Super Middleweight • World Boxing Council

Current champion: Canelo Alvarez (5 title defenses)

Scheduled bout: Canelo Alvarez v Jermell Charlo

Timeline

  1. 7 Nov 1988

    Sugar Ray Leonard beats Donny Lalonde via knockout 9/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Sugar Ray Leonard becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  2. 12 Jun 1989

    Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns share a draw 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  3. 7 Dec 1989

    Sugar Ray Leonard beats Roberto Duran via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  4. 27 Aug 1990

    Sugar Ray Leonard's WBC Super Middleweight world title reign ends

  5. 15 Dec 1990

    Mauro Galvano beats Dario Walter Matteoni via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Mauro Galvano becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  6. 27 Jul 1991

    Mauro Galvano beats Ron Essett via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  7. 6 Feb 1992

    Mauro Galvano beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  8. 3 Oct 1992

    Nigel Benn beats Mauro Galvano via corner retirement 3/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Nigel Benn becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  9. 12 Dec 1992

    Nigel Benn beats Nicky Piper via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  10. 6 Mar 1993

    Nigel Benn beats Mauro Galvano via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  11. 26 Jun 1993

    Nigel Benn beats Lou Gent via knockout 4/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  12. 9 Oct 1993

    Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn share a draw 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  13. 26 Feb 1994

    Nigel Benn beats Henry Wharton via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  14. 10 Sep 1994

    Nigel Benn beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  15. 25 Feb 1995

    Nigel Benn beats Gerald McClellan via knockout 10/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  16. 22 Jul 1995

    Nigel Benn beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 8/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  17. 2 Sep 1995

    Nigel Benn beats Daniel Perez via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  18. 2 Mar 1996

    Thulani Malinga beats Nigel Benn via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Thulani Malinga becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  19. 6 Jul 1996

    Vincenzo Nardiello beats Thulani Malinga via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Vincenzo Nardiello becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  20. 12 Oct 1996

    Robin Reid beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Robin Reid becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  21. 8 Feb 1997

    Robin Reid beats Giovanni Pretorius via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  22. 3 May 1997

    Robin Reid beats Henry Wharton via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  23. 11 Sep 1997

    Robin Reid beats Hacine Cherifi via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  24. 19 Dec 1997

    Thulani Malinga beats Robin Reid via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Thulani Malinga becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  25. 27 Mar 1998

    Richie Woodhall beats Thulani Malinga via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Richie Woodhall becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  26. 5 Sep 1998

    Richie Woodhall beats Glenn Catley via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  27. 13 Feb 1999

    Richie Woodhall beats Vincenzo Nardiello via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  28. 23 Oct 1999

    Markus Beyer beats Richie Woodhall via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Markus Beyer becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  29. 29 Jan 2000

    Markus Beyer beats Leif Keiski via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  30. 6 May 2000

    Glenn Catley beats Markus Beyer via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Glenn Catley becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  31. 1 Sep 2000

    Dingaan Thobela beats Glenn Catley via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Dingaan Thobela becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  32. 15 Dec 2000

    Dave Hilton beats Dingaan Thobela via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Dave Hilton becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  33. 1 May 2001

    Dave Hilton's WBC Super Middleweight world title reign ends

  34. 10 Jul 2001

    Eric Lucas beats Glenn Catley via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Eric Lucas becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  35. 30 Nov 2001

    Eric Lucas beats Dingaan Thobela via knockout 8/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  36. 1 Mar 2002

    Eric Lucas beats Vinny Pazienza via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  37. 6 Sep 2002

    Eric Lucas beats Omar Sheika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  38. 5 Apr 2003

    Markus Beyer beats Eric Lucas via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Markus Beyer becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  39. 16 Aug 2003

    Markus Beyer beats Danny Green via disqualification 5/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  40. 28 Feb 2004

    Markus Beyer beats Andre Thysse via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  41. 5 Jun 2004

    Cristian Sanavia beats Markus Beyer via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Cristian Sanavia becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  42. 9 Oct 2004

