Middleweight title history

IBF

Aaron McKenna

8 August 2026Reigning for 3 months

Won the vacant IBF middleweight title by defeating Etinosa Oliha by unanimous decision at the 3Arena in Dublin.

Division

All recorded title changes187

Exact dates are shown where recorded. Month-only dates mark the first appearance in our ranking archive, not necessarily the date the title was won.

Middleweight champions and recorded title changes
Date	Organisation	Champion	Title	Evidence
8 August 2026	IBF	Aaron McKenna	Champion	Won the vacant IBF title by defeating Etinosa Oliha by unanimous decision at the 3Arena in Dublin IBF source
20 July 2026	WBO	Denzel Bentley	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Janibek Alimkhanuly vacated the WBO middleweight title to move to super middleweight, as confirmed by WBO President Gustavo Olivieri WBO source
4 April 2026	WBO	Denzel Bentley	Interim Champion	Won the interim title by stopping Endry Saavedra in the seventh round WBO source
February 2026	WBC	Jesus Alejandro Ramos Jr	Interim Champion
7 May 2024	WBC	Carlos Adames	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion by the WBC Board of Governors as the organisation reviewed Jermall Charlo's situation and supported his mental wellbeing WBC source
14 October 2023	IBF	Zhanibek Alimkhanuly	Champion	Won the title IBF source
1 July 2023	IBF	Vincenzo Gualtieri	Champion	Won the title by defeating Esquiva Falcao IBF source
December 2022	WBC	Carlos Adames	Interim Champion
26 August 2022	WBO	Zhanibek Alimkhanuly	Interim Champion	Promoted to this title WBO source
August 2022	WBO	Zhanibek Alimkhanuly	Champion
9 April 2022	WBA	Gennadiy Golovkin	Super Champion	Won the title WBA source
1 May 2021	WBA	Erislandy Lara	World Champion	Won the WBA middleweight title by knocking out Thomas LaManna in the first round in Carson, California WBA source
1 January 2021	WBA	Ryota Murata	Super Champion	Won the title WBA source
5 October 2019	IBF	Gennadiy Golovkin	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sergiy Derevyanchenko IBF source
July 2019	WBA	Ryota Murata	World Champion
26 June 2019	WBC	Jermall Charlo	Champion	WBC source
4 May 2019	IBF	Saul Alvarez	Champion	Won the title IBF source
27 October 2018	IBF	Daniel Jacobs	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sergiy Derevyanchenko IBF source
20 October 2018	WBO	Demetrius Andrade	Champion	Won the title by defeating Walter Kautondokwa WBO source
20 October 2018	WBA	Rob Brant	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
15 September 2018	WBAWBC	Saul Alvarez	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source WBC source
September 2018	RING	Saul Alvarez	Champion
22 October 2017	WBA	Ryota Murata	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
20 May 2017	WBA	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Ryota Murata WBA source
April 2017	WBO	Avtandil Khurtsidze	Interim Champion
18 May 2016	WBC	Gennadiy Golovkin	Champion	WBC source
19 December 2015	WBO	Billy Joe Saunders	Champion	Won the title WBO source
21 November 2015	WBCRING	Saul Alvarez	Champion	WBC source RING source
17 October 2015	IBF	Gennadiy Golovkin	Champion	Won the title IBF source
20 June 2015	IBF	David Lemieux	Champion	Won the title by defeating Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam IBF source
May 2015	WBC	Gennadiy Golovkin	Interim Champion
13 December 2014	WBO	Andy Lee	Champion	Won the title by defeating Matt Korobov WBO source
8 October 2014	IBF	Jermain Taylor	Champion	Won the title IBF source
9 August 2014	WBA	Daniel Jacobs	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Jarrod Fletcher WBA source
7 June 2014	WBCRING	Miguel Cotto	Champion	WBC source RING source
3 June 2014	WBA	Gennadiy Golovkin	Super Champion	Promoted to this title WBA source
31 May 2014	IBF	Sam Soliman	Champion	Won the title IBF source
May 2014	WBC	Marco Antonio Rubio	Interim Champion
7 December 2013	IBF	Felix Sturm	Champion	Won the title IBF source
17 August 2013	IBF	Darren Barker	Champion	Won the title IBF source
20 October 2012	WBO	Peter Quillin	Champion	Won the title WBO source
15 September 2012	WBC	Sergio Martinez	Champion	WBC source
1 September 2012	WBA	Daniel Geale	Super Champion	Won the title WBA source
August 2012	WBO	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	Champion
May 2012	WBO	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	Interim Champion
March 2012	WBA	Felix Sturm	Super Champion
November 2011	WBA	Felix Sturm	Super Champion
July 2011	WBA	Felix Sturm	Super Champion
4 June 2011	WBC	Julio Cesar Chavez Jr	Champion	WBC source
7 May 2011	IBF	Daniel Geale	Champion	Won the title IBF source
April 2011	WBA	Felix Sturm	Super Champion
October 2010	WBA	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	Interim Champion
September 2010	WBA	Gennadiy Golovkin	World Champion
September 2010	WBA	Felix Sturm	Super Champion
August 2010	WBC	Sebastian Zbik	Champion
