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WBA middleweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1921. Last held in 2023; no longer contested.

In 2001, the WBA world title became the WBA Super world title. This page covers the WBA and WBA Super world titles. The WBA's secondary world title, WBA Regular, has its own separate page.

World title bouts
177
Champions
48
Longest reign (Tony Zale, 1940–1947)
6 years, 11 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Carlos Monzon, 1970–1977)
14

Last champion

Gennadiy GolovkinWBA Super · 2022–2023

Reigns and world title bouts

May 2018 – May 2023

WBA
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World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Tony ZaleWBA1940–19476 years, 11 months · 4 successful defences
  2. 2Carlos MonzonWBA1970–19776 years, 9 months · 14 successful defences
  3. 3Marvin HaglerWBA1980–19876 years, 5 months · 11 successful defences
  4. 4Mickey WalkerWBA1926–19314 years, 6 months · 4 successful defences
  5. 5Gennadiy GolovkinWBA Super2014–20184 years, 3 months · 8 successful defences
  6. 6Bernard HopkinsWBA Super2001–20053 years, 9 months · 6 successful defences
  7. 7William JoppyWBA1998–20013 years, 3 months · 5 successful defences
  8. 8Gene FullmerWBA1959–19623 years, 1 month · 5 successful defences
  9. 9Nino BenvenutiWBA1968–19702 years, 8 months · 4 successful defences
  10. 10Mike McCallumWBA1989–19912 years, 6 months · 3 successful defences
  11. 11Harry GrebWBA1923–19262 years, 5 months · 4 successful defences
  12. 12Canelo AlvarezWBA Super2018–20202 years, 3 months · 1 successful defence
  13. 13Johnny WilsonWBA1921–19232 years, 1 month · 0 successful defences
  14. 14Bobo OlsonWBA1953–19552 years, 1 month · 3 successful defences
  15. 15Freddie SteeleWBA1936–19382 years · 5 successful defences
  16. 16Felix SturmWBA Super2010–20121 year, 11 months · 3 successful defences
  17. 17Joey GiardelloWBA1963–19651 year, 10 months · 1 successful defence
  18. 18Jake LaMottaWBA1949–19511 year, 7 months · 2 successful defences
  19. 19Reggie JohnsonWBA1992–19931 year, 5 months · 3 successful defences
  20. 20Jermain TaylorWBA Super2005–20061 year, 4 months · 1 successful defence
  21. 21Sumbu KalambayWBA1987–19891 year, 4 months · 3 successful defences
  22. 22Jorge CastroWBA1994–19951 year, 4 months · 4 successful defences
  23. 23Marcel ThilWBA1932–19331 year, 3 months · 1 successful defence
  24. 24Sugar Ray RobinsonWBA1951–19521 year, 3 months · 2 successful defences
  25. 25Ryota MurataWBA Super2021–20221 year, 3 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26Hugo CorroWBA1978–19791 year, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  27. 27William JoppyWBA1996–19971 year, 1 month · 2 successful defences
  28. 28Dick TigerWBA1962–19631 year, 1 month · 1 successful defence
  29. 29Sugar Ray RobinsonWBA1958–19591 year, 1 month · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Sugar Ray RobinsonWBA1955–19571 year · 1 successful defence
  31. 31Al HostakWBA1939–19401 year · 1 successful defence
  32. 32Teddy YaroszWBA1934–19351 year · 0 successful defences
  33. 33Emile GriffithWBA1966–196711 months · 2 successful defences
  34. 34Gennadiy GolovkinWBA Super2022–202311 months · 0 successful defences
  35. 35Rocky GrazianoWBA1947–194810 months · 0 successful defences
  36. 36Vince DundeeWBA1933–193410 months · 2 successful defences
  37. 37John David JacksonWBA1993–199410 months · 0 successful defences
  38. 38Babe RiskoWBA1935–19369 months · 1 successful defence
  39. 39Tiger FlowersWBA1926–19269 months · 1 successful defence
  40. 40Marcel CerdanWBA1948–19498 months · 0 successful defences
  41. 41Vito AntuofermoWBA1979–19808 months · 0 successful defences
  42. 42Solly KriegerWBA1938–19397 months · 0 successful defences
  43. 43Alan MinterWBA1980–19806 months · 1 successful defence
  44. 44Shinji TakeharaWBA1995–19966 months · 0 successful defences
  45. 45Dick TigerWBA1965–19666 months · 0 successful defences
  46. 46Carmen BasilioWBA1957–19586 months · 0 successful defences
  47. 47Rodrigo ValdesWBA1977–19785 months · 0 successful defences
  48. 48Nino BenvenutiWBA1967–19675 months · 0 successful defences
  49. 49Julio Cesar GreenWBA1997–19985 months · 0 successful defences
  50. 50Emile GriffithWBA1967–19685 months · 0 successful defences
  51. 51Sugar Ray RobinsonWBA1951–19514 months · 0 successful defences
  52. 52Sugar Ray RobinsonWBA1957–19574 months · 0 successful defences
  53. 53Felix TrinidadWBA2001–20014 months · 0 successful defences
  54. 54Gorilla JonesWBA1932–19324 months · 1 successful defence
  55. 55Gene FullmerWBA1957–19573 months · 0 successful defences
  56. 56Tony ZaleWBA1948–19483 months · 0 successful defences
  57. 57Al HostakWBA1938–19383 months · 0 successful defences
  58. 58Randolph TurpinWBA1951–19512 months · 0 successful defences
  59. 59Daniel GealeWBA Super2012–20122 months · 0 successful defences
  60. 60Lou BrouillardWBA1933–19331 month · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1921

