Middleweight title history

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Aaron McKenna

8 August 2026Reigning for 4 months

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

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Won the vacant IBF middleweight title.

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

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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
6 December 2025	WBC	Jesus Alejandro Ramos Jr	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBC title by defeating Shane Mosley Jr by unanimous decision in San Antonio WBC source
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 by defeating Vincenzo Gualtieri IBF source
1 July 2023	IBF	Vincenzo Gualtieri	Champion	Won the title by defeating Esquiva Falcao IBF source
8 October 2022	WBC	Carlos Adames	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBC title by stopping Juan Macias Montiel in the third round WBC source
26 August 2022	WBO	Zhanibek Alimkhanuly	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Demetrius Andrade vacated the title WBO source
9 April 2022	WBA	Gennadiy Golovkin	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Ryota Murata 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
5 January 2021	WBA	Ryota Murata	Super Champion	Promoted to WBA Super Champion by the Championships Committee resolution issued on 5 January 2021 WBA source
5 October 2019	IBF	Gennadiy Golovkin	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sergiy Derevyanchenko IBF source
12 July 2019	WBA	Ryota Murata	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Rob Brant WBA source
26 June 2019	WBC	Jermall Charlo	Champion	Was elevated from interim champion when Saul Alvarez was designated WBC Franchise Champion WBC source
4 May 2019	IBF	Saul Alvarez	Champion	Won the title by unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs 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 by defeating Ryōta Murata WBA source
15 September 2018	WBAWBCRING	Saul Alvarez	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Gennadiy Golovkin. WBA source WBC / RING source
22 October 2017	WBA	Ryota Murata	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam WBA source
20 May 2017	WBA	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Ryota Murata WBA source
22 April 2017	WBO	Avtandil Khurtsidze	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBO title by stopping Tommy Langford in the fifth round WBO source
18 May 2016	WBC	Gennadiy Golovkin	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Canelo Alvarez vacated the WBC title WBC source
19 December 2015	WBO	Billy Joe Saunders	Champion	Won the title by defeating Andy Lee WBO source
21 November 2015	WBCRING	Saul Alvarez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Miguel Cotto. Won the title by defeating Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision. WBC source RING source
17 October 2015	IBF	Gennadiy Golovkin	Champion	Won the title by defeating David Lemieux IBF source
20 June 2015	IBF	David Lemieux	Champion	Won the title by defeating Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam IBF source
13 December 2014	WBO	Andy Lee	Champion	Won the title by defeating Matt Korobov WBO source
18 October 2014	WBC	Gennadiy Golovkin	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBC title by knocking out Marco Antonio Rubio in the second round, after Rubio lost the belt on the scales WBC source
8 October 2014	IBF	Jermain Taylor	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sam Soliman 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	Won the title by defeating Sergio Martínez. 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 by defeating Felix Sturm IBF source
5 April 2014	WBC	Marco Antonio Rubio	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBC title by knocking out Domenico Spada in the tenth round WBC source
7 December 2013	IBF	Felix Sturm	Champion	Won the title by defeating Darren Barker IBF source
17 August 2013	IBF	Darren Barker	Champion	Won the title by defeating Daniel Geale IBF source
20 October 2012	WBO	Peter Quillin	Champion	Won the title by defeating Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam WBO source
15 September 2012	WBC	Sergio Martinez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Julio César Chávez Jr. WBC source
1 September 2012	WBA	Daniel Geale	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Felix Sturm WBA source
25 August 2012	WBO	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Dmitry Pirog vacated the title rather than face his mandatory challenger WBO source
4 May 2012	WBO	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBO title by defeating Max Bursak by unanimous decision in Levallois-Perret, France WBO source
4 June 2011	WBC	Julio Cesar Chavez Jr	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sebastian Zbik WBC source
7 May 2011	IBF	Daniel Geale	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sebastian Sylvester IBF source
18 January 2011	WBC	Sebastian Zbik	Champion	Became WBC Middleweight Champion after Sergio Martinez was stripped for not facing his mandatory challenger WBC source
30 October 2010	WBA	Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBA title by defeating Avtandil Khurtsidze by unanimous decision in Paris WBA source
