Super Middleweight

Data covering WBA, WBA Regular, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring world title bouts and reigns.

World title bouts: 328
World champions: 76
Longest world title reign (Joe Calzaghe, WBO, 1997–2008): 10 years, 11 months
Most world title bouts (Joe Calzaghe, won 22, lost 0): 22

Current world champions

WBAJaime Munguiasince 2nd May 2026
WBCCanelo Alvarezsince 31st Oct 2026
IBFOsleys Iglesiassince 9th Apr 2026
WBOVacantsince 18th Sep 2026
The RingVacantsince 27th Jan 2026

Upcoming world title bouts

23rd January 2027
Jacob Bank v Zhanibek Alimkhanuly
Super Middleweight · WBO

WBA Super becomes the WBA title

Canelo AlvarezResendizJaime Munguia

David Morrell

Canelo AlvarezChristian M'billi

Canelo AlvarezWilliam ScullAlvarezOsleys Iglesias

Canelo AlvarezSheeraz

Canelo AlvarezCrawford

AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027

1990200020102020

World title boutScheduled

Longest reigns

1Joe CalzagheWBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring1997–200810 years, 11 months · 21 successful defences
2Canelo AlvarezWBA Super, WBA Regular, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring2018–20256 years, 8 months · 9 successful defences
3Andre WardWBA Super, WBC and The Ring2009–20155 years, 11 months · 6 successful defences
4Sven OttkeWBA Super and IBF1998–20045 years, 5 months · 21 successful defences
5Frankie LilesWBA1994–19994 years, 10 months · 7 successful defences
6Lucian ButeIBF2007–20124 years, 7 months · 9 successful defences
7Park Chong-palWBA and IBF1984–19883 years, 10 months · 8 successful defences
8David MorrellWBA Regular2021–20243 years, 7 months · 6 successful defences
9Chris EubankWBO1991–19953 years, 5 months · 12 successful defences
10Nigel BennWBC1992–19963 years, 4 months · 8 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

Show references

1984
28th Mar
Murray Sutherland beats Ernie Singletary via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
22nd Jul
Park Chong-pal beats Murray Sutherland via knockout 11/15
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
1985
2nd Jan
Park Chong-pal beats Roy Gumbs via knockout 2/15
Super Middleweight · IBF
30th Jun
Park Chong-pal beats Vinnie Curto via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Middleweight · IBF
1986
11th Apr
Park Chong-pal beats Vinnie Curto via knockout 15/15
Super Middleweight · IBF
6th Jul
Park Chong-pal v Lindell Holmes ends in a no contest
Super Middleweight · IBF
14th Sep
Park Chong-pal beats Marvin Mack via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Middleweight · IBF
1987
25th Jan
Park Chong-pal beats Doug Sam via knockout 15/15
Super Middleweight · IBF
3rd May
Park Chong-pal beats Lindell Holmes via split decision 15/15
Super Middleweight · IBF
26th Jul
Park Chong-pal beats Emmanuel Otti via knockout 4/15
Super Middleweight · IBF
6th Dec
Park Chong-pal vacates the IBF super middleweight world title
Super Middleweight · IBF
Park Chong-pal beats Jesus Gallardo via knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
1988
1st Mar
Park Chong-pal beats Polly Pasireron via knockout 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
11th Mar
Graciano Rocchigiani beats Vincent Boulware via knockout 8/15
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
23rd May
Fulgencio Obelmejias beats Park Chong-pal via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
3rd Jun
Graciano Rocchigiani beats Nicky Walker via unanimous decision 15/15
Super Middleweight · IBF
7th Oct
Graciano Rocchigiani beats Chris Reid via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
4th Nov
Thomas Hearns beats James Kinchen via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
7th Nov
Sugar Ray Leonard beats Donny Lalonde via knockout 9/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
1989
27th Jan
Graciano Rocchigiani beats Thulani Malinga via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
28th May
Baek In-Chul beats Fulgencio Obelmejias via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
12th Jun
Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns draw via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC and WBO
8th Oct
Baek In-Chul beats Ron Essett via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
7th Dec
Sugar Ray Leonard beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC

