Open Boxing

WBC super middleweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1988. Current champion: Canelo Alvarez, since 31st Oct 2026.

World title bouts
80
Champions
24
Longest reign (Canelo Alvarez, 2020–2025)
4 years, 8 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Canelo Alvarez, 2020–2025)
9

Current champion

Canelo AlvarezSince 31st Oct 2026 · 15 days · 0 successful defences

Reigns and world title bouts

Jan 2022 – Jan 2027

WBC
Canelo AlvarezChristian M'billi
AprJulOct2023AprJulOct2024AprJulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct2027
1990200020102020

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Canelo AlvarezWBC2020–20254 years, 8 months · 9 successful defences
  2. 2Nigel BennWBC1992–19963 years, 4 months · 8 successful defences
  3. 3Markus BeyerWBC2004–20062 years · 4 successful defences
  4. 4Sugar Ray LeonardWBC1988–19901 year, 9 months · 1 successful defence
  5. 5Mauro GalvanoWBC1990–19921 year, 9 months · 2 successful defences
  6. 6Badou JackWBC2015–20171 year, 8 months · 2 successful defences
  7. 7Eric LucasWBC2001–20031 year, 8 months · 3 successful defences
  8. 8Richie WoodhallWBC1998–19991 year, 6 months · 2 successful defences
  9. 9Andre WardWBC2011–20131 year, 5 months · 1 successful defence
  10. 10Carl FrochWBC2008–20101 year, 4 months · 2 successful defences
  11. 11Robin ReidWBC1996–19971 year, 2 months · 3 successful defences
  12. 12Markus BeyerWBC2003–20041 year, 2 months · 2 successful defences
  13. 13Sakio BikaWBC2013–20141 year, 1 month · 0 successful defences
  14. 14David BenavidezWBC2017–20181 year · 1 successful defence
  15. 15Mikkel KesslerWBC2006–20071 year · 1 successful defence
  16. 16Carl FrochWBC2010–20111 year · 1 successful defence
  17. 17David BenavidezWBC2019–202010 months · 0 successful defences
  18. 18Christian M'billiWBC2026–20269 months · 0 successful defences
  19. 19Anthony DirrellWBC2014–20158 months · 0 successful defences
  20. 20Joe CalzagheWBC2007–20087 months · 0 successful defences
  21. 21Anthony DirrellWBC2019–20197 months · 0 successful defences
  22. 22Markus BeyerWBC1999–20006 months · 1 successful defence
  23. 23Dave HiltonWBC2000–20014 months · 0 successful defences
  24. 24Mikkel KesslerWBC2010–20104 months · 0 successful defences
  25. 25Thulani MalingaWBC1996–19964 months · 0 successful defences
  26. 26Cristian SanaviaWBC2004–20044 months · 0 successful defences
  27. 27Glenn CatleyWBC2000–20003 months · 0 successful defences
  28. 28Dingaan ThobelaWBC2000–20003 months · 0 successful defences
  29. 29Vincenzo NardielloWBC1996–19963 months · 0 successful defences
  30. 30Thulani MalingaWBC1997–19983 months · 0 successful defences
  31. 31Terence CrawfordWBC2025–20252 months · 0 successful defences
  32. 32Canelo AlvarezWBC2026–present15 days · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1988

  2. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Donny Lalonde via knockout 9/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  3. 1989

  4. Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC and WBO

  5. Sugar Ray Leonard beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  1. 1990

  2. Sugar Ray Leonard’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  3. Mauro Galvano beats Dario Walter Matteoni via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  4. 1991

  5. Mauro Galvano beats Ron Essett via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  6. 1992

  7. Mauro Galvano beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  8. Nigel Benn beats Mauro Galvano via corner retirement 3/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  9. Nigel Benn beats Nicky Piper via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  10. 1993

  11. Nigel Benn beats Mauro Galvano via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  12. Nigel Benn beats Lou Gent via knockout 4/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  13. Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC and WBO

