List of world super-middleweight boxing champions

This is a chronological List of World Super Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
IBF
Title inaugurated
1984-03-28 1984-07-22 United Kingdom Murray Sutherland IBF
1984-07-22 1988-03-11 - Vacated South Korea Park Chong-pal IBF
1988-03-11 1990-01-27 - Vacated Germany Graciano Rocchigiani IBF
1990-01-27 1991-05-18 United States Lindell Holmes IBF
1991-05-18 1992-01-10 United States Darrin Van Horn IBF
1992-01-10 1993-02-13 United States Iran Barkley IBF
1993-02-13 1994-11-18 United States James Toney IBF
1994-11-18 1996-11-22 - Vacated United States Roy Jones Jr. IBF
1997-06-21 1998-10-24 United States Charles Brewer IBF
1998-10-24 2004-03-27 - Retired Germany Sven Ottke IBF
2004-10-02 2006-03-04 United States Jeff Lacy IBF
2006-03-04 2006-11-27 - Vacated United Kingdom Joe Calzaghe IBF
2007-03-03 2007-10-19 Colombia Alejandro Berrio IBF
2007-10-19 2012-05-26 Romania Lucian Bute IBF
2012-05-26 2015-02-03 - Vacated United Kingdom Carl Froch IBF
2015-05-23 2017-12-09 United Kingdom James DeGale IBF
2017-12-09 2018-04-07 United States Caleb Truax IBF
2018-04-07 2018-07-04 - Vacated United Kingdom James DeGale IBF
2019-01-13 2021-11-06 United States Caleb Plant IBF
2021-11-06 Present Mexico Saúl Álvarez IBF
WBC
Title inaugurated
1988-11-07 1990-12-15 - Retired United States Sugar Ray Leonard WBC
1990-12-15 1992-10-03 Italy Mauro Galvano WBC
1992-10-03 1996-03-02 United Kingdom Nigel Benn WBC
1996-03-02 1996-07-06 South Africa Thulani Malinga WBC
1996-07-06 1996-10-12 Italy Vincenzo Nardiello WBC
1996-10-12 1997-12-19 United Kingdom Robin Reid WBC
1997-12-19 1998-03-27 South Africa Thulani Malinga WBC
1998-03-27 1999-10-23 United Kingdom Richie Woodhall WBC
1999-10-23 2000-05-06 Germany Markus Beyer WBC
2000-05-06 2000-09-01 United Kingdom Glenn Catley WBC
2000-09-01 2000-12-15 South Africa Dingaan Thobela WBC
2000-12-15 2001-05-03 - Stripped Canada Dave Hilton Jr. WBC
2001-07-10 2003-04-05 Canada Éric Lucas WBC
2003-04-05 2004-06-05 Germany Markus Beyer WBC
2004-06-05 2004-10-09 Italy Cristian Sanavia WBC
2004-10-09 2006-10-14 Germany Markus Beyer WBC
2006-10-14 2007-11-04 Denmark Mikkel Kessler WBC
2007-11-04 2008-06-27 - Vacated United Kingdom Joe Calzaghe WBC
2008-12-06 2010-04-24 United Kingdom Carl Froch WBC
2010-04-24 2010-09-06 - Stripped Denmark Mikkel Kessler WBC
2010-11-27 2011-12-17 United Kingdom Carl Froch WBC
2011-12-17 2013-04-11 - Stripped United States Andre Ward WBC
2013-06-22 2014-08-16 Cameroon Sakio Bika WBC
2014-08-16 2015-04-24 United States Anthony Dirrell WBC
2015-04-24 2017-01-18 - Vacated Sweden Badou Jack WBC
2017-09-08 2018-10-03 - Stripped United States David Benavidez WBC
2019-02-23 2019-09-28 United States Anthony Dirrell WBC
2019-09-28 2020-08-20 - Stripped United States David Benavidez WBC
2020-12-19 Present Mexico Saúl Álvarez WBC
WBA
Title inaugurated
1987-12-06 1988-05-23 South Korea Park Chong-pal WBA
