Middleweight • International Boxing Federation

Current champion: Gennadiy Golovkin (2 title defenses)

No scheduled IBF Middleweight bout

Timeline

  1. 27 May 1983

    Marvin Hagler beats Wilford Scypion via knockout 4/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Marvin Hagler becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  2. 10 Nov 1983

    Marvin Hagler beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  3. 30 Mar 1984

    Marvin Hagler beats Juan Domingo Roldan via technical knockout 10/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  4. 19 Oct 1984

    Marvin Hagler beats Mustafa Hamsho via knockout 3/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  5. 15 Apr 1985

    Marvin Hagler beats Thomas Hearns via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  6. 10 Mar 1986

    Marvin Hagler beats John Mugabi via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  7. 6 Apr 1987

    Marvin Hagler's IBF Middleweight world title reign ends

  8. 10 Oct 1987

    Frank Tate beats Michael Olajide via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Frank Tate becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  9. 7 Feb 1988

    Frank Tate beats Tony Sibson via knockout 10/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  10. 28 Jul 1988

    Michael Nunn beats Frank Tate via knockout 9/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Michael Nunn becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  11. 4 Nov 1988

    Michael Nunn beats Juan Domingo Roldan via knockout 8/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  12. 25 Mar 1989

    Michael Nunn beats Sumbu Kalambay via knockout 1/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  13. 14 Aug 1989

    Michael Nunn beats Iran Barkley via majority decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  14. 14 Apr 1990

    Michael Nunn beats Marlon Starling via majority decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  15. 18 Oct 1990

    Michael Nunn beats Donald Curry via knockout 10/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  16. 10 May 1991

    James Toney beats Michael Nunn via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    James Toney becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  17. 29 Jun 1991

    James Toney beats Reggie Johnson via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  18. 12 Oct 1991

    James Toney beats Francesco Dell'Aquila via knockout 4/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  19. 13 Dec 1991

    Mike McCallum and James Toney share a draw 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  20. 8 Feb 1992

    James Toney beats Dave Tiberi via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  21. 11 Apr 1992

    James Toney beats Glenn Wolfe via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  22. 29 Aug 1992

    James Toney beats Mike McCallum via majority decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  23. 13 Feb 1993

    James Toney's IBF Middleweight world title reign ends

  24. 22 May 1993

    Roy Jones Jr beats Bernard Hopkins via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Roy Jones Jr becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  25. 27 May 1994

    Roy Jones Jr beats Thomas Tate via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  26. 18 Nov 1994

    Roy Jones Jr's IBF Middleweight world title reign ends

  27. 17 Dec 1994

    Bernard Hopkins and Segundo Mercado share a draw 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  28. 29 Apr 1995

    Bernard Hopkins beats Segundo Mercado via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Bernard Hopkins becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  29. 27 Jan 1996

    Bernard Hopkins beats Steve Frank via knockout 1/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  30. 16 Mar 1996

    Bernard Hopkins beats Joe Lipsey via knockout 4/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  31. 16 Jul 1996

    Bernard Hopkins beats William Bo James via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  32. 19 Apr 1997

    Bernard Hopkins beats John David Jackson via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  33. 20 Jul 1997

    Bernard Hopkins beats Glen Johnson via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  34. 18 Nov 1997

    Bernard Hopkins beats Andrew Council via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  35. 31 Jan 1998

    Bernard Hopkins beats Simon Brown via knockout 6/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  36. 28 Aug 1998

    Bernard Hopkins v Robert Allen results in a no contest 4/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  37. 6 Feb 1999

    Bernard Hopkins beats Robert Allen via knockout 7/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  38. 12 Dec 1999

    Bernard Hopkins beats Antwun Echols via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  39. 13 May 2000

    Bernard Hopkins beats Syd Vanderpool via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  40. 1 Dec 2000

    Bernard Hopkins beats Antwun Echols via knockout 10/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  41. 14 Apr 2001

    Bernard Hopkins beats Keith Holmes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  42. 29 Sep 2001

    Bernard Hopkins beats Felix Trinidad via knockout 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  43. 2 Feb 2002

    Bernard Hopkins beats Carl Daniels via corner retirement 10/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  44. 29 Mar 2003

    Bernard Hopkins beats Morrade Hakkar via corner retirement 8/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  45. 13 Dec 2003

    Bernard Hopkins beats William Joppy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  46. 5 Jun 2004

