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WBA world title at super middleweight

Covers world title bouts since 1987. Current champion: Jaime Munguia, since 2nd May 2026.

In 2003, 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
67
Champions
22
Longest reign (Andre Ward, 2009–2015)
5 years, 11 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Canelo Alvarez, 2020–2025)
9

Current champion

Jaime MunguiaSince 2nd May 2026 · 6 months · 1 successful defence

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBA
WBA Super becomes the WBA title
Canelo AlvarezResendizJaime Munguia
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
1990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Andre WardWBA Super2009–20155 years, 11 months · 6 successful defences
  2. 2Frankie LilesWBA1994–19994 years, 10 months · 7 successful defences
  3. 3Canelo AlvarezWBA Super2020–20254 years, 8 months · 9 successful defences
  4. 4Callum SmithWBA Super2018–20202 years, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  5. 5Byron MitchellWBA2001–20032 years · 2 successful defences
  6. 6Michael NunnWBA1992–19941 year, 5 months · 4 successful defences
  7. 7Victor CordobaWBA1991–19921 year, 5 months · 1 successful defence
  8. 8George GrovesWBA Super2017–20181 year, 4 months · 2 successful defences
  9. 9Mikkel KesslerWBA Super2006–20071 year · 1 successful defence
  10. 10Sven OttkeWBA Super2003–20041 year · 4 successful defences
  11. 11Christophe TiozzoWBA1990–19911 year · 2 successful defences
  12. 12Fulgencio ObelmejiasWBA1988–19891 year · 0 successful defences
  13. 13Joe CalzagheWBA Super2007–200811 months · 0 successful defences
  14. 14Baek In-ChulWBA1989–199010 months · 2 successful defences
  15. 15Byron MitchellWBA1999–20009 months · 0 successful defences
  16. 16Felix SturmWBA Super2016–20167 months · 0 successful defences
  17. 17Jaime MunguiaWBA2026–present6 months · 1 successful defence
  18. 18Park Chong-palWBA1987–19885 months · 1 successful defence
  19. 19Steve LittleWBA1994–19945 months · 0 successful defences
  20. 20Bruno GirardWBA2000–20005 months · 1 successful defence
  21. 21Armando ResendizWBA2026–20264 months · 0 successful defences
  22. 22Terence CrawfordWBA Super2025–20253 months · 0 successful defences
  23. 23Fedor ChudinovWBA Super2016–20161 month · 0 successful defences
  24. 24Mikkel KesslerWBA Super2009–200918 days · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1987

  2. Park Chong-pal beats Jesus Gallardo via knockout 2/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  3. 1988

  4. Park Chong-pal beats Polly Pasireron via knockout 5/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  5. Fulgencio Obelmejias beats Park Chong-pal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  6. 1989

  7. Baek In-Chul beats Fulgencio Obelmejias via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  8. Baek In-Chul beats Ron Essett via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  1. 1990

  2. Baek In-Chul beats Yoshiaki Tajima via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  3. Christophe Tiozzo beats Baek In-Chul via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  4. Christophe Tiozzo beats Paul Whittaker via knockout 8/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  5. Christophe Tiozzo beats Dan Morgan via knockout 2/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  6. 1991

  7. Victor Cordoba beats Christophe Tiozzo via knockout 9/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  8. Victor Cordoba beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  9. 1992

  10. Michael Nunn beats Victor Cordoba via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  11. 1993

  12. Michael Nunn beats Victor Cordoba via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  13. Michael Nunn beats Dan Morgan via knockout 1/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  14. Michael Nunn beats Crawford Ashley via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  15. Michael Nunn beats Merqui Sosa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  16. 1994

  17. Steve Little beats Michael Nunn via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  18. Frankie Liles beats Steve Little via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  19. Frankie Liles beats Michael Nunn via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  20. 1995

  21. Frankie Liles beats Frederic Seillier via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  22. Frankie Liles beats Mauricio Amaral via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  23. 1996