14 October 2010	WBA	Gennadiy Golovkin	World Champion	Was elevated from interim to WBA world champion, separately from his 14 August interim-title win against Milton Nunez WBA source
14 August 2010	WBA	Gennadiy Golovkin	Interim Champion	Won the vacant interim WBA title by stopping Milton Nunez in the first round in Panama City WBA source
31 July 2010	WBO	Dmitry Pirog	Champion	Won the title by defeating Daniel Jacobs WBO source
17 April 2010	WBCWBORING	Sergio Martinez	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kelly Pavlik. 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
11 July 2009	WBC	Sebastian Zbik	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBC title by defeating Domenico Spada by unanimous decision WBC source
29 September 2007	WBCWBORING	Kelly Pavlik	Champion, Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Jermain Taylor. WBC source WBO source RING source
28 April 2007	WBA	Felix Sturm	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Javier Castillejo WBA source
22 February 2007	WBA	Javier Castillejo	World Champion	Was reinstated as WBA middleweight champion by the 22 February 2007 notice after Mariano Carrera’s second anti-doping sample tested positive, this was a reinstatement, not a new fight win WBA source
2 December 2006	WBA	Mariano Carrera	World Champion	Initially awarded the title against Javier Castillejo, the WBA later withdrew recognition and reinstated Castillejo after both anti-doping samples tested positive WBA source
15 July 2006	WBA	Javier Castillejo	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Felix Sturm WBA source
11 March 2006	WBA	Felix Sturm	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Maselino Masoe WBA source
20 December 2005	IBF	Arthur Abraham	Champion	Won the title by defeating Kingsley Ikeke IBF source
16 July 2005	WBAWBCIBFWBORING	Jermain Taylor	Super Champion, Champion	Won the title by defeating Bernard Hopkins. WBA source WBC source IBF source WBO source RING source
18 September 2004	WBO	Bernard Hopkins	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Oscar De La Hoya WBO source
5 June 2004	WBO	Oscar De La Hoya	Super Champion	Won the title by defeating Felix Sturm 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 by defeating Héctor Velazco WBO source
8 July 2003	WBO	Hector Javier Velazco	Champion	Promoted from Interim Champion after Harry Simon was placed in recess WBO source
6 April 2002	WBO	Harry Simon	Champion	Won the full WBO title by defeating Armand Krajnc by unanimous decision 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
21 July 2001	WBO	Harry Simon	Interim Champion	Won the interim WBO title by defeating Hacine Cherifi by unanimous decision WBO source
12 May 2001	WBA	Felix Trinidad	World Champion	Won the title by defeating William Joppy WBA source
14 April 2001	WBC	Bernard Hopkins	Champion	Won the title by defeating Keith Holmes WBC source
27 November 1999	WBO	Armand Krajnc	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jason Matthews 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	Won the title by defeating Hacine Cherifi 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	Won the title by defeating Keith Holmes WBC source
31 January 1998	WBA	William Joppy	World Champion	Won the title by defeating Julio César Green 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	Won the title by defeating William Joppy WBA source
24 June 1996	WBA	William Joppy	Champion	Won the title by defeating Shinji Takehara WBA source
16 March 1996	WBC	Keith Holmes	Champion	Won the title by defeating Quincy Taylor WBC source
19 December 1995	WBA	Shinji Takehara	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jorge Castro WBA source
19 August 1995	WBC	Quincy Taylor	Champion	Won the title by defeating Julian Jackson 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	Won the title by defeating Chris Pyatt WBO source
1 October 1993	WBA	John David Jackson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Reggie Johnson 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	Won the title by defeating Julian Jackson 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	Won the title by defeating Michael Nunn 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	Won the title by defeating Nigel Benn WBO source
29 April 1990	WBO	Nigel Benn	Champion	Won the title by defeating Doug DeWitt 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	Won the title by defeating Iran Barkley WBC source
28 July 1988	IBF	Michael Nunn	Champion	Won the title by defeating Frank Tate IBF source
6 July 1988	RING	Sumbu Kalambay	Champion	Awarded the title RING source
6 June 1988	WBC	Iran Barkley	Champion	Won the title by defeating Thomas Hearns 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 by defeating Marvin Hagler RING source
6 April 1987	WBC	Sugar Ray Leonard	Champion	Won the title by defeating Marvin Hagler 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	Won the title by defeating Alan Minter. WBA source WBC source RING source
16 March 1980	WBAWBCRING	Alan Minter	Champion	Won the title by defeating Vito Antuofermo. WBA source WBC source RING source
30 June 1979	WBAWBCRING	Vito Antuofermo	Champion	Won the title by defeating Hugo Corro. WBA source WBC source RING source
22 April 1978	WBAWBCRING	Hugo Corro	Champion	Won the title by defeating Rodrigo Valdéz. WBA source WBC source RING source
5 November 1977	WBAWBCRING	Rodrigo Valdes	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Bennie Briscoe. WBA source WBC source RING source