1990
13th Jan
Baek In-Chul beats Yoshiaki Tajima via corner retirement 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
27th Jan
Lindell Holmes beats Frank Tate via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
30th Mar
Christophe Tiozzo beats Baek In-Chul via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
28th Apr
Thomas Hearns beats Michael Olajide via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
19th Jul
Lindell Holmes beats Carl Sullivan via knockout 9/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
20th Jul
Christophe Tiozzo beats Paul Whittaker via knockout 8/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
27th Aug
Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBC
23rd Nov
Christophe Tiozzo beats Dan Morgan via knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
15th Dec
Lindell Holmes beats Thulani Malinga via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
Mauro Galvano beats Dario Walter Matteoni via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
1991
7th Mar
Lindell Holmes beats Antoine Byrd via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
5th Apr
Victor Cordoba beats Christophe Tiozzo via knockout 9/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
18th May
Darrin Van Horn beats Lindell Holmes via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
27th Jul
Mauro Galvano beats Ron Essett via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
17th Aug
Darrin Van Horn beats John Jarvis via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
21st Sep
Chris Eubank beats Michael Watson via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
13th Dec
Victor Cordoba beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
1992
10th Jan
Iran Barkley beats Darrin Van Horn via knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
1st Feb
Chris Eubank beats Thulani Malinga via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
6th Feb
Mauro Galvano beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
25th Apr
Chris Eubank beats John Jarvis via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
27th Jun
Chris Eubank beats Ron Essett via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
12th Sep
Michael Nunn beats Victor Cordoba via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
19th Sep
Chris Eubank beats Tony Thornton via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
3rd Oct
Nigel Benn beats Mauro Galvano via corner retirement 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
28th Nov
Chris Eubank beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
12th Dec
Nigel Benn beats Nicky Piper via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
1993
30th Jan
Michael Nunn beats Victor Cordoba via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
13th Feb
James Toney beats Iran Barkley via corner retirement 9/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
20th Feb
Michael Nunn beats Dan Morgan via knockout 1/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
Chris Eubank beats Lindell Holmes via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
6th Mar
Nigel Benn beats Mauro Galvano via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
23rd Apr
Michael Nunn beats Crawford Ashley via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
15th May
Chris Eubank and Ray Close draw via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
26th Jun
Nigel Benn beats Lou Gent via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
9th Oct
Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn draw via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC and WBO
29th Oct
James Toney beats Tony Thornton via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
18th Dec
Michael Nunn beats Merqui Sosa via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
1994
5th Feb
Chris Eubank beats Graciano Rocchigiani via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
26th Feb
Steve Little beats Michael Nunn via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
Nigel Benn beats Henry Wharton via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
5th Mar
James Toney beats Tim Littles via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
21st May
Chris Eubank beats Ray Close via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
9th Jul
Chris Eubank beats Mauricio Amaral via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
29th Jul
James Toney beats Charles Williams via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
12th Aug
Frankie Liles beats Steve Little via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
27th Aug
Chris Eubank beats Sam Storey via knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
10th Sep
Nigel Benn beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
15th Oct
Chris Eubank beats Dan Schommer via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
18th Nov
Roy Jones Jr beats James Toney via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
10th Dec
Chris Eubank beats Henry Wharton via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
17th Dec
Frankie Liles beats Michael Nunn via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
