Super Middleweight • World Boxing Organization

Current champion: Canelo Alvarez (3 title defenses)

Scheduled bout: Canelo Alvarez v Jermell Charlo

Timeline

  1. 4 Nov 1988

    Thomas Hearns beats James Kinchen via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Thomas Hearns becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  2. 12 Jun 1989

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

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  3. 28 Apr 1990

    Thomas Hearns beats Michael Olajide via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  4. 21 Sep 1991

    Chris Eubank beats Michael Watson via knockout 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Chris Eubank becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  5. 1 Feb 1992

    Chris Eubank beats Thulani Malinga via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  6. 25 Apr 1992

    Chris Eubank beats John Jarvis via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  7. 27 Jun 1992

    Chris Eubank beats Ron Essett via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  8. 19 Sep 1992

    Chris Eubank beats Tony Thornton via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  9. 28 Nov 1992

    Chris Eubank beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  10. 20 Feb 1993

    Chris Eubank beats Lindell Holmes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  11. 15 May 1993

    Chris Eubank and Ray Close share a draw 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  12. 9 Oct 1993

    Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn share a draw 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  13. 5 Feb 1994

    Chris Eubank beats Graciano Rocchigiani via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  14. 21 May 1994

    Chris Eubank beats Ray Close via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  15. 9 Jul 1994

    Chris Eubank beats Mauricio Amaral via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  16. 27 Aug 1994

    Chris Eubank beats Sam Storey via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  17. 15 Oct 1994

    Chris Eubank beats Dan Schommer via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  18. 10 Dec 1994

    Chris Eubank beats Henry Wharton via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  19. 18 Mar 1995

    Steve Collins beats Chris Eubank via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Steve Collins becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  20. 9 Sep 1995

    Steve Collins beats Chris Eubank via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  21. 25 Nov 1995

    Steve Collins beats Cornelius Carr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  22. 9 Mar 1996

    Steve Collins beats Neville Brown via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  23. 6 Jul 1996

    Steve Collins beats Nigel Benn via knockout 4/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  24. 9 Nov 1996

    Steve Collins beats Nigel Benn via corner retirement 6/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  25. 8 Feb 1997

    Steve Collins beats Frederic Seillier via knockout 5/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  26. 5 Jul 1997

    Steve Collins beats Craig Cummings via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  27. 11 Oct 1997

    Joe Calzaghe beats Chris Eubank via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Joe Calzaghe becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  28. 24 Jan 1998

    Joe Calzaghe beats Branko Sobot via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  29. 25 Apr 1998

    Joe Calzaghe beats Juan Carlos Gimenez via corner retirement 9/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  30. 13 Feb 1999

    Joe Calzaghe beats Robin Reid via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  31. 5 Jun 1999

    Joe Calzaghe beats Rick Thornberry via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  32. 29 Jan 2000

    Joe Calzaghe beats David Starie via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  33. 12 Aug 2000

    Joe Calzaghe beats Omar Sheika via knockout 5/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  34. 16 Dec 2000

    Joe Calzaghe beats Richie Woodhall via knockout 10/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  35. 28 Apr 2001

    Joe Calzaghe beats Mario Veit via knockout 1/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  36. 13 Oct 2001

    Joe Calzaghe beats Will McIntyre via knockout 4/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  37. 20 Apr 2002

    Joe Calzaghe beats Charles Brewer via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  38. 17 Aug 2002

    Joe Calzaghe beats Miguel Angel Jimenez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  39. 14 Dec 2002

    Joe Calzaghe beats Tocker Pudwill via knockout 2/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  40. 28 Jun 2003

    Joe Calzaghe beats Byron Mitchell via knockout 2/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  41. 21 Feb 2004

    Joe Calzaghe beats Mger Mkrtchyan via knockout 7/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  42. 22 Oct 2004

    Joe Calzaghe beats Kabary Salem via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  43. 7 May 2005

    Joe Calzaghe beats Mario Veit via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  44. 10 Sep 2005

    Joe Calzaghe beats Evans Ashira via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  45. 4 Mar 2006

