| Title Holder |
Tenure |
Status |
Def |
Birthplace |
Notes |
| Sebastian Sylvester |
2009- |
IBF |
1 |
Germany |
|
| Felix Strum |
2007- |
WBA |
7 |
Germany |
|
| Kelly Pavlik |
2007- |
WBC-WBO |
2 |
USA |
|
| Javier Castillejo |
2006-2007 |
WBA |
1 |
Spain |
|
| Felix Strum |
2006 |
WBA |
0 |
Germany |
|
| Arthur Abraham |
2005-2009 |
IBF |
10 |
Armenia |
Abraham vacated the title to compete at Super Middleweight. |
| Jermain Taylor |
2005-2007 |
WBC-WBO |
4 |
USA |
|
| Jermain Taylor |
2005 |
Undisputed |
1 |
USA |
|
| Maselino Masone |
2004-2006 |
WBA |
0 |
W Samoa |
|
| Bernard Hopkins |
2004-2005 |
Undisputed |
1 |
USA |
|
| Oscar De La Hoya |
2004 |
WBO |
0 |
USA |
|
| Felix Strum |
2003-2004 |
WBO |
1 |
Germany |
|
| Hector Javier Velazco |
2003 |
WBO |
0 |
Argentina |
|
| Harry Simon |
2002-2003 |
WBO |
0 |
Namibia |
|
| Bernard Hopkins |
2001-2004 |
WBC-WBO-IBF |
6 |
USA |
|
| William Joppy |
2001-2002 |
WBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Bernard Hopkins |
2001 |
WBC-IBF |
7 |
USA |
|
| Felix Trinidad |
2001 |
WBA |
0 |
Puerto Rico |
|
| Armand Krajnc |
1999-2002 |
WBO |
3 |
Slovenia |
|
| Keith Holmes |
1999-2001 |
WBC |
2 |
USA |
|
| Bert Schenk |
1999 |
WBO |
1 |
Germany |
Schenk stripped of title due to injury. |
| Bernard Hopkins |
1999 |
IBF |
4 |
USA |
|
| Jason Matthews |
1999 |
WBO |
0 |
England |
|
| William Joppy |
1998-2001 |
WBA |
5 |
USA |
|
| Hassine Cherifi |
1998-1999 |
WBC |
0 |
France |
|
| Otis Grant |
1998 |
WBO |
1 |
Canada |
Grant relinquished title to fight for WBA and WBC titles. |
| Julio Cesar Green |
1997-1998 |
WBA |
0 |
Dom Rep |
|
| Keith Holmes |
1996-1998 |
WBC |
2 |
USA |
|
| William Joppy |
1996-1997 |
WBA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Bernard Hopkins |
1995-1998 |
IBF |
9 |
USA |
Hopkins unified IBF and WBC titles. |
| Lonnie Bradley |
1995-1997 |
WBO |
6 |
USA |
Bradley vacated title due to injury. |
| Quincy Taylor |
1995-1996 |
WBC |
0 |
USA |
|
| Shinji Takehara |
1995-1996 |
WBA |
0 |
Japan |
|
| Jullian Jackson |
1995 |
WBC |
0 |
Virgin Island |
|
| Steve Collins |
1994-1995 |
WBO |
0 |
Ireland |
Collins relinquished title on wining WBO Super Middleweight title. |
| Jorge Castro |
1994-1995 |
WBA |
4 |
Argentina |
|
| Gerald McClellan |
1993-1995 |
WBC |
3 |
USA |
McClellan relinquished title to box at Super Middleweight. |
| Chris Pyatt |
1993-1994 |
WBO |
2 |
England |
|
| Roy Jones Jnr |
1993-1994 |
IBF |
1 |
USA |
Jones relinquished title to compete at Super Middleweight. |
| John David Jackson |
1993-1994 |
WBA |
0 |
USA |
WBA stripped Jackson of the title. |
| Reggie Johnson |
1992-1993 |
WBA |
3 |
USA |
|
| James Toney |
1991-1993 |
IBF |
6 |
USA |
Tony vacated title to defend his IBF Super Middleweight title. |
| Gerald McClellan |
1991-1993 |
WBO |
0 |
USA |
McClellan relinquished title to box for WBC version. |
| Julian Jackson |
1990-1993 |
WBC |
4 |
Virgin Island |
|
| Chris Eubank |
1990-1991 |
WBO |
3 |
England |
Eubank relinquished title to box at Super Middleweight. |
| Nigel Benn |
1990 |
WBO |
1 |
England |
|
| Mike McCallum |
1989-1991 |
WBA |
3 |
Jamaica |
McCallum agreed to fight for the IBF title, WBA stripped him of title. |
