List of world super-middleweight boxing champions
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This is a chronological List of World Super Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
- The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
- The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963,
- The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983,
- The World Boxing Organization (WBO), founded in 1988,
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | Champion | Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |
| |||
| 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 |  Dave Hilton Jr.
|
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 |
| |||
| 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 |
| |||
| 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 |