August 2010	WBA	Gennadiy Golovkin	Interim Champion
31 July 2010	WBO	Dmitry Pirog	Champion	Won the title by defeating Daniel Jacobs WBO source
17 April 2010	WBCWBORING	Sergio Martinez	Champion	WBC source WBO source RING source
24 March 2010	WBA	Felix Sturm	Super Champion	Promoted to this title WBA source
19 September 2009	IBF	Sebastian Sylvester	Champion	Won the title by defeating Giovanni Lorenzo IBF source
October 2008	WBO	Kelly Pavlik	Super Champion
29 September 2007	WBCWBORING	Kelly Pavlik	Champion, Super Champion	WBC source WBO source RING source
28 April 2007	WBA	Felix Sturm	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
14 December 2006	WBA	Javier Castillejo	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
November 2006	WBA	Mariano Carrera	World Champion
15 July 2006	WBA	Javier Castillejo	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
11 March 2006	WBA	Felix Sturm	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
March 2006	WBA	Jermain Taylor	Super Champion
20 December 2005	IBF	Arthur Abraham	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kingsley Ikeke IBF source
December 2005	WBA	Jermain Taylor	Super Champion
16 July 2005	WBAWBCIBFWBORING	Jermain Taylor	Super Champion, Champion	WBA source WBC source IBF source WBO source RING source
18 September 2004	WBO	Bernard Hopkins	Super Champion	Won the title WBO source
5 June 2004	WBO	Oscar De La Hoya	Super Champion	Won the title WBO source
1 May 2004	WBA	Maselino Masoe	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Evans Ashira WBA source
13 September 2003	WBO	Felix Sturm	Champion	Won the title WBO source
July 2003	WBO	Hector Javier Velazco	Champion
6 April 2002	WBO	Harry Simon	Champion	Promoted to this title WBO source
2 December 2001	RING	Bernard Hopkins	Champion	Awarded the title RING source
17 November 2001	WBA	William Joppy	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Howard Eastman WBA source
29 September 2001	WBA	Bernard Hopkins	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Felix Trinidad WBA source
July 2001	WBO	Harry Simon	Champion
12 May 2001	WBA	Felix Trinidad	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
14 April 2001	WBC	Bernard Hopkins	Champion	WBC source
27 November 1999	WBO	Armand Krajnc	Champion	WBO source
17 July 1999	WBO	Jason Matthews	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Ryan Rhodes WBO source
24 April 1999	WBC	Keith Holmes	Champion	WBC source
30 January 1999	WBO	Bert Schenk	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Freeman Barr WBO source
2 May 1998	WBC	Hacine Cherifi	Champion	WBC source
31 January 1998	WBA	William Joppy	World Champion	Won the title WBA source
13 December 1997	WBO	Otis Grant	Champion	Won the title by defeating Ryan Rhodes WBO source
23 August 1997	WBA	Julio Cesar Green	Champion	WBA source
24 June 1996	WBA	William Joppy	Champion	WBA source
16 March 1996	WBC	Keith Holmes	Champion	WBC source
19 December 1995	WBA	Shinji Takehara	Champion	WBA source
19 August 1995	WBC	Quincy Taylor	Champion	WBC source
19 May 1995	WBO	Lonnie Bradley	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating David Mendez WBO source
29 April 1995	IBF	Bernard Hopkins	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Segundo Mercado IBF source
17 March 1995	WBC	Julian Jackson	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Agostino Cardamone WBC source
12 August 1994	WBA	Jorge Castro	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Reggie Johnson WBA source
11 May 1994	WBO	Steve Collins	Champion	WBO source
1 October 1993	WBA	John David Jackson	Champion	WBA source
22 May 1993	IBF	Roy Jones Jr	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Bernard Hopkins IBF source
19 May 1993	WBO	Chris Pyatt	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Sumbu Kalambay WBO source
8 May 1993	WBC	Gerald McClellan	Champion	WBC source
22 April 1992	WBA	Reggie Johnson	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Steve Collins WBA source
20 November 1991	WBO	Gerald McClellan	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating John Mugabi WBO source
10 May 1991	IBF	James Toney	Champion	IBF source
24 November 1990	WBC	Julian Jackson	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Herol Graham WBC source
18 November 1990	WBO	Chris Eubank	Champion	WBO source
29 April 1990	WBO	Nigel Benn	Champion	WBO source
10 May 1989	WBA	Mike McCallum	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Herol Graham WBA source
18 April 1989	WBO	Doug Dewitt	Champion	Won the title by defeating Robbie Sims WBO source
24 February 1989	WBC	Roberto Duran	Champion	WBC source
28 July 1988	IBF	Michael Nunn	Champion	IBF source
6 July 1988	RING	Sumbu Kalambay	Champion	Awarded the title RING source
6 June 1988	WBC	Iran Barkley	Champion	WBC source
29 October 1987	WBC	Thomas Hearns	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Juan Roldán WBC source