1995
25th Feb
Nigel Benn beats Gerald McClellan via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
18th Mar
Roy Jones Jr beats Antoine Byrd via knockout 1/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
Steve Collins beats Chris Eubank via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
27th May
Frankie Liles beats Frederic Seillier via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
24th Jun
Roy Jones Jr beats Vinny Pazienza via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
22nd Jul
Nigel Benn beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 8/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
2nd Sep
Nigel Benn beats Daniel Perez via knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
9th Sep
Steve Collins beats Chris Eubank via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
30th Sep
Roy Jones Jr beats Tony Thornton via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
25th Nov
Steve Collins beats Cornelius Carr via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
9th Dec
Frankie Liles beats Mauricio Amaral via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
1996
2nd Mar
Thulani Malinga beats Nigel Benn via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
9th Mar
Steve Collins beats Neville Brown via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
8th Jun
Frankie Liles beats Tim Littles via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
15th Jun
Roy Jones Jr beats Eric Lucas via corner retirement 11/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
6th Jul
Vincenzo Nardiello beats Thulani Malinga via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
Steve Collins beats Nigel Benn via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
4th Oct
Roy Jones Jr beats Bryant Brannon via knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
12th Oct
Robin Reid beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
9th Nov
Steve Collins beats Nigel Benn via corner retirement 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
22nd Nov
Roy Jones Jr’s reign as the IBF super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · IBF
1997
8th Feb
Robin Reid beats Giovanni Pretorius via knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
Steve Collins beats Frederic Seillier via knockout 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
19th Apr
Frankie Liles beats Segundo Mercado via knockout 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
3rd May
Robin Reid beats Henry Wharton via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
21st Jun
Charles Brewer beats Gary Ballard via knockout 5/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
5th Jul
Steve Collins beats Craig Cummings via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
19th Jul
Frankie Liles beats Jaffa Ballogou via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
11th Sep
Robin Reid beats Hacine Cherifi via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
11th Oct
Joe Calzaghe beats Chris Eubank via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
2nd Dec
Charles Brewer beats Joey DeGrandis via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
19th Dec
Thulani Malinga beats Robin Reid via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
1998
24th Jan
Joe Calzaghe beats Branko Sobot via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
27th Mar
Richie Woodhall beats Thulani Malinga via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
28th Mar
Charles Brewer beats Herol Graham via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
3rd Apr
Frankie Liles beats Andrey Shkalikov via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
25th Apr
Joe Calzaghe beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via corner retirement 9/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
22nd Aug
Charles Brewer beats Antoine Byrd via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
5th Sep
Richie Woodhall beats Glenn Catley via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
24th Oct
Sven Ottke beats Charles Brewer via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
1999
13th Feb
Richie Woodhall beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
Joe Calzaghe beats Robin Reid via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
27th Feb
Sven Ottke beats Giovanni Nardiello via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
8th May
Sven Ottke beats Gabriel Hernandez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
5th Jun
Joe Calzaghe beats Rick Thornberry via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
12th Jun
Byron Mitchell beats Frankie Liles via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
4th Sep
Sven Ottke beats Thomas Tate via technical decision 11/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
23rd Oct
Markus Beyer beats Richie Woodhall via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
27th Nov
Sven Ottke beats Glen Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
11th Dec
Byron Mitchell and Bruno Girard draw via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA

2000
29th Jan
Markus Beyer beats Leif Keiski via knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
Joe Calzaghe beats David Starie via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
11th Mar
Sven Ottke beats Lloyd Bryan via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
8th Apr
Bruno Girard beats Byron Mitchell via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
6th May
Glenn Catley beats Markus Beyer via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
3rd Jun
Sven Ottke beats Tocker Pudwill via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
12th Aug
Joe Calzaghe beats Omar Sheika via knockout 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
1st Sep
Dingaan Thobela beats Glenn Catley via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
2nd Sep
Sven Ottke beats Charles Brewer via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
16th Sep
Bruno Girard beats Manny Siaca via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
15th Dec
Dave Hilton beats Dingaan Thobela via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
16th Dec
Sven Ottke beats Silvio Branco via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
Joe Calzaghe beats Richie Woodhall via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
2001
3rd Mar
Byron Mitchell beats Manny Siaca via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
24th Mar
Sven Ottke beats James Crawford via knockout 8/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
28th Apr
Joe Calzaghe beats Mario Veit via knockout 1/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
1st May
Dave Hilton’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBC
9th Jun
Sven Ottke beats Ali Ennebati via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
10th Jul
Eric Lucas beats Glenn Catley via knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
1st Sep
Sven Ottke beats James Butler via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
29th Sep
Byron Mitchell beats Manny Siaca via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
13th Oct
Joe Calzaghe beats Will McIntyre via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
30th Nov
Eric Lucas beats Dingaan Thobela via knockout 8/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
1st Dec
Sven Ottke beats Anthony Mundine via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
2002
1st Mar
Eric Lucas beats Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
16th Mar
Sven Ottke beats Rick Thornberry via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
20th Apr
Joe Calzaghe beats Charles Brewer via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
1st Jun
Sven Ottke beats Thomas Tate via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
27th Jul
Byron Mitchell beats Julio Cesar Green via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
17th Aug
Joe Calzaghe beats Miguel Angel Jimenez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
24th Aug
Sven Ottke beats Joe Gatti via knockout 9/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
6th Sep
Eric Lucas beats Omar Sheika via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
16th Nov
Sven Ottke beats Rudy Markussen via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
14th Dec
Joe Calzaghe beats Tocker Pudwill via knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
2003
15th Mar
The WBA world title becomes the WBA Super world title
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
Byron Mitchell vacates the WBA super middleweight world title
Super Middleweight · WBA
Sven Ottke beats Byron Mitchell via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion
5th Apr
Markus Beyer beats Eric Lucas via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
14th Jun
Sven Ottke beats David Starie via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF
28th Jun
Joe Calzaghe beats Byron Mitchell via knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
16th Aug
Markus Beyer beats Danny Green via disqualification 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
3rd Sep
Anthony Mundine beats Antwun Echols via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
6th Sep
Sven Ottke beats Mads Larsen via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF
13th Dec
Sven Ottke beats Robin Reid via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF
2004
19th Jan
Anthony Mundine beats Yoshinori Nishizawa via knockout 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
21st Feb
Joe Calzaghe beats Mger Mkrtchyan via knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
28th Feb
Markus Beyer beats Andre Thysse via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
27th Mar
Sven Ottke beats Armand Krajnc via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF
5th May
Manny Siaca beats Anthony Mundine via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
5th Jun
Cristian Sanavia beats Markus Beyer via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
2nd Oct
Jeff Lacy beats Syd Vanderpool via knockout 8/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
9th Oct
Markus Beyer beats Cristian Sanavia via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
22nd Oct
Joe Calzaghe beats Kabary Salem via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
12th Nov
Mikkel Kessler beats Manny Siaca via corner retirement 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