1988-05-23 1989-05-28 Venezuela Fulgencio Obelmejias WBA
1989-05-28 1990-03-30 South Korea Baek In-chul WBA
1990-03-30 1991-04-05 France Christophe Tiozzo WBA
1991-04-05 1992-09-12 Panama Víctor Córdoba WBA
1992-09-12 1994-02-26 United States Michael Nunn WBA
1994-02-26 1994-08-12 United States Steve Little WBA
1994-08-12 1999-06-12 United States Frankie Liles WBA
1999-06-12 2000-04-08 United States Byron Mitchell WBA
2000-04-08 2000-09-16 - Vacated France Bruno Girard WBA
2001-03-03 2003-03-15 United States Byron Mitchell WBA
2003-03-15 2004-03-27 - Retired Germany Sven Ottke WBA Super Champion
2003-09-03 2004-05-05 Australia Anthony Mundine WBA Regular Champion
2004-05-05 2004-11-12 Puerto Rico Manny Siaca WBA
2004-11-12 2007-11-04 Denmark Mikkel Kessler WBA Super Champion
2007-03-07 2008-05-28 - Vacated Australia Anthony Mundine WBA Regular Champion
2007-11-04 2008-10-03 - Vacated United Kingdom Joe Calzaghe WBA Super Champion
2008-06-21 2009-11-21 Denmark Mikkel Kessler WBA Super Champion
2009-11-21 2015-11-12 United States Andre Ward WBA Super Champion
2009-11-21 2011-07-15 - Vacated Germany Dimitri Sartison WBA Regular Champion
2011-08-26 2012-09-07 - Stripped Hungary Károly Balzsay WBA Regular Champion
2012-11-03 2012-12-08 United Kingdom Brian Magee WBA Regular Champion
2012-12-08 2013-05-25 Denmark Mikkel Kessler WBA Regular Champion
2013-05-25 2015-05-08 - Stripped United Kingdom Carl Froch WBA Regular Champion
2015-05-09 2016-02-20 Russia Fedor Chudinov WBA Super Champion
2016-02-20 2016-10-05 - Vacated Germany Felix Sturm WBA Super Champion
2016-01-09 2016-11-05 Italy Giovanni De Carolis WBA Regular Champion
2016-11-05 2018-07-14 Germany Tyron Zeuge WBA Regular Champion
2017-05-27 2018-09-28 United Kingdom George Groves WBA Super Champion
2018-07-14 2018-12-15 United Kingdom Rocky Fielding WBA Regular Champion
2018-09-28 2020-12-19 United Kingdom Callum Smith WBA Super Champion
2018-12-15 2019-11-29 - Vacated Mexico Saúl Álvarez WBA Regular Champion
2020-12-19 Present Mexico Saúl Álvarez WBA Super Champion
2021-06-27 Present Cuba David Morrell WBA Regular Champion
WBO
Title inaugurated
1988-11-04 1990-04-28 - Vacated United States Thomas Hearns WBO
1991-09-21 1995-03-18 United Kingdom Chris Eubank WBO
1995-03-18 1997-07-05 - Retired Republic of Ireland Steve Collins WBO
1997-10-11 2008-09-26 - Vacated United Kingdom Joe Calzaghe WBO
2008-09-26 2009-01-10 Russia Denis Inkin WBO
2009-01-10 2009-08-22 Hungary Károly Balzsay WBO
2009-08-22 2012-08-25 Germany Robert Stieglitz WBO
2012-08-25 2013-03-23 Germany Arthur Abraham WBO
2013-03-23 2014-03-01 Germany Robert Stieglitz WBO
2014-03-01 2016-04-09 Germany Arthur Abraham WBO
2016-04-09 2019-05-19 - Vacated Mexico Gilberto Ramírez WBO
2019-05-19 2021-05-08 United Kingdom Billy Joe Saunders WBO
2021-05-08 Present Mexico Saúl Álvarez WBO

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