Middleweight

Data covering IBU, NYSAC, WBA, WBA Regular, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring world title bouts and reigns.

World title bouts: 449
World champions: 113
Longest world title reign (Bernard Hopkins, IBF, 1995–2005): 10 years, 2 months
Most world title bouts (Bernard Hopkins, won 20, lost 3): 25

Current world champions

WBA RegularErislandy Larasince 1st May 2021
WBCCarlos Adamessince 7th May 2024
IBFAaron McKennasince 8th Aug 2026
WBOVacantsince 30th Oct 2026

Upcoming world title bouts

13th December 2026
Erislandy Lara v Tim Tszyu
Middleweight · WBA Regular

Gennadiy Golovkin

Erislandy Lara

Jermall CharloCarlos Adames

Gennadiy GolovkinZhanibek AlimkhanulyMcKenna

AndradeZhanibek AlimkhanulyBentley

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World title boutScheduled

Longest reigns

1Bernard HopkinsIBF 1995–200510 years, 2 months · 19 successful defences
2Tony ZaleWBA 1940–19476 years, 11 months · 4 successful defences
3Carlos MonzonWBA and The Ring 1970–19776 years, 9 months · 14 successful defences
4Marvin HaglerWBC and The Ring 1980–19876 years, 6 months · 12 successful defences
5Erislandy LaraWBA Regular 2021–present5 years, 6 months · 4 successful defences
6Marcel ThilIBU 1932–19375 years, 4 months · 10 successful defences
7Jermall CharloWBC 2019–20244 years, 10 months · 4 successful defences
8Mickey WalkerWBA and The Ring 1926–19314 years, 6 months · 4 successful defences
9Gennadiy GolovkinWBA Super 2014–20184 years, 3 months · 8 successful defences
10Sergio MartinezThe Ring 2010–20144 years, 1 month · 6 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

Show references

1912
24th Jun
Frank Klaus beats Georges Carpentier via disqualification 19/20
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
1913
5th Mar
Frank Klaus beats Billy Papke via disqualification 15/20
Middleweight · NYSAC
1st May
Frank Klaus becomes the IBU middleweight world champion
Middleweight · IBUNew champion
11th Oct
George Chip beats Frank Klaus via knockout 6/6
Middleweight · IBU and NYSACNew IBU and NYSAC champion
25th Nov
George Chip beats Tim O'Neil via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
1914
12th Jan
George Chip beats Gus Christie via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
19th Jan
George Chip beats Tim O'Neil via knockout 2/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
26th Jan
George Chip beats Joe Borrell via newspaper decision 6/6
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
7th Apr
Al McCoy beats George Chip via knockout 1/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSACNew IBU and NYSAC champion
1915
6th Apr
George Chip beats Al McCoy via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
4th May
Jimmy Clabby beats Al McCoy via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
31st May
Al McCoy and Silent Martin draw via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
9th Sep
Young Ahearn beats Al McCoy via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
25th Nov
Silent Martin beats Al McCoy via newspaper decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
1916
1st Jan
Young Ahearn beats Al McCoy via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
1917
14th Nov
Mike O'Dowd beats Al McCoy via knockout 6/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSACNew IBU and NYSAC champion
15th Dec
Mike O'Dowd beats Billy Kramer via newspaper decision 6/6
Middleweight · IBU
1918
25th Feb
Harry Greb and Mike O'Dowd draw via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
1919
11th Aug
Mike O'Dowd beats Jackie Clark via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
1st Sep
Mike O'Dowd beats Ted Kid Lewis via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
19th Sep
Mike O'Dowd beats Soldier Bartfield via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
6th Nov
Mike O'Dowd beats Billy Kramer via knockout 2/8
Middleweight · IBU
10th Nov
Mike O'Dowd beats Jimmy O'Hagan via knockout 2/10
Middleweight · IBU
21st Nov
Mike O'Dowd beats Mike Gibbons via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU

1920
17th Mar
Mike O'Dowd beats Augie Ratner via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
6th May
Johnny Wilson beats Mike O'Dowd via points decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBU and NYSACNew IBU and NYSAC champion
1st Jul
Johnny Wilson beats Soldier Bartfield via newspaper decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
1921
10th Feb
Johnny Wilson beats Navy Rostan via knockout 2/10
Middleweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA
17th Mar
Johnny Wilson beats Mike O'Dowd via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA
2nd Jul
Johnny Wilson becomes the WBA middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBANew champion
5th Sep
Bryan Downey and Johnny Wilson draw via newspaper decision 12/12
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU
1922
21st Jun
Johnny Wilson vacates the NYSAC middleweight world title
Middleweight · NYSAC
14th Aug
Dave Rosenberg beats Phil Krug via points decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
30th Nov
Mike O'Dowd beats Dave Rosenberg via disqualification 8/12
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
1923
16th Mar
Mike O'Dowd vacates the NYSAC middleweight world title
Middleweight · NYSAC
12th Apr
Johnny Wilson becomes the NYSAC middleweight world champion
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
31st Aug
Harry Greb beats Johnny Wilson via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBUNew IBU, NYSAC and WBA champion
3rd Dec
Harry Greb beats Bryan Downey via unanimous decision 10/10
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU
1924
18th Jan
Harry Greb beats Johnny Wilson via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew Ring champion
26th Jun
Harry Greb beats Ted Moore via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring
1925
2nd Jul
Harry Greb beats Mickey Walker via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring
1926
26th Feb
Tiger Flowers beats Harry Greb via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
19th Aug
Tiger Flowers beats Harry Greb via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring
3rd Dec
Mickey Walker beats Tiger Flowers via points decision 10/10
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU, NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1927
30th Jun
Mickey Walker beats Tommy Milligan via knockout 10/20
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring
1928
5th Jun
Mickey Walker beats Jock Malone via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring
21st Jun
Mickey Walker beats Ace Hudkins via split decision 10/10
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring
1929
29th Oct
Mickey Walker beats Ace Hudkins via points decision 10/10
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