  2. Johnny Wilson beats Navy Rostan via knockout 2/10

    Middleweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  3. Johnny Wilson beats Mike O'Dowd via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  4. Johnny Wilson becomes the WBA middleweight world champion

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  5. Bryan Downey and Johnny Wilson draw via newspaper decision 12/12

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  6. 1923

  7. Harry Greb beats Johnny Wilson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew WBA champion

  8. Harry Greb beats Bryan Downey via unanimous decision 10/10

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  9. 1924

  10. Harry Greb beats Johnny Wilson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  11. Harry Greb beats Ted Moore via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  12. 1925

  13. Harry Greb beats Mickey Walker via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  14. 1926

  15. Tiger Flowers beats Harry Greb via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew WBA champion

  16. Tiger Flowers beats Harry Greb via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  17. Mickey Walker beats Tiger Flowers via points decision 10/10

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew WBA champion

  18. 1927

  19. Mickey Walker beats Tommy Milligan via knockout 10/20

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  20. 1928

  21. Mickey Walker beats Jock Malone via newspaper decision 10/10

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  22. Mickey Walker beats Ace Hudkins via split decision 10/10

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  23. 1929

  24. Mickey Walker beats Ace Hudkins via points decision 10/10

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  1. 1931

  2. Mickey Walker’s reign as the WBA middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA

  3. 1932

  4. Gorilla Jones beats Oddone Piazza via knockout 6/10

    Middleweight · IBU and WBANew WBA champion

  5. Gorilla Jones beats Young Terry via points decision 12/12

    Middleweight · IBU and WBA

  6. Marcel Thil beats Gorilla Jones via disqualification 11/15

    Middleweight · IBU, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  7. Marcel Thil beats Len Harvey via points decision 15/15

    Middleweight · IBU, WBA and The Ring

  8. 1933

  9. Marcel Thil’s reign as the WBA middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA

    Lou Brouillard becomes the WBA middleweight world champion

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  10. Vince Dundee beats Lou Brouillard via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  11. Vince Dundee beats Andy Callahan via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA

  12. 1934

  13. Vince Dundee beats Al Diamond via points decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA

  14. Teddy Yarosz beats Vince Dundee via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  15. 1935

  16. Babe Risko beats Teddy Yarosz via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  17. 1936

  18. Babe Risko beats Tony Fisher via points decision 10/10

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA

  19. Freddie Steele beats Babe Risko via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBANew WBA champion

  20. 1937

  21. Freddie Steele beats Gorilla Jones via unanimous decision 10/10

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA

  22. Freddie Steele beats Babe Risko via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA

  23. Freddie Steele beats Frank Battaglia via knockout 3/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA

  24. Freddie Steele beats Ken Overlin via knockout 4/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA

  25. 1938

  26. Freddie Steele beats Carmen Barth via knockout 7/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  27. Al Hostak beats Freddie Steele via knockout 1/15

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  28. Solly Krieger beats Al Hostak via majority decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  29. 1939

  30. Al Hostak beats Solly Krieger via knockout 4/15

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  31. Al Hostak beats Erich Seelig via knockout 1/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  1. 1940

  2. Tony Zale beats Al Hostak via knockout 13/15

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  3. 1941

  4. Tony Zale beats Steve Mamakos via knockout 14/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  5. Tony Zale beats Al Hostak via knockout 2/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  6. Tony Zale beats Georgie Abrams via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  7. 1946

  8. Tony Zale beats Rocky Graziano via knockout 6/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  9. 1947

  10. Rocky Graziano beats Tony Zale via knockout 6/15

    Middleweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  11. 1948

  12. Tony Zale beats Rocky Graziano via knockout 3/15

    Middleweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  13. Marcel Cerdan beats Tony Zale via corner retirement 11/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  14. 1949

  15. Jake LaMotta beats Marcel Cerdan via corner retirement 9/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  1. 1950

  2. Jake LaMotta beats Tiberio Mitri via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  3. Jake LaMotta beats Laurent Dauthuille via knockout 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  4. 1951

  5. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Jake LaMotta via knockout 13/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  6. Randolph Turpin beats Sugar Ray Robinson via points decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  7. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Randolph Turpin via technical knockout 10/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  8. 1952

  9. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bobo Olson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  10. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Rocky Graziano via knockout 3/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  11. Sugar Ray Robinson’s reign as the WBA middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA

  12. 1953

  13. Bobo Olson beats Randolph Turpin via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  14. 1954

  15. Bobo Olson beats Kid Gavilan via majority decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  16. Bobo Olson beats Rocky Castellani via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  17. Bobo Olson beats Pierre Langlois via knockout 11/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  18. 1955

  19. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bobo Olson via knockout 2/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  20. 1956

  21. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bobo Olson via knockout 4/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  22. 1957

  23. Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  24. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Gene Fullmer via knockout 5/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  25. Carmen Basilio beats Sugar Ray Robinson via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  26. 1958

  27. Sugar Ray Robinson beats Carmen Basilio via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew WBA champion

  28. 1959

  29. Sugar Ray Robinson’s reign as the WBA middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA

  30. Gene Fullmer beats Carmen Basilio via knockout 14/15

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  31. Gene Fullmer beats Spider Webb via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  1. 1960

  2. Gene Fullmer and Joey Giardello draw via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  3. Gene Fullmer beats Carmen Basilio via knockout 12/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  4. Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson draw via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  5. 1961

  6. Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  7. Gene Fullmer beats Florentino Fernandez via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  8. Gene Fullmer beats Benny Paret via knockout 10/15

    Middleweight · WBA

  9. 1962

  10. Dick Tiger beats Gene Fullmer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  11. 1963

  12. Gene Fullmer and Dick Tiger draw via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA

  13. Dick Tiger beats Gene Fullmer via corner retirement 7/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  14. Joey Giardello beats Dick Tiger via points decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  15. 1964

  16. Joey Giardello beats Rubin Carter via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  17. 1965

  18. Dick Tiger beats Joey Giardello via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  19. 1966

  20. Emile Griffith beats Dick Tiger via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  21. Emile Griffith beats Joey Archer via majority decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  22. 1967

  23. Emile Griffith beats Joey Archer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  24. Nino Benvenuti beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  25. Emile Griffith beats Nino Benvenuti via majority decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  26. 1968