  24. Frankie Liles beats Tim Littles via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  25. 1997

  26. Frankie Liles beats Segundo Mercado via knockout 5/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  27. Frankie Liles beats Jaffa Ballogou via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  28. 1998

  29. Frankie Liles beats Andrey Shkalikov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  30. 1999

  31. Byron Mitchell beats Frankie Liles via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  32. Byron Mitchell and Bruno Girard draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  1. 2000

  2. Bruno Girard beats Byron Mitchell via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  3. Bruno Girard beats Manny Siaca via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  4. 2001

  5. Byron Mitchell beats Manny Siaca via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBANew champion

  6. Byron Mitchell beats Manny Siaca via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  7. 2002

  8. Byron Mitchell beats Julio Cesar Green via knockout 4/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA

  9. 2003

  10. 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

  11. Sven Ottke beats David Starie via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  12. Sven Ottke beats Mads Larsen via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  13. Sven Ottke beats Robin Reid via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  14. 2004

  15. Sven Ottke beats Armand Krajnc via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF

  16. 2006

  17. Mikkel Kessler beats Markus Beyer via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and WBCNew WBA Super champion

  18. 2007

  19. Mikkel Kessler beats Librado Andrade via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and WBC

  20. Joe Calzaghe beats Mikkel Kessler via unanimous decision 12/12

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

  21. 2008

  22. Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the WBA Super super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  23. 2009

  24. Mikkel Kessler becomes the WBA Super super middleweight world champion

    Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  25. Andre Ward beats Mikkel Kessler via technical decision 11/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  1. 2010

  2. Andre Ward beats Allan Green via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  3. Andre Ward beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  4. 2011

  5. Andre Ward beats Arthur Abraham via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  6. Andre Ward beats Carl Froch via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  7. 2012

  8. Andre Ward beats Chad Dawson via knockout 10/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  9. 2013

  10. Andre Ward beats Edwin Rodriguez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  11. 2015

  12. Andre Ward’s reign as the WBA Super super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  13. 2016

  14. Fedor Chudinov becomes the WBA Super super middleweight world champion

    Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  15. Felix Sturm beats Fedor Chudinov via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  16. Felix Sturm’s reign as the WBA Super super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  17. 2017

  18. George Groves beats Fedor Chudinov via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion

  19. George Groves beats Jamie Cox via knockout 4/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  20. 2018

  21. George Groves beats Chris Eubank Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super

  22. Callum Smith beats George Groves via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and The RingNew WBA Super champion

  23. 2019

  24. Callum Smith beats Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and The Ring

  25. Callum Smith beats John Ryder via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and The Ring

  1. 2020

  2. Canelo Alvarez beats Callum Smith via unanimous decision 12/12

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

  3. 2021

  4. Canelo Alvarez beats Avni Yildirim via corner retirement 3/12

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  5. Canelo Alvarez beats Billy Joe Saunders via corner retirement 8/12

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

  6. Canelo Alvarez beats Caleb Plant via technical knockout 11/12

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

  7. 2022

  8. Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via unanimous decision 12/12

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

  9. 2023

  10. Canelo Alvarez beats John Ryder via unanimous decision 12/12

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

  11. Canelo Alvarez beats Jermell Charlo via unanimous decision 12/12

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

  12. 2024

  13. Canelo Alvarez beats Jaime Munguia via unanimous decision 12/12

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

  14. Canelo Alvarez beats Edgar Berlanga via unanimous decision 12/12

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

  15. 2025

  16. Canelo Alvarez beats William Scull via unanimous decision 12/12

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

  17. Terence Crawford beats Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision 12/12

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

    Source: Terence 'Bud' Crawford makes history with victory over Canelo Alvarez(opens in a new tab), AP via WOWT,

  18. 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,

  19. 2026

  20. 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,

  21. 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,

  22. 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,