    Bernard Hopkins beats Robert Allen via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  47. 18 Sep 2004

    Bernard Hopkins beats Oscar De La Hoya via knockout 9/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  48. 19 Feb 2005

    Bernard Hopkins beats Howard Eastman via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  49. 16 Jul 2005

    Jermain Taylor beats Bernard Hopkins via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Jermain Taylor becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  50. 11 Oct 2005

    Jermain Taylor's IBF Middleweight world title reign ends

  51. 10 Dec 2005

    Arthur Abraham beats Kingsley Ikeke via knockout 5/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Arthur Abraham becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  52. 4 Mar 2006

    Arthur Abraham beats Shannan Taylor via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  53. 13 May 2006

    Arthur Abraham beats Kofi Jantuah via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  54. 23 Sep 2006

    Arthur Abraham beats Edison Miranda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  55. 26 May 2007

    Arthur Abraham beats Sebastien Demers via knockout 3/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  56. 18 Aug 2007

    Arthur Abraham beats Khoren Gevor via knockout 11/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  57. 8 Dec 2007

    Arthur Abraham beats Wayne Elcock via knockout 5/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  58. 29 Mar 2008

    Arthur Abraham beats Elvin Ayala via knockout 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  59. 8 Nov 2008

    Arthur Abraham beats Raul Marquez via corner retirement 6/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  60. 14 Mar 2009

    Arthur Abraham beats Lajuan Simon via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  61. 27 Jun 2009

    Arthur Abraham beats Mahir Oral via knockout 10/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  62. 11 Jul 2009

    Arthur Abraham's IBF Middleweight world title reign ends

  63. 19 Sep 2009

    Sebastian Sylvester beats Giovanni Lorenzo via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Sebastian Sylvester becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  64. 30 Jan 2010

    Sebastian Sylvester beats Billy Lyell via knockout 10/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  65. 5 Jun 2010

    Sebastian Sylvester and Roman Karmazin share a draw 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  66. 30 Oct 2010

    Sebastian Sylvester beats Mahir Oral via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  67. 7 May 2011

    Daniel Geale beats Sebastian Sylvester via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Daniel Geale becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  68. 31 Aug 2011

    Daniel Geale beats Eromosele Albert via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  69. 7 Mar 2012

    Daniel Geale beats Adama Osumanu via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  70. 1 Sep 2012

    Daniel Geale beats Felix Sturm via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  71. 30 Jan 2013

    Daniel Geale beats Anthony Mundine via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  72. 17 Aug 2013

    Darren Barker beats Daniel Geale via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Darren Barker becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  73. 7 Dec 2013

    Felix Sturm beats Darren Barker via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Felix Sturm becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  74. 31 May 2014

    Sam Soliman beats Felix Sturm via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Sam Soliman becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  75. 8 Oct 2014

    Jermain Taylor beats Sam Soliman via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Jermain Taylor becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  76. 6 Feb 2015

    Jermain Taylor's IBF Middleweight world title reign ends

  77. 20 Jun 2015

    David Lemieux beats Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    David Lemieux becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  78. 17 Oct 2015

    Gennadiy Golovkin beats David Lemieux via knockout 8/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Gennadiy Golovkin becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  79. 23 Apr 2016

    Gennadiy Golovkin beats Dominic Wade via knockout 2/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  80. 10 Sep 2016

    Gennadiy Golovkin beats Kell Brook via knockout 5/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  81. 18 Mar 2017

    Gennadiy Golovkin beats Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  82. 16 Sep 2017

    Gennadiy Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez share a draw 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  83. 6 Jun 2018

    Gennadiy Golovkin's IBF Middleweight world title reign ends

  84. 27 Oct 2018

    Daniel Jacobs beats Sergiy Derevyanchenko via split decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Daniel Jacobs becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  85. 4 May 2019

    Canelo Alvarez beats Daniel Jacobs via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Canelo Alvarez becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  86. 1 Aug 2019

    Canelo Alvarez's IBF Middleweight world title reign ends

  87. 5 Oct 2019

    Gennadiy Golovkin beats Sergiy Derevyanchenko via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Gennadiy Golovkin becomes the IBF Middleweight world champion

  88. 18 Dec 2020

    Gennadiy Golovkin beats Kamil Szeremeta via corner retirement 7/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

  89. 9 Apr 2022

    Gennadiy Golovkin beats Ryota Murata via technical knockout 9/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

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