4th Dec
Jeff Lacy beats Omar Sheika via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
18th Dec
Markus Beyer beats Yoshinori Nishizawa via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
2005
5th Mar
Jeff Lacy beats Rubin Williams via knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
12th Mar
Markus Beyer beats Danny Green via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
7th May
Joe Calzaghe beats Mario Veit via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
8th Jun
Mikkel Kessler beats Anthony Mundine via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
6th Aug
Jeff Lacy beats Robin Reid via corner retirement 7/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
3rd Sep
Markus Beyer beats Omar Sheika via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
10th Sep
Joe Calzaghe beats Evans Ashira via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
5th Nov
Jeff Lacy beats Scott Pemberton via knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
2006
14th Jan
Mikkel Kessler beats Eric Lucas via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
28th Jan
Markus Beyer beats Alberto Colajanni via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
4th Mar
Joe Calzaghe beats Jeff Lacy via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF, WBO and The RingNew IBF and The Ring champion
13th May
Markus Beyer and Sakio Bika draw via technical decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
14th Oct
Mikkel Kessler vacates the WBA Regular super middleweight world title
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
Joe Calzaghe beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF, WBO and The Ring
Mikkel Kessler beats Markus Beyer via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and WBCNew WBA Super and WBC champion
27th Nov
Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the IBF super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · IBF
2007
3rd Mar
Alejandro Berrio beats Robert Stieglitz via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
7th Mar
Anthony Mundine beats Sam Soliman via knockout 9/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
24th Mar
Mikkel Kessler beats Librado Andrade via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and WBC
7th Apr
Joe Calzaghe beats Peter Manfredo via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBO and The Ring
27th Jun
Anthony Mundine beats Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
19th Oct
Lucian Bute beats Alejandro Berrio via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
3rd Nov
Joe Calzaghe beats Mikkel Kessler via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super and WBC champion
10th Dec
Anthony Mundine beats Jose Alberto Clavero via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
2008
27th Feb
Anthony Mundine beats Nader Hamdan via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
29th Feb
Lucian Bute beats William Joppy via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
28th May
Anthony Mundine beats Sam Soliman via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
21st Jun
Mikkel Kessler beats Dimitri Sartison via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
28th Jun
Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBC
26th Sep
Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the WBO super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBO
27th Sep
Denis Inkin beats Fulgencio Zuniga via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
28th Sep
Joe Calzaghe’s reign as The Ring super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · The Ring
3rd Oct
Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the WBA Super super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
24th Oct
Lucian Bute beats Librado Andrade via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
25th Oct
Mikkel Kessler beats Danilo Haussler via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
6th Dec
Carl Froch beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
2009
10th Jan
Karoly Balzsay beats Denis Inkin via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
13th Mar
Lucian Bute beats Fulgencio Zuniga via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
25th Apr
Carl Froch beats Jermain Taylor via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
Karoly Balzsay beats Maselino Masoe via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
22nd Aug
Robert Stieglitz beats Karoly Balzsay via corner retirement 10/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
12th Sep
Mikkel Kessler beats Gusmyr Perdomo via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
17th Oct
Carl Froch beats Andre Dirrell via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
3rd Nov
Mikkel Kessler’s reign as the WBA Regular super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
Mikkel Kessler becomes the WBA Super super middleweight world champion
Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion
21st Nov
Dimitri Sartison beats Stjepan Bozic via corner retirement 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
Andre Ward beats Mikkel Kessler via technical decision 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion
28th Nov
Lucian Bute beats Librado Andrade via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · IBF