1930
22nd May
Mickey Walker vacates the IBU middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBU
1931
6th Jan
Mickey Walker vacates the NYSAC middleweight world title
Middleweight · NYSAC
19th Jun
Mickey Walker vacates the WBA and The Ring middleweight world titles
Middleweight · WBA and The Ring
1932
25th Jan
Gorilla Jones beats Oddone Piazza via knockout 6/10
Middleweight · IBU and WBANew IBU and WBA champion
26th Apr
Gorilla Jones beats Young Terry via points decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBU and WBA
11th Jun
Marcel Thil beats Gorilla Jones via disqualification 11/15
Middleweight · IBU, WBA and The RingNew IBU, WBA and The Ring champion
4th Jul
Marcel Thil beats Len Harvey via points decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU, WBA and The Ring
1933
13th Jan
Ben Jeby beats Frank Battaglia via knockout 12/15
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
17th Mar
Ben Jeby and Vince Dundee draw via points decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC
10th Jul
Ben Jeby beats Young Terry via points decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC
9th Aug
Lou Brouillard beats Ben Jeby via knockout 7/15
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
18th Sep
Marcel Thil vacates the WBA middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA
Lou Brouillard becomes the WBA middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBANew champion
2nd Oct
Marcel Thil beats Kid Tunero via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU and The Ring
30th Oct
Vince Dundee beats Lou Brouillard via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBANew NYSAC and WBA champion
8th Dec
Vince Dundee beats Andy Callahan via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA
1934
26th Feb
Marcel Thil beats Ignacio Ara via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU and The Ring
3rd May
Marcel Thil beats Gustave Roth via majority decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU and The Ring
Vince Dundee beats Al Diamond via points decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA
11th Sep
Teddy Yarosz beats Vince Dundee via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBANew NYSAC and WBA champion
15th Oct
Marcel Thil and Carmelo Candel draw via points decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU and The Ring
1935
4th May
Marcel Thil beats Vilda Jaks via knockout 14/15
Middleweight · IBU and The Ring
1st Jun
Marcel Thil beats Ignacio Ara via points decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU and The Ring
28th Jun
Marcel Thil beats Carmelo Candel via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU and The Ring
13th Jul
Marcel Thil beats Kid Tunero via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU and The Ring
19th Sep
Babe Risko beats Teddy Yarosz via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBANew NYSAC and WBA champion
1936
20th Jan
Marcel Thil beats Lou Brouillard via disqualification 4/15
Middleweight · IBU and The Ring
10th Feb
Babe Risko beats Tony Fisher via points decision 10/10
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA
11th Jul
Freddie Steele beats Babe Risko via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBANew NYSAC and WBA champion
1937
1st Jan
Freddie Steele beats Gorilla Jones via unanimous decision 10/10
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA
15th Feb
Marcel Thil beats Lou Brouillard via disqualification 6/15
Middleweight · IBU
19th Feb
Freddie Steele beats Babe Risko via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA
11th May
Freddie Steele beats Frank Battaglia via knockout 3/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA
11th Sep
Freddie Steele beats Ken Overlin via knockout 4/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA
23rd Sep
Marcel Thil vacates The Ring middleweight world title
Middleweight · The Ring
Fred Apostoli beats Marcel Thil via knockout 10/15
Middleweight · IBU
Freddie Steele becomes The Ring middleweight world champion
Middleweight · The RingNew champion
21st Oct
Marcel Thil vacates the IBU middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBU
1938
19th Feb
Freddie Steele beats Carmen Barth via knockout 7/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1st May
Freddie Steele vacates the NYSAC middleweight world title
Middleweight · NYSAC
1st Jun
Freddie Steele vacates The Ring middleweight world title
Middleweight · The Ring
26th Jul
Al Hostak beats Freddie Steele via knockout 1/15
Middleweight · WBANew champion
1st Nov
Solly Krieger beats Al Hostak via majority decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBANew champion
18th Nov
Fred Apostoli beats Young Corbett III via knockout 8/15
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
1939
27th Jun
Al Hostak beats Solly Krieger via knockout 4/15
Middleweight · WBANew champion
2nd Oct
Ceferino Garcia beats Fred Apostoli via knockout 7/15
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
11th Dec
Al Hostak beats Erich Seelig via knockout 1/15
Middleweight · WBA
23rd Dec
Ceferino Garcia beats Glen Lee via knockout 13/15
Middleweight · NYSAC

1940
23rd May
Ken Overlin beats Ceferino Garcia via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
19th Jul
Tony Zale beats Al Hostak via knockout 13/15
Middleweight · WBANew champion
1st Nov
Ken Overlin beats Steve Belloise via majority decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC
13th Dec
Ken Overlin beats Steve Belloise via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC
1941
21st Feb
Tony Zale beats Steve Mamakos via knockout 14/15
Middleweight · WBA
9th May
Billy Soose beats Ken Overlin via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
28th May
Tony Zale beats Al Hostak via knockout 2/15
Middleweight · WBA
1st Nov
Billy Soose vacates the NYSAC middleweight world title
Middleweight · NYSAC
28th Nov
Tony Zale beats Georgie Abrams via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion
1946
27th Sep
Tony Zale beats Rocky Graziano via knockout 6/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1947
16th Jul
Tony Zale vacates the NYSAC middleweight world title
Middleweight · NYSAC
Rocky Graziano beats Tony Zale via knockout 6/15
Middleweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA and The Ring champion
1948
10th Jun
Tony Zale beats Rocky Graziano via knockout 3/15
Middleweight · WBA and The RingNew WBA and The Ring champion
Tony Zale becomes the NYSAC middleweight world champion
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
21st Sep
Marcel Cerdan beats Tony Zale via corner retirement 11/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1949
16th Jun
Jake LaMotta beats Marcel Cerdan via corner retirement 9/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion

1950
12th Jul
Jake LaMotta beats Tiberio Mitri via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
13th Sep
Jake LaMotta beats Laurent Dauthuille via knockout 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1951
14th Feb
Sugar Ray Robinson beats Jake LaMotta via knockout 13/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
10th Jul
Randolph Turpin beats Sugar Ray Robinson via points decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
12th Sep
Sugar Ray Robinson beats Randolph Turpin via technical knockout 10/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1952
13th Mar
Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bobo Olson via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
16th Apr
Sugar Ray Robinson beats Rocky Graziano via knockout 3/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
18th Dec
Sugar Ray Robinson vacates The Ring middleweight world title
Middleweight · The Ring
19th Dec
Sugar Ray Robinson vacates the NYSAC and WBA middleweight world titles
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA
1953
21st Oct
Bobo Olson beats Randolph Turpin via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1954
2nd Apr
Bobo Olson beats Kid Gavilan via majority decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
20th Aug
Bobo Olson beats Rocky Castellani via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
15th Dec
Bobo Olson beats Pierre Langlois via knockout 11/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1955
9th Dec
Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bobo Olson via knockout 2/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1956
18th May
Sugar Ray Robinson beats Bobo Olson via knockout 4/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring
1957
2nd Jan
Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1st May
Sugar Ray Robinson beats Gene Fullmer via knockout 5/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
23rd Sep
Carmen Basilio beats Sugar Ray Robinson via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC, WBA and The Ring champion
1958
25th Mar
Sugar Ray Robinson beats Carmen Basilio via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC and WBA champion
28th Mar
Sugar Ray Robinson becomes The Ring middleweight world champion
Middleweight · The RingNew champion
1959
4th May
Sugar Ray Robinson vacates the WBA middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA
28th Aug
Gene Fullmer beats Carmen Basilio via knockout 14/15
Middleweight · WBANew champion
4th Dec
Gene Fullmer beats Spider Webb via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA

1960
22nd Jan
Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion
20th Apr
Gene Fullmer and Joey Giardello draw via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA
10th Jun
Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and The Ring
29th Jun
Gene Fullmer beats Carmen Basilio via knockout 12/15
Middleweight · WBA
3rd Dec
Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson draw via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA
1961
14th Jan
Paul Pender beats Terry Downes via knockout 7/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and The Ring
4th Mar
Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA
22nd Apr
Paul Pender beats Carmen Basilio via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and The Ring
11th Jul
Terry Downes beats Paul Pender via corner retirement 9/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion
5th Aug
Gene Fullmer beats Florentino Fernandez via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA
9th Dec
Gene Fullmer beats Benny Paret via knockout 10/15
Middleweight · WBA
1962
7th Apr
Paul Pender beats Terry Downes via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and The RingNew NYSAC and The Ring champion
23rd Oct
Dick Tiger beats Gene Fullmer via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBANew champion
9th Nov
Paul Pender vacates the NYSAC middleweight world title
Middleweight · NYSAC
Dick Tiger becomes the NYSAC middleweight world champion
Middleweight · NYSACNew champion
1963
23rd Feb
Gene Fullmer and Dick Tiger draw via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · NYSAC and WBA
7th May
Paul Pender vacates The Ring middleweight world title
Middleweight · The Ring
Dick Tiger becomes The Ring middleweight world champion
Middleweight · The RingNew champion
10th Aug
Dick Tiger vacates the NYSAC middleweight world title
Middleweight · NYSAC
Dick Tiger beats Gene Fullmer via corner retirement 7/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion
7th Dec
Joey Giardello beats Dick Tiger via points decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1964
14th Dec
Joey Giardello beats Rubin Carter via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1965
21st Oct
Dick Tiger beats Joey Giardello via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1966
25th Apr
Emile Griffith beats Dick Tiger via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
13th Jul
Emile Griffith beats Joey Archer via majority decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1967
23rd Jan
Emile Griffith beats Joey Archer via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
17th Apr
Nino Benvenuti beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
29th Sep
Emile Griffith beats Nino Benvenuti via majority decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1968
4th Mar
Nino Benvenuti beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
14th Dec
Nino Benvenuti beats Don Fullmer via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1969
4th Oct
Nino Benvenuti beats Fraser Scott via disqualification 7/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
22nd Nov
Nino Benvenuti beats Luis Rodriguez via knockout 11/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