23 October 1987	WBA	Sumbu Kalambay	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Iran Barkley WBA source
10 October 1987	IBF	Frank Tate	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Michael Olajide IBF source
6 April 1987	RING	Ray Leonard	Champion	Won the title RING source
6 April 1987	WBC	Sugar Ray Leonard	Champion	WBC source
27 May 1983	IBF	Marvin Hagler	Champion	Won the title by defeating Wilford Scypion IBF source
27 September 1980	WBAWBCRING	Marvin Hagler	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
16 March 1980	WBAWBCRING	Alan Minter	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
30 June 1979	WBAWBCRING	Vito Antuofermo	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
22 April 1978	WBAWBCRING	Hugo Corro	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
5 November 1977	WBAWBC	Rodrigo Valdes	Champion	WBA source WBC source
October 1977	RING	Rodrigo Valdes	Champion
26 June 1976	WBC	Carlos Monzon	Champion	WBC source
25 May 1974	WBC	Rodrigo Valdes	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Bennie Briscoe WBC source
7 November 1970	WBAWBCRING	Carlos Monzon	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
4 March 1968	WBAWBCRING	Nino Benvenuti	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
29 September 1967	WBARING	Emile Griffith	Champion	WBA source RING source
17 April 1967	WBARING	Nino Benvenuti	Champion	WBA source RING source
25 April 1966	WBAWBCRING	Emile Griffith	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
March 1966	RING	Dick Tiger	Champion
21 October 1965	WBAWBC	Dick Tiger	Champion	WBA source WBC source
7 December 1963	WBAWBCRING	Joey Giardello	Champion	WBA source WBC source RING source
10 August 1963	WBC	Dick Tiger	Champion	Won the title by defeating Gene Fullmer WBC source
7 May 1963	RING	Dick Tiger	Champion	Awarded the title RING source
23 October 1962	WBA	Dick Tiger	Champion	WBA source
7 April 1962	RING	Paul Pender	Champion	Won the title RING source
11 July 1961	RING	Terry Downes	Champion	Won the title RING source
June 1961	RING	Paul Pender	Champion
May 1961	RING	Terry Downes	Champion
22 January 1960	RING	Paul Pender	Champion	Won the title RING source
28 August 1959	WBA	Gene Fullmer	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Carmen Basilio WBA source
25 March 1958	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title RING source
25 March 1958	WBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	WBA source
23 September 1957	WBARING	Carmen Basilio	Champion	WBA source RING source
1 May 1957	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title RING source
1 May 1957	WBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	WBA source
2 January 1957	WBARING	Gene Fullmer	Champion	WBA source RING source
9 December 1955	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title RING source
9 December 1955	WBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	WBA source
21 October 1953	WBARING	Carl Olson	Champion	WBA source RING source
12 September 1951	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title RING source
12 September 1951	WBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	WBA source
10 July 1951	WBARING	Randolph Turpin	Champion	WBA source RING source
14 February 1951	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title RING source
14 February 1951	WBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	WBA source
17 June 1949	RING	Jake Lamotta	Champion	Won the title RING source
16 June 1949	WBA	Jake Lamotta	Champion	WBA source
21 September 1948	WBARING	Marcel Cerdan	Champion	WBA source RING source
10 June 1948	WBARING	Tony Zale	Champion	WBA source RING source
16 July 1947	WBARING	Rocky Graziano	Champion	WBA source RING source
28 November 1941	RING	Tony Zale	Champion	Won the title by defeating Georgie Abrams RING source
19 July 1940	WBA	Tony Zale	Champion	WBA source
27 June 1939	WBA	Al Hostak	Champion	WBA source
1 November 1938	WBA	Solly Krieger	Champion	WBA source
August 1938	RING	Al Hostak	Champion
26 July 1938	WBA	Al Hostak	Champion	WBA source
July 1938	RING	Freddie Steele	Champion
April 1938	RING	Freddy Steele	Champion
February 1938	RING	Freddie Steele	Champion
March 1937	RING	Freddy Steele	Champion
11 July 1936	WBA	Freddie Steele	Champion	WBA source
19 September 1935	WBA	Eddie Babe Risko	Champion	WBA source
11 September 1934	WBA	Teddy Yarosz	Champion	WBA source
30 October 1933	WBA	Vince Dundee	Champion	WBA source
19 September 1933	WBA	Lou Brouillard	Champion	Won the vacant title WBA source
11 June 1932	WBARING	Marcel Thil	Champion	WBA source RING source
25 January 1932	WBA	Gorilla Jones	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Oddone Piazza WBA source
3 December 1926	WBARING	Mickey Walker	Champion	WBA source RING source
25 February 1926	WBA	Tiger Flowers	Champion	WBA source
31 August 1923	WBA	Harry Greb	Champion	WBA source
January 1921	WBA	Johnny Wilson	Champion