    Markus Beyer beats Cristian Sanavia via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Markus Beyer becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  43. 18 Dec 2004

    Markus Beyer beats Yoshinori Nishizawa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  44. 12 Mar 2005

    Markus Beyer beats Danny Green via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  45. 3 Sep 2005

    Markus Beyer beats Omar Sheika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  46. 28 Jan 2006

    Markus Beyer beats Alberto Colajanni via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  47. 13 May 2006

    Markus Beyer and Sakio Bika share a draw 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  48. 14 Oct 2006

    Mikkel Kessler beats Markus Beyer via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Mikkel Kessler becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  49. 24 Mar 2007

    Mikkel Kessler beats Librado Andrade via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  50. 3 Nov 2007

    Joe Calzaghe beats Mikkel Kessler via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Joe Calzaghe becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  51. 28 Jun 2008

    Joe Calzaghe's WBC Super Middleweight world title reign ends

  52. 6 Dec 2008

    Carl Froch beats Jean Pascal via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Carl Froch becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  53. 25 Apr 2009

    Carl Froch beats Jermain Taylor via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  54. 17 Oct 2009

    Carl Froch beats Andre Dirrell via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  55. 24 Apr 2010

    Mikkel Kessler beats Carl Froch via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Mikkel Kessler becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  56. 6 Sep 2010

    Mikkel Kessler's WBC Super Middleweight world title reign ends

  57. 27 Nov 2010

    Carl Froch beats Arthur Abraham via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Carl Froch becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  58. 4 Jun 2011

    Carl Froch beats Glen Johnson via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  59. 17 Dec 2011

    Andre Ward beats Carl Froch via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Andre Ward becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  60. 8 Sep 2012

    Andre Ward beats Chad Dawson via knockout 10/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  61. 20 May 2013

    Andre Ward's WBC Super Middleweight world title reign ends

  62. 22 Jun 2013

    Sakio Bika beats Marco Antonio Periban via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Sakio Bika becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  63. 7 Dec 2013

    Sakio Bika and Anthony Dirrell share a draw 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  64. 16 Aug 2014

    Anthony Dirrell beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Anthony Dirrell becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  65. 24 Apr 2015

    Badou Jack beats Anthony Dirrell via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Badou Jack becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  66. 12 Sep 2015

    Badou Jack beats George Groves via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  67. 30 Apr 2016

    Badou Jack beats Lucian Bute via disqualification 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  68. 14 Jan 2017

    James DeGale and Badou Jack share a draw 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  69. 18 Jan 2017

    Badou Jack's WBC Super Middleweight world title reign ends

  70. 8 Sep 2017

    David Benavidez beats Ronald Gavril via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  71. 9 Sep 2017

    David Benavidez becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  72. 17 Feb 2018

    David Benavidez beats Ronald Gavril via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  73. 23 Feb 2019

    Anthony Dirrell beats Avni Yildirim via technical decision 10/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  74. 24 Feb 2019

    Anthony Dirrell becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  75. 28 Sep 2019

    David Benavidez beats Anthony Dirrell via knockout 9/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    David Benavidez becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  76. 14 Aug 2020

    David Benavidez's WBC Super Middleweight world title reign ends

  77. 15 Aug 2020

    David Benavidez beats Roamer Alexis Angulo via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  78. 19 Dec 2020

    Canelo Alvarez beats Callum Smith via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Canelo Alvarez becomes the WBC Super Middleweight world champion

  79. 27 Feb 2021

    Canelo Alvarez beats Avni Yildirim via corner retirement 3/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  80. 8 May 2021

    Canelo Alvarez beats Billy Joe Saunders via corner retirement 8/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  81. 6 Nov 2021

    Canelo Alvarez beats Caleb Plant via technical knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  82. 17 Sep 2022

    Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  83. 6 May 2023

    Canelo Alvarez beats John Ryder via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  84. 30 Sep 2023

    Canelo Alvarez v Jermell Charlo

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

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