1970
23rd May
Nino Benvenuti beats Tom Bethea via knockout 8/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
7th Nov
Carlos Monzon beats Nino Benvenuti via knockout 12/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1971
8th May
Carlos Monzon beats Nino Benvenuti via knockout 3/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
25th Sep
Carlos Monzon beats Emile Griffith via knockout 14/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1972
4th Mar
Carlos Monzon beats Denny Moyer via knockout 5/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
17th Jun
Carlos Monzon beats Jean Claude Bouttier via corner retirement 12/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
19th Aug
Carlos Monzon beats Tom Bogs via knockout 5/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
11th Nov
Carlos Monzon beats Bennie Briscoe via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1973
2nd Jun
Carlos Monzon beats Emile Griffith via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
29th Sep
Carlos Monzon beats Jean Claude Bouttier via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1974
9th Feb
Carlos Monzon beats Jose Napoles via corner retirement 6/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
25th May
Rodrigo Valdes beats Bennie Briscoe via knockout 7/15
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
5th Oct
Carlos Monzon beats Tony Mundine via knockout 7/15
Middleweight · WBA and The Ring
30th Nov
Rodrigo Valdes beats Gratien Tonna via knockout 11/15
Middleweight · WBC
1975
31st May
Rodrigo Valdes beats Ramon Mendez via knockout 8/15
Middleweight · WBC
30th Jun
Carlos Monzon beats Tony Licata via knockout 10/15
Middleweight · WBA and The Ring
16th Aug
Rodrigo Valdes beats Rudy Robles via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBC
13th Dec
Carlos Monzon beats Gratien Tonna via knockout 5/15
Middleweight · WBA and The Ring
1976
28th Mar
Rodrigo Valdes beats Nessim Max Cohen via knockout 4/15
Middleweight · WBC
26th Jun
Carlos Monzon beats Rodrigo Valdes via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBC champion
1977
30th Jul
Carlos Monzon beats Rodrigo Valdes via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
29th Aug
Carlos Monzon vacates the WBA, WBC and The Ring middleweight world titles
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
5th Nov
Rodrigo Valdes beats Bennie Briscoe via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1978
22nd Apr
Hugo Corro beats Rodrigo Valdes via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
5th Aug
Hugo Corro beats Ronnie Harris via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
11th Nov
Hugo Corro beats Rodrigo Valdes via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1979
30th Jun
Vito Antuofermo beats Hugo Corro via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
30th Nov
Marvin Hagler and Vito Antuofermo draw via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

1980
16th Mar
Alan Minter beats Vito Antuofermo via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
28th Jun
Alan Minter beats Vito Antuofermo via corner retirement 8/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
27th Sep
Marvin Hagler beats Alan Minter via knockout 3/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The RingNew WBA, WBC and The Ring champion
1981
17th Jan
Marvin Hagler beats Fulgencio Obelmejias via knockout 8/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
13th Jun
Marvin Hagler beats Vito Antuofermo via corner retirement 4/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
3rd Oct
Marvin Hagler beats Mustafa Hamsho via knockout 11/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1982
7th Mar
Marvin Hagler beats Caveman Lee via knockout 1/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
30th Oct
Marvin Hagler beats Fulgencio Obelmejias via knockout 5/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
1983
11th Feb
Marvin Hagler beats Tony Sibson via knockout 6/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring
27th May
Marvin Hagler beats Wilford Scypion via knockout 4/15
Middleweight · IBF and The RingNew IBF champion
10th Nov
Marvin Hagler beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring
1984
30th Mar
Marvin Hagler beats Juan Domingo Roldan via technical knockout 10/15
Middleweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring
19th Oct
Marvin Hagler beats Mustafa Hamsho via knockout 3/15
Middleweight · WBA, IBF and The Ring
1985
15th Apr
Marvin Hagler beats Thomas Hearns via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring
1986
10th Mar
Marvin Hagler beats John Mugabi via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring
1987
10th Mar
Marvin Hagler vacates the WBA middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA
6th Apr
Marvin Hagler vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
Sugar Ray Leonard beats Marvin Hagler via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
27th May
Sugar Ray Leonard vacates the WBC middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBC
10th Oct
Frank Tate beats Michael Olajide via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
23rd Oct
Sumbu Kalambay beats Iran Barkley via unanimous decision 15/15
Middleweight · WBANew champion
29th Oct
Thomas Hearns beats Juan Domingo Roldan via knockout 4/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
1988
7th Feb
Frank Tate beats Tony Sibson via knockout 10/15
Middleweight · IBF
5th Mar
Sumbu Kalambay beats Mike McCallum via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA
1st Apr
Sugar Ray Leonard vacates The Ring middleweight world title
Middleweight · The Ring
6th Jun
Iran Barkley beats Thomas Hearns via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
12th Jun
Sumbu Kalambay beats Robbie Sims via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA and The Ring
6th Jul
Sumbu Kalambay becomes The Ring middleweight world champion
Middleweight · The RingNew champion
28th Jul
Michael Nunn beats Frank Tate via knockout 9/15
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
4th Nov
Michael Nunn beats Juan Domingo Roldan via knockout 8/12
Middleweight · IBF
8th Nov
Sumbu Kalambay beats Doug DeWitt via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBA and The Ring
1989
24th Feb
Roberto Duran beats Iran Barkley via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
12th Mar
Sumbu Kalambay vacates the WBA middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA
25th Mar
Michael Nunn beats Sumbu Kalambay via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · IBF
18th Apr
Doug DeWitt beats Robbie Sims via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
10th May
Mike McCallum beats Herol Graham via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBANew champion
14th Aug
Michael Nunn beats Iran Barkley via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
1st Dec
Roberto Duran vacates the WBC middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBC

1990
15th Jan
Doug DeWitt beats Matthew Hilton via corner retirement 11/12
Middleweight · WBO
3rd Feb
Mike McCallum beats Steve Collins via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA
1st Apr
Sumbu Kalambay vacates The Ring middleweight world title
Middleweight · The Ring
14th Apr
Michael Nunn beats Marlon Starling via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
Mike McCallum beats Michael Watson via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · WBA
29th Apr
Nigel Benn beats Doug DeWitt via knockout 8/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
18th Aug
Nigel Benn beats Iran Barkley via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBO
18th Oct
Michael Nunn beats Donald Curry via knockout 10/12
Middleweight · IBF
18th Nov
Chris Eubank beats Nigel Benn via knockout 9/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
24th Nov
Julian Jackson beats Herol Graham via knockout 4/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
1991
23rd Feb
Chris Eubank beats Dan Sherry via technical decision 10/12
Middleweight · WBO
1st Apr
Mike McCallum beats Sumbu Kalambay via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA
18th Apr
Chris Eubank beats Gary Stretch via knockout 6/12
Middleweight · WBO
10th May
James Toney beats Michael Nunn via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
22nd Jun
Chris Eubank beats Michael Watson via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
29th Jun
James Toney beats Reggie Johnson via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
14th Sep
Julian Jackson beats Dennis Milton via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBC
21st Sep
Chris Eubank vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
12th Oct
James Toney beats Francesco Dell'Aquila via knockout 4/12
Middleweight · IBF
20th Nov
Gerald McClellan beats John Mugabi via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
3rd Dec
Mike McCallum vacates the WBA middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA
13th Dec
Mike McCallum and James Toney draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
1992
8th Feb
James Toney beats Dave Tiberi via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
15th Feb
Julian Jackson beats Ismael Negron via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBC
24th Feb
Gerald McClellan vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
10th Apr
Julian Jackson beats Ron Collins via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBC
11th Apr
James Toney beats Glenn Wolfe via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
22nd Apr
Reggie Johnson beats Steve Collins via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBANew champion
1st Aug
Julian Jackson beats Thomas Tate via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
29th Aug
James Toney beats Mike McCallum via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
27th Oct
Reggie Johnson beats Lamar Parks via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA
1993
19th Jan
Reggie Johnson beats Ki Yun Song via knockout 8/12
Middleweight · WBA
13th Feb
James Toney vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
4th May
Reggie Johnson beats Wayne Harris via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA
8th May
Gerald McClellan beats Julian Jackson via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
19th May
Chris Pyatt beats Sumbu Kalambay via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
22nd May
Roy Jones Jr beats Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
6th Aug
Gerald McClellan beats Jay Bell via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBC
18th Sep
Chris Pyatt beats Hugo Antonio Corti via knockout 6/12
Middleweight · WBO
1st Oct
John David Jackson beats Reggie Johnson via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBANew champion
1994
9th Feb
Chris Pyatt beats Mark Cameron via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBO
4th Mar
Gerald McClellan beats Gilbert Baptist via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBC
7th May
Gerald McClellan beats Julian Jackson via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBC
11th May
Steve Collins beats Chris Pyatt via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
27th May
Roy Jones Jr beats Thomas Tate via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · IBF
1st Aug
John David Jackson vacates the WBA middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA
12th Aug
Jorge Castro beats Reggie Johnson via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBANew champion
5th Nov
Jorge Castro beats Alex Ramos via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBA
18th Nov
Roy Jones Jr vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
10th Dec
Jorge Castro beats John David Jackson via knockout 9/12
Middleweight · WBA
17th Dec
Bernard Hopkins and Segundo Mercado draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
1995
17th Mar
Julian Jackson beats Agostino Cardamone via technical knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
18th Mar
Steve Collins vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
29th Apr
Bernard Hopkins beats Segundo Mercado via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
19th May
Lonnie Bradley beats David Mendez via knockout 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
27th May
Jorge Castro beats Anthony Andrews via knockout 12/12
Middleweight · WBA
15th Jul
Lonnie Bradley beats Dario Victor Galindez via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBO
19th Aug
Quincy Taylor beats Julian Jackson via knockout 6/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
13th Oct
Jorge Castro beats Reggie Johnson via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA
19th Dec
Shinji Takehara beats Jorge Castro via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBANew champion
1996
27th Jan
Bernard Hopkins beats Steve Frank via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · IBF
6th Feb
Lonnie Bradley beats Randy Smith via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBO
16th Mar
Bernard Hopkins beats Joe Lipsey via knockout 4/12
Middleweight · IBF
Keith Holmes beats Quincy Taylor via knockout 9/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
7th May
Lonnie Bradley beats Lonny Beasley via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
24th Jun
William Joppy beats Shinji Takehara via knockout 9/12
Middleweight · WBANew champion
16th Jul
Bernard Hopkins beats William Bo James via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · IBF
30th Aug
Lonnie Bradley beats Simon Brown via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
19th Oct
William Joppy beats Ray McElroy via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBA
Keith Holmes beats Richie Woodhall via knockout 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
1997
1st Jan
Lonnie Bradley vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
4th Mar
Lonnie Bradley and Otis Grant draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
19th Apr
Bernard Hopkins beats John David Jackson via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · IBF
10th May
William Joppy beats Peter Venancio via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA
28th Jun
Lonnie Bradley beats John Williams via knockout 8/12
Middleweight · WBO
20th Jul
Bernard Hopkins beats Glen Johnson via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · IBF
23rd Aug
Julio Cesar Green beats William Joppy via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBANew champion
18th Nov
Bernard Hopkins beats Andrew Council via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
5th Dec
Keith Holmes beats Paul Vaden via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · WBC
13th Dec
Otis Grant beats Ryan Rhodes via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
1998
31st Jan
Bernard Hopkins beats Simon Brown via knockout 6/12
Middleweight · IBF
William Joppy beats Julio Cesar Green via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBANew champion
2nd May
Hacine Cherifi beats Keith Holmes via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
12th May
Otis Grant beats Ernesto Rafael Sena via technical decision 9/12
Middleweight · WBO
28th Aug
Bernard Hopkins v Robert Allen ends in a no contest
Middleweight · IBF
William Joppy beats Roberto Duran via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · WBA
14th Nov
Otis Grant vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
1999
30th Jan
Bert Schenk beats Freeman Barr via knockout 4/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
6th Feb
Bernard Hopkins beats Robert Allen via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · IBF
24th Apr
Keith Holmes beats Hacine Cherifi via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
22nd May
Bert Schenk beats Juan Ramon Medina via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
1st Jun
Bert Schenk vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
24th Sep
William Joppy beats Julio Cesar Green via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBA
Keith Holmes beats Andrew Council via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
1st Nov
Jason Matthews becomes the WBO middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBONew champion
27th Nov
Armand Krajnc beats Jason Matthews via knockout 8/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
12th Dec
Bernard Hopkins beats Antwun Echols via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF

2000
11th Mar
Armand Krajnc beats Jonathan Corn via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBO
29th Apr
Keith Holmes beats Robert McCracken via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · WBC
13th May
Bernard Hopkins beats Syd Vanderpool via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
20th May
William Joppy beats Rito Ruvalcaba via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBA
16th Sep
William Joppy beats Hacine Cherifi via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA
7th Oct
Armand Krajnc beats Bert Schenk via knockout 6/12
Middleweight · WBO
1st Dec
Bernard Hopkins beats Antwun Echols via knockout 10/12
Middleweight · IBF
2nd Dec
William Joppy beats Jonathan Reid via knockout 4/12
Middleweight · WBA
2001
14th Apr
Bernard Hopkins beats Keith Holmes via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC and IBFNew WBC champion
12th May
Felix Trinidad beats William Joppy via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBANew champion
29th Sep
The WBA world title becomes the WBA Super world title
Middleweight · WBA Super
Felix Trinidad vacates the WBA middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA
Bernard Hopkins beats Felix Trinidad via knockout 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew WBA Super and The Ring champion
3rd Nov
Armand Krajnc beats Paolo Roberto via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
17th Nov
William Joppy beats Howard Eastman via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
2002
2nd Feb
Bernard Hopkins beats Carl Daniels via corner retirement 10/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
6th Apr
Harry Simon beats Armand Krajnc via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
10th Oct
William Joppy beats Naotaka Hozumi via knockout 10/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
1st Nov
Harry Simon vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
2003
29th Mar
Bernard Hopkins beats Morrade Hakkar via corner retirement 8/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
29th Jun
Hector Javier Velazco becomes the WBO middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBONew champion
13th Sep
Felix Sturm beats Hector Javier Velazco via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
13th Dec
William Joppy vacates the WBA Regular middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA Regular
Bernard Hopkins beats William Joppy via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
20th Dec
Felix Sturm beats Ruben Varon via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
2004
1st May
Maselino Masoe beats Evans Ashira via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
5th Jun
Bernard Hopkins beats Robert Allen via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
Oscar De La Hoya beats Felix Sturm via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
18th Sep
Bernard Hopkins beats Oscar De La Hoya via knockout 9/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBO champion
2005
19th Feb
Bernard Hopkins beats Howard Eastman via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring
16th Jul
Jermain Taylor beats Bernard Hopkins via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring champion
11th Oct
Jermain Taylor vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
3rd Dec
Jermain Taylor beats Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The Ring
10th Dec
Arthur Abraham beats Kingsley Ikeke via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
2006
4th Mar
Arthur Abraham beats Shannan Taylor via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
11th Mar
Felix Sturm beats Maselino Masoe via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
13th May
Arthur Abraham beats Kofi Jantuah via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
17th Jun
Jermain Taylor and Winky Wright draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring
15th Jul
Javier Castillejo beats Felix Sturm via knockout 10/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
23rd Sep
Arthur Abraham beats Edison Miranda via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
2nd Dec
Javier Castillejo v Mariano Natalio Carrera ends in a no contest
Middleweight · WBA Regular
9th Dec
Jermain Taylor beats Kassim Ouma via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring
14th Dec
Jermain Taylor vacates the WBA Super middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA Super
2007
28th Apr
Felix Sturm beats Javier Castillejo via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
19th May
Jermain Taylor beats Cory Spinks via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring
26th May
Arthur Abraham beats Sebastien Demers via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · IBF
30th Jun
Felix Sturm beats Noe Gonzalez Alcoba via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
18th Aug
Arthur Abraham beats Khoren Gevor via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · IBF
29th Sep
Kelly Pavlik beats Jermain Taylor via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBC, WBO and The RingNew WBC, WBO and The Ring champion
20th Oct
Felix Sturm and Randy Griffin draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
8th Dec
Arthur Abraham beats Wayne Elcock via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · IBF
2008
29th Mar
Arthur Abraham beats Elvin Ayala via knockout 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
5th Apr
Felix Sturm beats Jamie Pittman via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
7th Jun
Kelly Pavlik beats Gary Lockett via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring
5th Jul
Felix Sturm beats Randy Griffin via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
1st Nov
Felix Sturm beats Sebastian Sylvester via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
8th Nov
Arthur Abraham beats Raul Marquez via corner retirement 6/12
Middleweight · IBF
2009
21st Feb
Kelly Pavlik beats Marco Antonio Rubio via corner retirement 9/12
Middleweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring
14th Mar
Arthur Abraham beats Lajuan Simon via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
25th Apr
Felix Sturm beats Koji Sato via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
27th Jun
Arthur Abraham beats Mahir Oral via knockout 10/12
Middleweight · IBF
11th Jul
Arthur Abraham vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
Felix Sturm beats Khoren Gevor via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
19th Sep
Sebastian Sylvester beats Giovanni Lorenzo via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
19th Dec
Kelly Pavlik beats Miguel Angel Espino via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBC, WBO and The Ring