2010
9th Jan
Robert Stieglitz beats Ruben Eduardo Acosta via knockout 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
17th Apr
Lucian Bute beats Edison Miranda via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
Robert Stieglitz beats Eduard Gutknecht via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
24th Apr
Mikkel Kessler beats Carl Froch via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
19th Jun
Andre Ward beats Allan Green via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
31st Jul
Dimitri Sartison beats Khoren Gevor via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
6th Sep
Mikkel Kessler’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBC
15th Oct
Lucian Bute beats Jesse Brinkley via knockout 9/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
20th Nov
Robert Stieglitz beats Enrique Ornelas via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
27th Nov
Andre Ward beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
Carl Froch beats Arthur Abraham via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
2011
19th Mar
Lucian Bute beats Brian Magee via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
9th Apr
Robert Stieglitz beats Khoren Gevor via disqualification 10/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
14th May
Andre Ward beats Arthur Abraham via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
4th Jun
Carl Froch beats Glen Johnson via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
9th Jul
Lucian Bute beats Jean Paul Mendy via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
15th Jul
Dimitri Sartison’s reign as the WBA Regular super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
26th Aug
Karoly Balzsay beats Stanislav Kashtanov via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
5th Nov
Lucian Bute beats Glen Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
17th Dec
Andre Ward beats Carl Froch via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
2012
14th Jan
Robert Stieglitz beats Henry Weber via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
21st Apr
Karoly Balzsay beats Dimitri Sartison via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
5th May
Robert Stieglitz beats Nader Hamdan via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
26th May
Carl Froch beats Lucian Bute via knockout 5/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
25th Aug
Arthur Abraham beats Robert Stieglitz via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
7th Sep
Karoly Balzsay’s reign as the WBA Regular super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
8th Sep
Andre Ward beats Chad Dawson via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
3rd Nov
Brian Magee becomes the WBA Regular super middleweight world champion
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
17th Nov
Carl Froch beats Yusaf Mack via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
8th Dec
Mikkel Kessler beats Brian Magee via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
15th Dec
Arthur Abraham beats Mehdi Bouadla via knockout 8/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
2013
23rd Mar
Robert Stieglitz beats Arthur Abraham via corner retirement 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
20th May
Andre Ward’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBC
25th May
Carl Froch beats Mikkel Kessler via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular and IBFNew WBA Regular champion
22nd Jun
Sakio Bika beats Marco Antonio Periban via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
13th Jul
Robert Stieglitz beats Yuzo Kiyota via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
19th Oct
Robert Stieglitz beats Isaac Ekpo via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
16th Nov
Andre Ward beats Edwin Rodriguez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
23rd Nov
Carl Froch beats George Groves via knockout 9/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular and IBF
7th Dec
Sakio Bika and Anthony Dirrell draw via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
2014
1st Mar
Arthur Abraham beats Robert Stieglitz via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
3rd May
Arthur Abraham beats Nikola Sjekloca via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
31st May
Carl Froch beats George Groves via knockout 8/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular and IBF
16th Aug
Anthony Dirrell beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
27th Sep
Arthur Abraham beats Paul Smith via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
2015
3rd Feb
Carl Froch’s reign as the IBF super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · IBF
19th Feb
Andre Ward’s reign as The Ring super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · The Ring
21st Feb
Arthur Abraham beats Paul Smith via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
24th Apr
Badou Jack beats Anthony Dirrell via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
8th May
Carl Froch’s reign as the WBA Regular super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
9th May
Fedor Chudinov beats Felix Sturm via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
