List of world super-middleweight boxing champions

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

Reign BeganReign EndedChampionRecognition
IBF
Title inaugurated
1984-03-281984-07-22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray Sutherland IBF
1984-07-221988-03-11 - Vacated Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chong-pal IBF
1988-03-111990-01-27 - Vacated Flag of Germany.svg Graciano Rocchigiani IBF
1990-01-271991-05-18 Flag of the United States.svg Lindell Holmes IBF
1991-05-181992-01-10 Flag of the United States.svg Darrin Van Horn IBF
1992-01-101993-02-13 Flag of the United States.svg Iran Barkley IBF
1993-02-131994-11-18 Flag of the United States.svg James Toney IBF
1994-11-181996-11-22 - Vacated Flag of the United States.svg Roy Jones Jr. IBF
1997-06-211998-10-24 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Brewer IBF
1998-10-242004-03-27 - Retired Flag of Germany.svg Sven Ottke IBF
2004-10-022006-03-04 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Lacy IBF
2006-03-042006-11-27 - Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Calzaghe IBF
2007-03-032007-10-19 Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Berrio IBF
2007-10-192012-05-26 Flag of Romania.svg Lucian Bute IBF
2012-05-262015-02-03 - Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Froch IBF
2015-05-232017-12-09 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James DeGale IBF
2017-12-092018-04-07 Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Truax IBF
2018-04-072018-07-04 - Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James DeGale IBF
2019-01-132021-11-06 Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Plant IBF
2021-11-06Present Flag of Mexico.svg Saúl Álvarez IBF
WBC
Title inaugurated
1988-11-071990-12-15 - Retired Flag of the United States.svg Sugar Ray Leonard WBC
1990-12-151992-10-03 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Galvano WBC
1992-10-031996-03-02 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Benn WBC
1996-03-021996-07-06 Flag of South Africa.svg Thulani Malinga WBC
1996-07-061996-10-12 Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Nardiello WBC
1996-10-121997-12-19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Reid WBC
1997-12-191998-03-27 Flag of South Africa.svg Thulani Malinga WBC
1998-03-271999-10-23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richie Woodhall WBC
1999-10-232000-05-06 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Beyer WBC
2000-05-062000-09-01 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glenn Catley WBC
2000-09-012000-12-15 Flag of South Africa.svg Dingaan Thobela WBC
2000-12-152001-05-03 - Stripped Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Hilton Jr. WBC
2001-07-102003-04-05 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Éric Lucas WBC
2003-04-052004-06-05 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Beyer WBC
2004-06-052004-10-09 Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Sanavia WBC
2004-10-092006-10-14 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Beyer WBC
2006-10-142007-11-04 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Kessler WBC
2007-11-042008-06-27 - Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Calzaghe WBC
2008-12-062010-04-24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Froch WBC
2010-04-242010-09-06 - Stripped Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Kessler WBC
2010-11-272011-12-17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Froch WBC
2011-12-172013-04-11 - Stripped Flag of the United States.svg Andre Ward WBC
2013-06-222014-08-16 Flag of Cameroon.svg Sakio Bika WBC
2014-08-162015-04-24 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Dirrell WBC
2015-04-242017-01-18 - Vacated Flag of Sweden.svg Badou Jack WBC
2017-09-082018-10-03 - Stripped Flag of the United States.svg David Benavidez WBC
2019-02-232019-09-28 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Dirrell WBC
2019-09-282020-08-20 - Stripped Flag of the United States.svg David Benavidez WBC
2020-12-19Present Flag of Mexico.svg Saúl Álvarez WBC
WBA
Title inaugurated
1987-12-061988-05-23 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chong-pal WBA
1988-05-231989-05-28 Flag of Venezuela.svg Fulgencio Obelmejias WBA
1989-05-281990-03-30 Flag of South Korea.svg Baek In-chul WBA
1990-03-301991-04-05 Flag of France.svg Christophe Tiozzo WBA
1991-04-051992-09-12 Flag of Panama.svg Víctor Córdoba WBA
1992-09-121994-02-26 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Nunn WBA
1994-02-261994-08-12 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Little WBA
1994-08-121999-06-12 Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Liles WBA
1999-06-122000-04-08 Flag of the United States.svg Byron Mitchell WBA
2000-04-082000-09-16 - Vacated Flag of France.svg Bruno Girard WBA
2001-03-032003-03-15 Flag of the United States.svg Byron Mitchell WBA
2003-03-152004-03-27 - Retired Flag of Germany.svg Sven Ottke WBA Super Champion
2003-09-032004-05-05 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Mundine WBA Regular Champion
2004-05-052004-11-12 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Manny Siaca WBA
2004-11-122007-11-04 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Kessler WBA Super Champion
2007-03-072008-05-28 - Vacated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Mundine WBA Regular Champion
2007-11-042008-10-03 - Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Calzaghe WBA Super Champion
2008-06-212009-11-21 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Kessler WBA Super Champion
2009-11-212015-11-12 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Ward WBA Super Champion
2009-11-212011-07-15 - Vacated Flag of Germany.svg Dimitri Sartison WBA Regular Champion
2011-08-262012-09-07 - Stripped Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Balzsay WBA Regular Champion
2012-11-032012-12-08 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Magee WBA Regular Champion
2012-12-082013-05-25 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Kessler WBA Regular Champion
2013-05-252015-05-08 - Stripped Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Froch WBA Regular Champion
2015-05-092016-02-20 Flag of Russia.svg Fedor Chudinov WBA Super Champion
2016-02-202016-10-05 - Vacated Flag of Germany.svg Felix Sturm WBA Super Champion
2016-01-092016-11-05 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni De Carolis WBA Regular Champion
2016-11-052018-07-14 Flag of Germany.svg Tyron Zeuge WBA Regular Champion
2017-05-272018-09-28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Groves WBA Super Champion
2018-07-142018-12-15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rocky Fielding WBA Regular Champion
2018-09-282020-12-19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Smith WBA Super Champion
2018-12-152019-11-29 - Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Saúl Álvarez WBA Regular Champion
2020-12-19Present Flag of Mexico.svg Saúl Álvarez WBA Super Champion
2021-06-27Present Flag of Cuba.svg David Morrell WBA Regular Champion
WBO
Title inaugurated
1988-11-041990-04-28 - Vacated Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Hearns WBO
1991-09-211995-03-18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Eubank WBO
1995-03-181997-07-05 - Retired Flag of Ireland.svg Steve Collins WBO
1997-10-112008-09-26 - Vacated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Calzaghe WBO
2008-09-262009-01-10 Flag of Russia.svg Denis Inkin WBO
2009-01-102009-08-22 Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Balzsay WBO
2009-08-222012-08-25 Flag of Germany.svg Robert Stieglitz WBO
2012-08-252013-03-23 Flag of Germany.svg Arthur Abraham WBO
2013-03-232014-03-01 Flag of Germany.svg Robert Stieglitz WBO
2014-03-012016-04-09 Flag of Germany.svg Arthur Abraham WBO
2016-04-092019-05-19 - Vacated Flag of Mexico.svg Gilberto Ramírez WBO
2019-05-192021-05-08 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy Joe Saunders WBO
2021-05-08Present Flag of Mexico.svg Saúl Álvarez WBO

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