2010
30th Jan
Sebastian Sylvester beats Billy Lyell via knockout 10/12
Middleweight · IBF
17th Apr
Sergio Martinez beats Kelly Pavlik via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC, WBO and The RingNew WBC, WBO and The Ring champion
29th May
Sergio Martinez vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
5th Jun
Sebastian Sylvester and Roman Karmazin draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
31st Jul
Dmitry Pirog beats Daniel Jacobs via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
4th Sep
Felix Sturm vacates the WBA Regular middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA Regular
Felix Sturm beats Giovanni Lorenzo via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion
14th Oct
Gennadiy Golovkin becomes the WBA Regular middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
30th Oct
Sebastian Sylvester beats Mahir Oral via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
20th Nov
Sergio Martinez beats Paul Williams via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBC and The Ring
16th Dec
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Nilson Julio Tapia via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
2011
17th Jan
Sergio Martinez vacates the WBC middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBC
Sebastian Zbik becomes the WBC middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
19th Feb
Felix Sturm beats Ronald Hearns via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBA Super
12th Mar
Sergio Martinez beats Serhiy Dzinziruk via knockout 8/12
Middleweight · The Ring
26th Mar
Dmitry Pirog beats Javier Francisco Maciel via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
7th May
Daniel Geale beats Sebastian Sylvester via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
4th Jun
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr beats Sebastian Zbik via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
17th Jun
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Kassim Ouma via knockout 10/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
25th Jun
Felix Sturm beats Matthew Macklin via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super
31st Aug
Daniel Geale beats Eromosele Albert via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
25th Sep
Dmitry Pirog beats Gennady Martirosyan via corner retirement 10/12
Middleweight · WBO
1st Oct
Sergio Martinez beats Darren Barker via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · The Ring
19th Nov
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr beats Peter Manfredo via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBC
2nd Dec
Felix Sturm and Martin Murray draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super
9th Dec
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Lajuan Simon via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
2012
4th Feb
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr beats Marco Antonio Rubio via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
7th Mar
Daniel Geale beats Adama Osumanu via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
17th Mar
Sergio Martinez beats Matthew Macklin via corner retirement 11/12
Middleweight · The Ring
13th Apr
Felix Sturm beats Sebastian Zbik via corner retirement 9/12
Middleweight · WBA Super
1st May
Dmitry Pirog beats Nobuhiro Ishida via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
12th May
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Makoto Fuchigami via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
16th Jun
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr beats Andy Lee via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBC
25th Aug
Dmitry Pirog vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam becomes the WBO middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBONew champion
1st Sep
Daniel Geale beats Felix Sturm via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Grzegorz Proksa via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
15th Sep
Sergio Martinez beats Julio Cesar Chavez Jr via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC champion
20th Oct
Peter Quillin beats Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
2nd Nov
Daniel Geale vacates the WBA Super middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA Super
2013
19th Jan
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Gabriel Rosado via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
30th Jan
Daniel Geale beats Anthony Mundine via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBF
30th Mar
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Nobuhiro Ishida via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
27th Apr
Sergio Martinez beats Martin Murray via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC and The Ring
Peter Quillin beats Fernando Guerrero via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBO
29th Jun
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Matthew Macklin via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
17th Aug
Darren Barker beats Daniel Geale via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
26th Oct
Peter Quillin beats Gabriel Rosado via knockout 10/12
Middleweight · WBO
2nd Nov
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Curtis Stevens via corner retirement 8/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
7th Dec
Felix Sturm beats Darren Barker via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
2014
1st Feb
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Adama Osumanu via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
19th Apr
Peter Quillin beats Lukas Konecny via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
31st May
Sam Soliman beats Felix Sturm via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
3rd Jun
Gennadiy Golovkin vacates the WBA Regular middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA Regular
Gennadiy Golovkin becomes the WBA Super middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion
7th Jun
Miguel Cotto beats Sergio Martinez via corner retirement 10/12
Middleweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
26th Jul
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Daniel Geale via knockout 3/12
Middleweight · WBA Super
9th Aug
Daniel Jacobs beats Jarrod Fletcher via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
4th Sep
Peter Quillin vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
8th Oct
Jermain Taylor beats Sam Soliman via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
18th Oct
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Marco Antonio Rubio via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBA Super
13th Dec
Andy Lee beats Matvey Korobov via knockout 6/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
2015
6th Feb
Jermain Taylor vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
21st Feb
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Martin Murray via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · WBA Super
24th Apr
Daniel Jacobs beats Caleb Truax via knockout 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
16th May
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Willie Monroe Jr via knockout 6/12
Middleweight · WBA Super
6th Jun
Miguel Cotto beats Daniel Geale via knockout 4/12
Middleweight · WBC and The Ring
20th Jun
David Lemieux beats Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
1st Aug
Daniel Jacobs beats Sergio Mora via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
17th Oct
Gennadiy Golovkin beats David Lemieux via knockout 8/12
Middleweight · WBA Super and IBFNew IBF champion
17th Nov
Miguel Cotto vacates the WBC middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBC
21st Nov
Canelo Alvarez beats Miguel Cotto via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC and The RingNew WBC and The Ring champion
5th Dec
Daniel Jacobs beats Peter Quillin via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
19th Dec
Billy Joe Saunders beats Andy Lee via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
2016
23rd Apr
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Dominic Wade via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBA Super and IBF
7th May
Canelo Alvarez beats Amir Khan via knockout 6/12
Middleweight · WBC and The Ring
18th May
Canelo Alvarez vacates the WBC middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBC
Gennadiy Golovkin becomes the WBC middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
9th Sep
Daniel Jacobs beats Sergio Mora via technical knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
10th Sep
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Kell Brook via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBC and IBF
3rd Dec
Billy Joe Saunders beats Artur Akavov via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
2017
18th Mar
Daniel Jacobs vacates the WBA Regular middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA Regular
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and IBF
20th May
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam beats Ryota Murata via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
16th Sep
Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring
Billy Joe Saunders beats Willie Monroe Jr via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
22nd Oct
Ryota Murata beats Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam via corner retirement 7/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
16th Dec
Billy Joe Saunders beats David Lemieux via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
2018
15th Apr
Ryota Murata beats Emanuele Blandamura via knockout 8/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
5th May
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Vanes Martirosyan via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBA Super and WBC
1st Jun
Canelo Alvarez vacates The Ring middleweight world title
Middleweight · The Ring
6th Jun
Gennadiy Golovkin vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
15th Sep
Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC and The RingNew WBA Super, WBC and The Ring champion
11th Oct
Billy Joe Saunders vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
20th Oct
Rob Brant beats Ryota Murata via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
Demetrius Andrade beats Walter Kautondokwa via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBONew champion
27th Oct
Daniel Jacobs beats Sergiy Derevyanchenko via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
2019
18th Jan
Demetrius Andrade beats Artur Akavov via knockout 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
15th Feb
Rob Brant beats Khasan Baysangurov via knockout 11/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
4th May
Canelo Alvarez beats Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The RingNew IBF champion
26th Jun
Canelo Alvarez vacates the WBC middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBC
27th Jun
Jermall Charlo becomes the WBC middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
29th Jun
Jermall Charlo beats Brandon Adams via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
Demetrius Andrade beats Maciej Sulecki via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
12th Jul
Ryota Murata beats Rob Brant via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
1st Aug
Canelo Alvarez vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
5th Oct
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Sergiy Derevyanchenko via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
7th Dec
Jermall Charlo beats Dennis Hogan via knockout 7/12
Middleweight · WBC
23rd Dec
Ryota Murata beats Steven Butler via knockout 5/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular

2020
30th Jan
Demetrius Andrade beats Luke Keeler via knockout 9/12
Middleweight · WBO
26th Sep
Jermall Charlo beats Sergiy Derevyanchenko via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
18th Dec
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Kamil Szeremeta via corner retirement 7/12
Middleweight · IBF
19th Dec
Canelo Alvarez vacates the WBA Super middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA Super
2021
1st Jan
Canelo Alvarez vacates The Ring middleweight world title
Middleweight · The Ring
6th Jan
Ryota Murata vacates the WBA Regular middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA Regular
Ryota Murata becomes the WBA Super middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBA SuperNew champion
17th Apr
Demetrius Andrade beats Liam Williams via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
1st May
Erislandy Lara beats Thomas Lamanna via knockout 1/12
Middleweight · WBA RegularNew champion
19th Jun
Jermall Charlo beats Juan Macias Montiel via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
19th Nov
Demetrius Andrade beats Jason Quigley via technical knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBO
2022
9th Apr
Gennadiy Golovkin beats Ryota Murata via technical knockout 9/12
Middleweight · WBA Super and IBFNew WBA Super champion
28th May
Erislandy Lara beats Gary O'Sullivan via technical knockout 8/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
26th Aug
Demetrius Andrade vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly becomes the WBO middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBONew champion
- Source: Demetrius Andrade vacates WBO 160-lb belt, Janibek Alimkhanuly upgraded to full champion(opens in a new tab), Boxing News 24, Robert Segal, 27th Aug 2022
- Source: Demetrius Andrade vacates WBO title; interim titlist Janibek Alimkhanuly elevated to champion(opens in a new tab), ESPN, Mike Coppinger, 30th Aug 2022
12th Nov
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Denzel Bentley via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
2023
6th Feb
Gennadiy Golovkin vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
9th Mar
Gennadiy Golovkin vacates the WBA Super middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBA Super
13th May
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Steven Butler via knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBO
1st Jul
Vincenzo Gualtieri beats Esquiva Falcao via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
14th Oct
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Vincenzo Gualtieri via technical knockout 6/12
Middleweight · IBF and WBONew IBF champion
2024
30th Mar
Erislandy Lara beats Michael Zerafa via technical knockout 2/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
7th May
Jermall Charlo vacates the WBC middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBC
Carlos Adames becomes the WBC middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBCNew champion
15th Jun
Carlos Adames beats Terrell Gausha via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
14th Sep
Erislandy Lara beats Danny Garcia via corner retirement 9/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
4th Oct
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Andrei Mikhailovich via technical knockout 9/12
Middleweight · IBF
2025
22nd Feb
Carlos Adames and Hamzah Sheeraz draw via split decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
5th Apr
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly beats Anauel Ngamissengue via technical knockout 5/12
Middleweight · IBF and WBO
6th Dec
Erislandy Lara beats Johan Gonzalez via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBA Regular
- Source: Lara Retains WBA Crown with Dominant Win over González(opens in a new tab), World Boxing Association, Rowerth Goncalves, 8th Dec 2025
2026
10th Mar
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly vacates the IBF middleweight world title
Middleweight · IBF
- Source: Janibek Alimkhanuly loses middleweight title over violations(opens in a new tab), ESPN, Andreas Hale, 11th Mar 2026
21st Mar
Carlos Adames beats Austin Williams via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBC
- Source: MATCH RESULTS(opens in a new tab), Florida Athletic Commission
20th Jul
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
- Source: Bentley elevated to full WBO champion as Janibek relinquishes 160-pound title(opens in a new tab), Fight Mag, Parviz Iskenderov, 21st Jul 2026
Denzel Bentley becomes the WBO middleweight world champion
Middleweight · WBONew champion
- Source: GB's Bentley elevated to WBO middleweight champion(opens in a new tab), BBC Sport, 21st Jul 2026
8th Aug
Aaron McKenna beats Etinosa Oliha via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBFNew champion
- Source: Aaron McKenna wins dream homecoming bout against Etinosa Oliha to become IBF middleweight world champion in Dublin(opens in a new tab), Sky Sports, John Dennen, 8th Aug 2026
30th Oct
Denzel Bentley vacates the WBO middleweight world title
Middleweight · WBO
- Source: WBO officially strips Denzel Bentley of middleweight title(opens in a new tab), The Ring, Hans Themistode, 31st Oct 2026
13th Dec
Erislandy Lara v Tim Tszyu
Middleweight · WBA RegularScheduled
- Source: Lara vs Tszyu confirmed for December on the Gold Coast(opens in a new tab), FightMag, Parviz Iskenderov, 3rd Nov 2026

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