23rd May
James DeGale beats Andre Dirrell via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
18th Jul
Arthur Abraham beats Robert Stieglitz via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
12th Sep
Badou Jack beats George Groves via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
26th Sep
Fedor Chudinov beats Frank Buglioni via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
12th Nov
Andre Ward’s reign as the WBA Super super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
21st Nov
Arthur Abraham beats Martin Murray via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
28th Nov
James DeGale beats Lucian Bute via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
2016
6th Jan
Fedor Chudinov’s reign as the WBA Regular super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
Fedor Chudinov becomes the WBA Super super middleweight world champion
Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion
9th Jan
Giovanni De Carolis beats Vincent Feigenbutz via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
20th Feb
Felix Sturm beats Fedor Chudinov via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion
9th Apr
Gilberto Ramirez beats Arthur Abraham via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
30th Apr
James DeGale beats Rogelio Medina via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
Badou Jack beats Lucian Bute via disqualification 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
16th Jul
Giovanni De Carolis and Tyron Zeuge draw via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
5th Oct
Felix Sturm’s reign as the WBA Super super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
5th Nov
Tyron Zeuge beats Giovanni De Carolis via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
2017
14th Jan
James DeGale and Badou Jack draw via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC and IBF
18th Jan
Badou Jack’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBC
25th Mar
Tyron Zeuge beats Isaac Ekpo via technical decision 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
22nd Apr
Gilberto Ramirez beats Maksym Bursak via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
27th May
George Groves beats Fedor Chudinov via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion
17th Jun
Tyron Zeuge beats Paul Smith via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
8th Sep
David Benavidez beats Ronald Gavril via split decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
22nd Sep
Gilberto Ramirez beats Jesse Hart via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
14th Oct
George Groves beats Jamie Cox via knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
9th Dec
Caleb Truax beats James DeGale via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
2018
3rd Feb
Gilberto Ramirez beats Habib Ahmed via knockout 6/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
17th Feb
George Groves beats Chris Eubank Jr via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
David Benavidez beats Ronald Gavril via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
24th Mar
Tyron Zeuge beats Isaac Ekpo via knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
7th Apr
James DeGale beats Caleb Truax via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
30th Jun
Gilberto Ramirez beats Roamer Alexis Angulo via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
4th Jul
James DeGale’s reign as the IBF super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · IBF
Jose Uzcategui becomes the IBF super middleweight world champion
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
14th Jul
Rocky Fielding beats Tyron Zeuge via knockout 5/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
28th Sep
Callum Smith beats George Groves via knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and The RingNew WBA Super and The Ring champion
3rd Oct
David Benavidez’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBC
14th Dec
Gilberto Ramirez beats Jesse Hart via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
15th Dec
Canelo Alvarez beats Rocky Fielding via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
2019
13th Jan
Caleb Plant beats Jose Uzcategui via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
23rd Feb
Anthony Dirrell beats Avni Yildirim via technical decision 10/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
13th May
Gilberto Ramirez’s reign as the WBO super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBO
18th May
Billy Joe Saunders beats Shefat Isufi via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
1st Jun
Callum Smith beats Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and The Ring
20th Jul
Caleb Plant beats Mike Lee via knockout 3/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
28th Sep
David Benavidez beats Anthony Dirrell via knockout 9/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
9th Nov
Billy Joe Saunders beats Marcelo Esteban Coceres via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
23rd Nov
Callum Smith beats John Ryder via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super and The Ring