    Joe Calzaghe beats Jeff Lacy via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  46. 14 Oct 2006

    Joe Calzaghe beats Sakio Bika via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  47. 7 Apr 2007

    Joe Calzaghe beats Peter Manfredo via knockout 3/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  48. 3 Nov 2007

    Joe Calzaghe beats Mikkel Kessler via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  49. 26 Sep 2008

    Joe Calzaghe's WBO Super Middleweight world title reign ends

  50. 27 Sep 2008

    Denis Inkin beats Fulgencio Zuniga via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Denis Inkin becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  51. 10 Jan 2009

    Karoly Balzsay beats Denis Inkin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Karoly Balzsay becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  52. 25 Apr 2009

    Karoly Balzsay beats Maselino Masoe via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  53. 22 Aug 2009

    Robert Stieglitz beats Karoly Balzsay via corner retirement 10/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Robert Stieglitz becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  54. 9 Jan 2010

    Robert Stieglitz beats Ruben Eduardo Acosta via knockout 5/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  55. 17 Apr 2010

    Robert Stieglitz beats Eduard Gutknecht via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  56. 20 Nov 2010

    Robert Stieglitz beats Enrique Ornelas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  57. 9 Apr 2011

    Robert Stieglitz beats Khoren Gevor via disqualification 10/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  58. 14 Jan 2012

    Robert Stieglitz beats Henry Weber via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  59. 5 May 2012

    Robert Stieglitz beats Nader Hamdan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  60. 25 Aug 2012

    Arthur Abraham beats Robert Stieglitz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Arthur Abraham becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  61. 15 Dec 2012

    Arthur Abraham beats Mehdi Bouadla via knockout 8/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  62. 23 Mar 2013

    Robert Stieglitz beats Arthur Abraham via corner retirement 3/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Robert Stieglitz becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  63. 13 Jul 2013

    Robert Stieglitz beats Yuzo Kiyota via knockout 10/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  64. 19 Oct 2013

    Robert Stieglitz beats Isaac Ekpo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  65. 1 Mar 2014

    Arthur Abraham beats Robert Stieglitz via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Arthur Abraham becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  66. 3 May 2014

    Arthur Abraham beats Nikola Sjekloca via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  67. 27 Sep 2014

    Arthur Abraham beats Paul Smith via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  68. 21 Feb 2015

    Arthur Abraham beats Paul Smith via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  69. 18 Jul 2015

    Arthur Abraham beats Robert Stieglitz via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  70. 21 Nov 2015

    Arthur Abraham beats Martin Murray via split decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  71. 9 Apr 2016

    Gilberto Ramirez beats Arthur Abraham via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Gilberto Ramirez becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  72. 22 Apr 2017

    Gilberto Ramirez beats Maksym Bursak via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  73. 22 Sep 2017

    Gilberto Ramirez beats Jesse Hart via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  74. 3 Feb 2018

    Gilberto Ramirez beats Habib Ahmed via knockout 6/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  75. 30 Jun 2018

    Gilberto Ramirez beats Roamer Alexis Angulo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  76. 14 Dec 2018

    Gilberto Ramirez beats Jesse Hart via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  77. 13 May 2019

    Gilberto Ramirez's WBO Super Middleweight world title reign ends

  78. 18 May 2019

    Billy Joe Saunders beats Shefat Isufi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Billy Joe Saunders becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  79. 9 Nov 2019

    Billy Joe Saunders beats Marcelo Esteban Coceres via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  80. 4 Dec 2020

    Billy Joe Saunders beats Martin Murray via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  81. 8 May 2021

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

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Canelo Alvarez becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

  82. 6 Nov 2021

    Canelo Alvarez beats Caleb Plant via technical knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  83. 17 Sep 2022

    Canelo Alvarez beats Gennadiy Golovkin via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  84. 6 May 2023

    Canelo Alvarez beats John Ryder via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

  85. 30 Sep 2023

    Canelo Alvarez v Jermell Charlo

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

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