk Bert Schenk Bert Schenk was a German boxer.-Professional career:Schenk turned pro in 1996 and won the WBO Middleweight Title... |
WBO | |
| 1999-11 | 1999-11-27 | Jason Matthews Jason Matthews (boxer) Jason Matthews was a professional boxer from Great Britain in the Middleweight division.- Professional career :... |
WBO | |
| 1999-11-27 | 2002-04-06 |  Armand KrajncArmand Krajnc Armand Krajnc is a Swedish-Slovenian boxer.-Professional career:Known as "Lion", Krajnc turned pro in 1996 and won the WBO Middleweight Title in 1999 with a TKO of Jason Matthews. Krajnc defended the title three times before losing the belt in 2002 to Harry Simon. One of Krajnc's title defenses... |
WBO | |
| 2002-04-06 | 2003-Retired |  Harry SimonHarry Simon (boxer) Harry Simon is a professional boxer in the super welterweight division.- Amateur Highlights :As an amateur Simon represented Namibia as a welterweight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain... |
WBO | |
| 2003-05-10 | 2003-09-13 | Hector Javier Velazco Héctor Javier Velazco Héctor Javier Velazco is an Argentine boxer. He was born in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires.-Professional career:Known as "El Artillero", Velazco turned pro in 1996 and defeated Andras Galfi on March 3rd 2003 for the vacant WBO interim middleweight title... |
WBO | |
| 2003-09-13 | 2004-06-05 | Felix Sturm Felix Sturm Felix Sturm is a German boxer and current WBA middleweight Super champion of Bosniak descent. Sturm was born and raised in Leverkusen, Germany, but both of his parents were immigrants from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Professional career :On 27 January 2001, Sturm made his debut as a... |
WBO | |
| 2004-06-05 | 2004-09-18 | Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother... |
WBO | |
| 2004-09-18 | 2005-07-16 | Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr, known as The Executioner is an American boxer and the current Ring Magazine and WBC light heavyweight champion... |
WBO | |
| 2005-07-16 | 2007-09-29 | Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy... |
WBO | |
| 2007-09-29 | 2010-04-17 | Kelly Pavlik Kelly Pavlik Kelly Pavlik is an American professional boxer. He was The Ring, WBC, & WBO middleweight champion from when he beat Jermain Taylor on September 29, 2007 until he lost his titles to Sergio Martinez on April 17, 2010.... |
WBO | |
| 2010-04-17 | 2010-06-01- Stripped | Sergio Gabriel Martínez Sergio Gabriel Martínez Sergio Gabriel Martínez is an Argentine professional boxer and the current The Ring middleweight champion.... |
WBO | |
| 2010-07-31 | Current |  Dmitry PirogDmitry Pirog Dmitry Pirog is a Russian boxer in the Middleweight division and the current WBO Middleweight Champion.-Amateur career:Dmitry used to be a chess player and wasn’t getting enough activity, so he decided to start boxing... |
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