| Roberto Duran |
1989-1990 |
WBC |
0 |
Panama |
Duran stripped of the title by WBC. |
| Doug De Witt |
1989-1990 |
WBO |
1 |
USA |
|
| Michael Nunn |
1988-1991 |
IBF |
5 |
USA |
|
| Iran Barkley |
1988-1989 |
WBC |
0 |
USA |
|
| Sumbu Kalambay |
1987-1989 |
WBA |
3 |
Zaire |
Kalambay stripped for failing to defend against mandatory. |
| Frank Tate |
1987-1988 |
IBF |
1 |
USA |
|
| Thomas Hearns |
1987-1988 |
WBC |
0 |
USA |
|
| Marvin Hagler |
1987 |
WBC-IBF |
0 |
USA |
|
| Sugar Ray Leonard |
1987 |
WBC |
0 |
USA |
IBF stripped Leonard and he relinquished the WBC title. |
| Marvin Hagler |
1980-1987 |
Undisputed |
12 |
USA |
WBA stripped Hagler for failing to defend against mandatory. |
| Alan Minter |
1980 |
Undisputed |
1 |
England |
|
| Vito Antuofermo |
1979-1980 |
Undisputed |
1 |
Italy |
|
| Hugo Corro |
1978-1979 |
Undisputed |
2 |
Argentina |
|
| Rodrigo Valdez |
1977-1978 |
Undisputed |
0 |
Colombia |
|
| Carlos Monzon |
1976-1977 |
Undisputed |
0 |
Argentina |
Monzon unifies the division then retires. |
| Carlos Monzon |
1974-1976 |
WBA |
4 |
Argentina |
|
| Rodrigo Valdez |
1974-1976 |
WBC |
4 |
Colombia |
|
| Carlos Monzon |
1970-1974 |
Undisputed |
9 |
Argentina |
WBC stripped Monzon for failure to defend against mandatory. |
| Nino Benvenuti |
1968-1970 |
Undisputed |
4 |
Italy |
|
| Emile Griffith |
1967-1968 |
Undisputed |
0 |
Virgin Islands |
|
| Nino Benvenuti |
1967 |
Undisputed |
0 |
Italy |
|
| Emile Griffith |
1966-1967 |
Undisputed |
2 |
Virgin Islands |
|
| Dick Tiger |
1965-1966 |
Undisputed |
0 |
Nigeria |
|
| Joey Giardello |
1963-1965 |
Undisputed |
1 |
USA |
|
| Dick Tiger |
1963 |
Undisputed |
0 |
Nigeria |
|
| Dick Tiger |
1962-1963 |
NBA |
2 |
Nigeria |
|
| Terry Downes |
1961-1962 |
NY-EBU |
0 |
England |
|
| Paul Pender |
1960-1961 |
NY-EBU |
3 |
USA |
Pender failed to defend title |
| Gene Fullmer |
1959-1962 |
NBA |
7 |
USA |
|
| Sugar Ray Robinson |
1959-1960 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
NBA stripped Robinson for his failure to defend against Basilio. |
| Sugar Ray Robinson |
1958-1959 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Carmen Basilio |
1957-1958 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Gene Fulmer |
1957 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Sugar Ray Robinson |
1957 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Sugar Ray Robinson |
1955-1957 |
Undisputed |
1 |
USA |
|
| Carl Bobo Olson |
1953-1955 |
Undisputed |
3 |
USA |
|
| Sugar Ray Robinson |
1951-1952 |
Undisputed |
2 |
USA |
Robinson announced his retirement. |
| Sugar Ray Robinson |
1951 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Randy Turpin |
1951 |
Undisputed |
0 |
England |
|
| Jake La Motta |
1950-1951 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Jake La Motta |
1949-1950 |
Undisputed |
2 |
USA |
|
| Marcel Cerdan |
1948-1949 |
Undisputed |
0 |
Algeria |
|
| Tony Zale |
1948 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Rocky Graziano |
1947-1948 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Tony Zale |
1941-1947 |
Undisputed |
0 |
USA |
|
| Billy Soose |
1941 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