2020
15th Feb
Caleb Plant beats Vincent Feigenbutz via knockout 10/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
14th Aug
David Benavidez’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBC
15th Aug
David Benavidez beats Roamer Alexis Angulo via corner retirement 10/12
Super Middleweight · WBC
4th Dec
Billy Joe Saunders beats Martin Murray via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
19th Dec
Canelo Alvarez vacates the WBA Regular super middleweight world title
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
Canelo Alvarez beats Callum Smith via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC and The Ring champion
2021
19th Jan
David Morrell becomes the WBA Regular super middleweight world champion
Super Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
30th Jan
Caleb Plant beats Caleb Truax via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
27th Feb
Canelo Alvarez beats Avni Yildirim via corner retirement 3/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring
8th May
Canelo Alvarez beats Billy Joe Saunders via corner retirement 8/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The RingNew WBO champion
27th Jun
David Morrell beats Mario Abel Cazares via knockout 1/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
6th Nov
Canelo Alvarez beats Caleb Plant via technical knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew IBF champion
18th Dec
David Morrell beats Alantez Fox via technical knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
2022
4th Jun
David Morrell beats Kalvin Henderson via technical knockout 4/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
17th Sep
Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
5th Nov
David Morrell beats Aidos Yerbossynuly via knockout 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
2023
22nd Apr
David Morrell beats Yamaguchi Falcao via knockout 1/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
6th May
Canelo Alvarez beats John Ryder via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
30th Sep
Canelo Alvarez beats Jermell Charlo via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
16th Dec
David Morrell beats Sena Agbeko via technical knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
2024
4th May
Canelo Alvarez beats Jaime Munguia via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
26th Jul
Canelo Alvarez’s reign as the IBF super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · IBF
30th Aug
David Morrell’s reign as the WBA Regular super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBA Regular
14th Sep
Canelo Alvarez beats Edgar Berlanga via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The Ring
19th Oct
William Scull beats Vladimir Shishkin via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
2025
3rd May
Canelo Alvarez beats William Scull via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew IBF champion
13th Sep
Terence Crawford beats Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring champion
Source: Terence 'Bud' Crawford makes history with victory over Canelo Alvarez(opens in a new tab), AP via WOWT, 14th Sep 2025
3rd Dec
Terence Crawford’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBC
Source: WBC strips Terence Crawford of super middleweight title, claims fighter failed to pay sanctioning fees(opens in a new tab), CBS Sports, Brent Brookhouse, 3rd Dec 2025
17th Dec
Terence Crawford retires as the WBA Super super middleweight world champion
Super Middleweight · WBA Super
Source: Jose Armando Resendiz Upgraded to Full WBA Champion After Crawford Retirement(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Olly Campbell, 1st Jan 2026
21st Dec
Terence Crawford’s reign as the WBO super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBO
Source: WBO Joins WBC: Super Middleweight Titles Vacant, Contenders in Play(opens in a new tab), World Boxing News, Phil Jay, 22nd Dec 2025
23rd Dec
Terence Crawford’s reign as the IBF super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · IBF
Source: IBF Super Middleweight Title Status(opens in a new tab), IBF/USBA, Jeanette, 23rd Dec 2025
2026
1st Jan
The WBA Super world title becomes the WBA world title
Super Middleweight · WBA
Armando Resendiz becomes the WBA super middleweight world champion
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
Source: Jose Armando Resendiz Upgraded to Full WBA Champion After Crawford Retirement(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Olly Campbell, 1st Jan 2026
27th Jan
Terence Crawford’s reign as The Ring super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · The Ring
Christian M'billi becomes the WBC super middleweight world champion
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
Source: WBC elevates Mbilli from interim to full champion at 168 pounds(opens in a new tab), ESPN, Andreas Hale, 27th Jan 2026
9th Apr
Osleys Iglesias beats Pavel Silyagin via corner retirement 8/12
Super Middleweight · IBFNew champion
Source: Iglesias claims vacant IBF super-middleweight title(opens in a new tab), BBC Sport, Mike Peter, 10th Apr 2026
2nd May
Jaime Munguia beats Armando Resendiz via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBANew champion
Source: Benavidez KOs Ramirez in the 6th to win the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles(opens in a new tab), AP News, Mark Anderson, 3rd May 2026
23rd May
Hamzah Sheeraz beats Alem Begic via knockout 2/12
Super Middleweight · WBONew champion
Source: Britain's Sheeraz stops Begic in world title mismatch(opens in a new tab), BBC Sport, Kal Sajad, 23rd May 2026
25th Jul
Hamzah Sheeraz beats Simon Zachenhuber via majority decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
Source: Hamzah Sheeraz escapes with narrow points win, while Josh Kelly overcomes horror gash to his nose in Saudi Arabia(opens in a new tab), Sky Sports, 26th Jul 2026
18th Sep
Hamzah Sheeraz’s reign as the WBO super middleweight world champion ends
Super Middleweight · WBO
Source: Hamzah Sheeraz no longer world champion after final decision on ‘corrupt’ mandatory fight(opens in a new tab), Boxing News, Kerr Ferguson, 18th Sep 2026
8th Oct
Osleys Iglesias beats Oliver Zaren via technical knockout 7/12
Super Middleweight · IBF
Source: Osleys Iglesias vs. Oliver Zaren Live Updates, Highlights and Results(opens in a new tab), Bleacher Report, Lyle Fitzsimmons, 8th Oct 2026
31st Oct
Canelo Alvarez beats Christian M'billi via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion
Source: Canelo Alvarez regains WBC super-middleweight title with unanimous decision over Christian Mbilli(opens in a new tab), Fox Sports, Associated Press, 31st Oct 2026
Jaime Munguia beats Nikita Zon via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBA
Source: Canelo vs. Mbilli Results: Live updates of the undercard and main event(opens in a new tab), MMA Fighting, Bryan Tucker, 31st Oct 2026
2027
23rd Jan
Jacob Bank v Zhanibek Alimkhanuly
Super Middleweight · WBOScheduled
Source: WBO Statement Regarding Hamzah Sheeraz and the Super Middleweight World Championship(opens in a new tab), WBO, 18th Sep 2026

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