  27. Nino Benvenuti beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  28. Nino Benvenuti beats Don Fullmer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  29. 1969

  30. Nino Benvenuti beats Fraser Scott via disqualification 7/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  31. Nino Benvenuti beats Luis Rodriguez via knockout 11/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  1. 1970

  2. Nino Benvenuti beats Tom Bethea via knockout 8/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  3. Carlos Monzon beats Nino Benvenuti via knockout 12/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  4. 1971

  5. Carlos Monzon beats Nino Benvenuti via knockout 3/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  6. Carlos Monzon beats Emile Griffith via knockout 14/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  7. 1972

  8. Carlos Monzon beats Denny Moyer via knockout 5/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  9. Carlos Monzon beats Jean Claude Bouttier via corner retirement 12/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  10. Carlos Monzon beats Tom Bogs via knockout 5/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  11. Carlos Monzon beats Bennie Briscoe via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  12. 1973

  13. Carlos Monzon beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  14. Carlos Monzon beats Jean Claude Bouttier via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  15. 1974

  16. Carlos Monzon beats Jose Napoles via corner retirement 6/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  17. Carlos Monzon beats Tony Mundine via knockout 7/15

    Middleweight · WBA and The Ring

  18. 1975

  19. Carlos Monzon beats Tony Licata via knockout 10/15

    Middleweight · WBA and The Ring

  20. Carlos Monzon beats Gratien Tonna via knockout 5/15

    Middleweight · WBA and The Ring

  21. 1976

  22. Carlos Monzon beats Rodrigo Valdes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  23. 1977

  24. Carlos Monzon beats Rodrigo Valdes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  25. Carlos Monzon’s reign as the WBA middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA

  26. Rodrigo Valdes beats Bennie Briscoe via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  27. 1978

  28. Hugo Corro beats Rodrigo Valdes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  29. Hugo Corro beats Ronnie Harris via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  30. Hugo Corro beats Rodrigo Valdes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  31. 1979

  32. Vito Antuofermo beats Hugo Corro via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  33. Marvin Hagler and Vito Antuofermo draw via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  1. 1980

  2. Alan Minter beats Vito Antuofermo via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  3. Alan Minter beats Vito Antuofermo via corner retirement 8/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  4. Marvin Hagler beats Alan Minter via knockout 3/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA champion

  5. 1981

  6. Marvin Hagler beats Fulgencio Obelmejias via knockout 8/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  7. Marvin Hagler beats Vito Antuofermo via corner retirement 4/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  8. Marvin Hagler beats Mustafa Hamsho via knockout 11/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  9. 1982

  10. Marvin Hagler beats Caveman Lee via knockout 1/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  11. Marvin Hagler beats Fulgencio Obelmejias via knockout 5/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  12. 1983

  13. Marvin Hagler beats Tony Sibson via knockout 6/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  14. Marvin Hagler beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  15. 1984

  16. Marvin Hagler beats Juan Domingo Roldan via technical knockout 10/15

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  17. Marvin Hagler beats Mustafa Hamsho via knockout 3/15

    Middleweight · WBA, IBF and The Ring

  18. 1985

  19. Marvin Hagler beats Thomas Hearns via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  20. 1986

  21. Marvin Hagler beats John Mugabi via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  22. 1987

  23. Marvin Hagler’s reign as the WBA middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA

  24. Sumbu Kalambay beats Iran Barkley via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  25. 1988

  26. Sumbu Kalambay beats Mike McCallum via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  27. Sumbu Kalambay beats Robbie Sims via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA and The Ring

  28. Sumbu Kalambay beats Doug DeWitt via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight · WBA and The Ring

  29. 1989

  30. Sumbu Kalambay’s reign as the WBA middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA

  31. Mike McCallum beats Herol Graham via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  1. 1990

  2. Mike McCallum beats Steve Collins via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  3. Mike McCallum beats Michael Watson via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  4. 1991

  5. Mike McCallum beats Sumbu Kalambay via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  6. Mike McCallum’s reign as the WBA middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA

  7. 1992

  8. Reggie Johnson beats Steve Collins via majority decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  9. Reggie Johnson beats Lamar Parks via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  10. 1993

  11. Reggie Johnson beats Ki Yun Song via knockout 8/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  12. Reggie Johnson beats Wayne Harris via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  13. John David Jackson beats Reggie Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  14. 1994

  15. John David Jackson’s reign as the WBA middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA

  16. Jorge Castro beats Reggie Johnson via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  17. Jorge Castro beats Alex Ramos via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  18. Jorge Castro beats John David Jackson via knockout 9/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  19. 1995

  20. Jorge Castro beats Anthony Andrews via knockout 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  21. Jorge Castro beats Reggie Johnson via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  22. Shinji Takehara beats Jorge Castro via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  23. 1996

  24. William Joppy beats Shinji Takehara via knockout 9/12

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  25. William Joppy beats Ray McElroy via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  26. 1997

  27. William Joppy beats Peter Venancio via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  28. Julio Cesar Green beats William Joppy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  29. 1998

  30. William Joppy beats Julio Cesar Green via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  31. William Joppy beats Roberto Duran via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  32. 1999

  33. William Joppy beats Julio Cesar Green via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  1. 2000

  2. William Joppy beats Rito Ruvalcaba via knockout 1/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  3. William Joppy beats Hacine Cherifi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  4. William Joppy beats Jonathan Reid via knockout 4/12

    Middleweight · WBA

  5. 2001

  6. Felix Trinidad beats William Joppy via knockout 5/12

    Middleweight · WBANew champion

  7. The WBA world title becomes the WBA Super world title

    Middleweight · WBA Super

    Felix Trinidad vacates the WBA middleweight world title

    Middleweight · WBA

    Bernard Hopkins beats Felix Trinidad via knockout 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  8. 2002

  9. Bernard Hopkins beats Carl Daniels via corner retirement 10/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  10. 2003

  11. Bernard Hopkins beats Morrade Hakkar via corner retirement 8/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  12. Bernard Hopkins beats William Joppy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  13. 2004

  14. Bernard Hopkins beats Robert Allen via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  15. Bernard Hopkins beats Oscar De La Hoya via knockout 9/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  16. 2005

  17. Bernard Hopkins beats Howard Eastman via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring

  18. Jermain Taylor beats Bernard Hopkins via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  19. Jermain Taylor beats Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The Ring

  20. 2006

  21. Jermain Taylor’s reign as the WBA Super middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  1. 2010

  2. Felix Sturm beats Giovanni Lorenzo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  3. 2011

  4. Felix Sturm beats Ronald Hearns via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  5. Felix Sturm beats Matthew Macklin via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  6. Felix Sturm and Martin Murray draw via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  7. 2012

  8. Felix Sturm beats Sebastian Zbik via corner retirement 9/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  9. Daniel Geale beats Felix Sturm via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  10. Daniel Geale’s reign as the WBA Super middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  11. 2014

  12. Gennadiy Golovkin becomes the WBA Super middleweight world champion

    Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  13. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Daniel Geale via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  14. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Marco Antonio Rubio via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  15. 2015

  16. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Martin Murray via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  17. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Willie Monroe Jr via knockout 6/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  18. Gennadiy Golovkin beats David Lemieux via knockout 8/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  19. 2016

  20. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Dominic Wade via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  21. 2017

  22. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBF

  23. Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez draw via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  24. 2018

  25. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Vanes Martirosyan via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and WBC

  26. Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via majority decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  27. 2019

  28. Canelo Alvarez beats Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  1. 2020

  2. Canelo Alvarez’s reign as the WBA Super middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA Super

  3. 2021

  4. Ryota Murata becomes the WBA Super middleweight world champion

    Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  5. 2022

  6. Gennadiy Golovkin beats Ryota Murata via technical knockout 9/12

    Middleweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion

  7. 2023

  8. Gennadiy Golovkin’s reign as the WBA Super middleweight world champion ends

    Middleweight · WBA Super