NY commission stripped Soose for failing to defend the title. |
| Ken Overlin |
1940-1941 |
NY |
2 |
USA |
|
| Tony Zale |
1940-1941 |
NBA |
3 |
USA |
|
| Al Hostak |
1939-1940 |
NBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Ceferino Garcia |
1939-1940 |
NY |
2 |
Philippines |
|
| Solly Kreiger |
1938-1939 |
NBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Fred Apostoli |
1938-1939 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
|
| Edouard Tenet |
1938 |
IBU |
0 |
France |
|
| Freddie Steele |
1938 |
NBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Al Hostak |
1938 |
NBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Fred Apostoli |
1937-1938 |
IBU |
0 |
USA |
|
| Freddie Steele |
1936-1938 |
NY-NBA |
5 |
USA |
NY commission stripped Steele for failure to defend against mandatory. |
| Ed Babe Risko |
1935-1936 |
NY-NBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Teddy Yarosz |
1934-1935 |
NY-NBA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Marcel Thil |
1933-1937 |
IBU |
9 |
France |
|
| Vince Dundee |
1933-1934 |
NY-NBA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Ben Jeby |
1933 |
NY |
2 |
USA |
|
| Lou Brouillard |
1933 |
NY |
1 |
Canada |
|
| Lou Brouillard |
1933 |
NY-NBA |
0 |
Canada |
|
| Marcel Thil |
1932-1933 |
NBA-IBU |
0 |
France |
|
| Gorilla Jones |
1932 |
NBA |
1 |
USA |
NBA withdrew recognition of Jones as champion. |
| Mickey Walker |
1926-1931 |
NY |
3 |
USA |
Walker relinquished the title. |
| Tiger Flowers |
1926 |
NY |
1 |
USA |
|
| Harry Greb |
1923-1926 |
NY |
5 |
USA |
|
| Mike O'Dowd |
1922-1923 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
O'Dowd retired before defending the title. |
| Dave Rosenburg |
1922 |
NY |
0 |
USA |
|
| Johnny Wilson |
1920-1921 |
NBA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Mike O'Dowd |
1917-1920 |
USA |
3 |
USA |
|
| Les Darcy |
1915-1917 |
AUST |
9 |
Australia |
Darcy died in Memphis before challenging for American title. |
| Al McCoy |
1914-1917 |
USA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Jeff Smith |
1914-1915 |
AUST |
2 |
USA |
|
| Eddie McGoorty |
1914 |
AUST |
1 |
USA |
|
| Jeff Smith |
1914 |
AUST |
2 |
USA |
|
| Mick King |
1914 |
AUST |
0 |
Australia |
|
| George Chip |
1913-1914 |
USA |
1 |
USA |
|
| Frank Klaus |
1912-1913 |
USA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Billy Papke |
1910-1913 |
USA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Stanley Ketchel |
1908-1910 |
USA |
0 |
USA |
Ketchel was shot to death and papke claimed the title. |
| Stanley Ketchel |
1908 |
USA |
2 |
USA |
|
| Billy Papke |
1908 |
USA |
0 |
USA |
|
| Stanley Ketchel |
1908 |
USA |
1 |
USA |
Ketchel vacated title due to weight problems. |
| Billy Papke |
1908 |
USA |
0 |
USA |
Ketchel reclaimed his title. |
| Tommy Ryan |
1898-1905 |
USA |
4 |
USA |
Ryan announced his retirement. |
| Kid McCoy |
1896-1898 |
USA |
3 |
USA |
McCoy relinquished title. |
| Nonpareil Jack Dempsey |
1896-1891 |
USA |
3 |
Ireland |
|
| Bob Fitzsimmons |
1891-1894 |
USA |
1 |
England |
Fitzsimmons relinquished title to box at Heavyweight. |
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