  14. 1994

  15. Nigel Benn beats Henry Wharton via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  16. Nigel Benn beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  17. 1995

  18. Nigel Benn beats Gerald McClellan via knockout 10/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  19. Nigel Benn beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 8/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  20. Nigel Benn beats Daniel Perez via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  21. 1996

  22. Thulani Malinga beats Nigel Benn via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  23. Vincenzo Nardiello beats Thulani Malinga via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  24. Robin Reid beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  25. 1997

  26. Robin Reid beats Giovanni Pretorius via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  27. Robin Reid beats Henry Wharton via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  28. Robin Reid beats Hacine Cherifi via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  29. Thulani Malinga beats Robin Reid via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  30. 1998

  31. Richie Woodhall beats Thulani Malinga via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  32. Richie Woodhall beats Glenn Catley via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  33. 1999

  34. Richie Woodhall beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  35. Markus Beyer beats Richie Woodhall via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  1. 2000

  2. Markus Beyer beats Leif Keiski via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  3. Glenn Catley beats Markus Beyer via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  4. Dingaan Thobela beats Glenn Catley via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  5. Dave Hilton beats Dingaan Thobela via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  6. 2001

  7. Dave Hilton’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  8. Eric Lucas beats Glenn Catley via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  9. Eric Lucas beats Dingaan Thobela via knockout 8/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  10. 2002

  11. Eric Lucas beats Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  12. Eric Lucas beats Omar Sheika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  13. 2003

  14. Markus Beyer beats Eric Lucas via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  15. Markus Beyer beats Danny Green via disqualification 5/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  16. 2004

  17. Markus Beyer beats Andre Thysse via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  18. Cristian Sanavia beats Markus Beyer via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  19. Markus Beyer beats Cristian Sanavia via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  20. Markus Beyer beats Yoshinori Nishizawa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  21. 2005

  22. Markus Beyer beats Danny Green via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  23. Markus Beyer beats Omar Sheika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  24. 2006

  25. Markus Beyer beats Alberto Colajanni via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  26. Markus Beyer and Sakio Bika draw via technical decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

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

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and WBCNew WBC champion

  28. 2007

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

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super and WBC

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

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

  31. 2008

  32. Joe Calzaghe’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  33. Carl Froch beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  34. 2009

  35. Carl Froch beats Jermain Taylor via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  36. Carl Froch beats Andre Dirrell via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  1. 2010

  2. Mikkel Kessler beats Carl Froch via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  3. Mikkel Kessler’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  4. Carl Froch beats Arthur Abraham via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  5. 2011

  6. Carl Froch beats Glen Johnson via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

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

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

  8. 2012

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

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

  10. 2013

  11. Andre Ward’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  12. Sakio Bika beats Marco Antonio Periban via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  13. Sakio Bika and Anthony Dirrell draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  14. 2014

  15. Anthony Dirrell beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  16. 2015

  17. Badou Jack beats Anthony Dirrell via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  18. Badou Jack beats George Groves via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  19. 2016

  20. Badou Jack beats Lucian Bute via disqualification 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  21. 2017

  22. James DeGale and Badou Jack draw via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC and IBF

  23. Badou Jack’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  24. David Benavidez beats Ronald Gavril via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  25. 2018

  26. David Benavidez beats Ronald Gavril via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  27. David Benavidez’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  28. 2019

  29. Anthony Dirrell beats Avni Yildirim via technical decision 10/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  30. David Benavidez beats Anthony Dirrell via knockout 9/12

    Super Middleweight · WBCNew champion

  1. 2020

  2. David Benavidez’s reign as the WBC super middleweight world champion ends

    Super Middleweight · WBC

  3. David Benavidez beats Roamer Alexis Angulo via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Middleweight · WBC

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

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

  5. 2021

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

    Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The Ring

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

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

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

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

  9. 2022

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

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

  11. 2023

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

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

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

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

  14. 2024

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

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

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

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

  17. 2025

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

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

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

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

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

  20. 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,

  21. 2026

  22. 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,

  23. 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,