26 June 1976	WBC	Carlos Monzon	Champion	Won the title by defeating Rodrigo Valdéz 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	Won the title by defeating Nino Benvenuti. WBA source WBC source RING source
4 March 1968	WBAWBCRING	Nino Benvenuti	Champion	Won the title by defeating Emile Griffith. WBA source WBC source RING source
29 September 1967	WBARING	Emile Griffith	Champion	Won the title by defeating Nino Benvenuti. WBA source RING source
17 April 1967	WBARING	Nino Benvenuti	Champion	Won the title by defeating Emile Griffith. WBA source RING source
25 April 1966	WBAWBCRING	Emile Griffith	Champion	Won the title by defeating Dick Tiger. WBA source WBC source RING source
21 October 1965	WBAWBCRING	Dick Tiger	Champion	Won the title by defeating Joey Giardello. WBA source WBC source RING source
7 December 1963	WBAWBCRING	Joey Giardello	Champion	Won the title by defeating Dick Tiger. 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	Won the title by defeating Gene Fullmer WBA source
7 April 1962	RING	Paul Pender	Champion	Won the title by defeating Terry Downes RING source
11 July 1961	RING	Terry Downes	Champion	Won the title by defeating Paul Pender RING source
22 January 1960	RING	Paul Pender	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson RING source
28 August 1959	NBA	Gene Fullmer	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Carmen Basilio NBA source
25 March 1958	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carmen Basilio RING source
25 March 1958	NBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carmen Basilio NBA source
23 September 1957	NBARING	Carmen Basilio	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson. Won the title by defeating Ray Robinson. NBA source RING source
1 May 1957	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Gene Fullmer RING source
1 May 1957	NBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Gene Fullmer NBA source
2 January 1957	NBARING	Gene Fullmer	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson. NBA source RING source
9 December 1955	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Carl Olson RING source
9 December 1955	NBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Bobo Olson NBA source
21 October 1953	NBARING	Carl Olson	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Randy Turpin. Won the title by defeating Randy Turpin. NBA source RING source
12 September 1951	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Randolph Turpin RING source
12 September 1951	NBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Randolph Turpin NBA source
10 July 1951	NBARING	Randolph Turpin	Champion	Won the title by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson. Won the title by defeating Ray Robinson. NBA source RING source
14 February 1951	RING	Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jake LaMotta RING source
14 February 1951	NBA	Sugar Ray Robinson	Champion	Won the title by defeating Jake LaMotta NBA source
16 June 1949	NBARING	Jake Lamotta	Champion	Won the title by defeating Marcel Cerdan. NBA source RING source
21 September 1948	NBARING	Marcel Cerdan	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tony Zale. NBA source RING source
10 June 1948	NBARING	Tony Zale	Champion	Won the title by defeating Rocky Graziano. NBA source RING source
16 July 1947	NBARING	Rocky Graziano	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tony Zale. NBA source RING source
28 November 1941	RING	Tony Zale	Champion	Won the title by defeating Georgie Abrams RING source
19 July 1940	NBA	Tony Zale	Champion	Won the title by defeating Al Hostak NBA source
27 June 1939	NBA	Al Hostak	Champion	Won the title by defeating Solly Krieger NBA source
1 November 1938	NBA	Solly Krieger	Champion	Won the title by defeating Al Hostak NBA source
26 July 1938	NBARING	Al Hostak	Champion	Won the title by defeating Freddie Steele. Won the title by stopping Freddie Steele in the first round on 26 July 1938, The Ring’s October 1938 editorial explicitly identifies that victory as the title transfer. NBA source RING source
March 1937	RING	Freddie Steele	Champion	The Ring’s May 1937 editorial explains that Steele replaced Marcel Thil following criticism of Thil’s foul victory over Lou Brouillard and Steele’s clear win over Babe Risko. Its March 11 ratings already name Steele champion, contradicting the later September date in secondary lineages. The editorial does not give the recognition decision day. RING source
11 July 1936	NBA	Freddie Steele	Champion	Won the title by defeating Eddie Babe Risko NBA source
19 September 1935	NBA	Eddie Babe Risko	Champion	Won the title by defeating Teddy Yarosz NBA source
11 September 1934	NBA	Teddy Yarosz	Champion	Won the title by defeating Vince Dundee NBA source
30 October 1933	NBA	Vince Dundee	Champion	Won the title by defeating Lou Brouillard NBA source
19 September 1933	NBA	Lou Brouillard	Champion	Was awarded the NBA Middleweight title NBA source
11 June 1932	NBARING	Marcel Thil	Champion	Won the title by defeating Gorilla Jones. NBA source RING source
25 January 1932	NBA	Gorilla Jones	Champion	Won the vacant title by defeating Oddone Piazza NBA source
3 December 1926	NBARING	Mickey Walker	Champion	Won the title by defeating Tiger Flowers. NBA source RING source
26 February 1926	NBARING	Tiger Flowers	Champion	Won the title by defeating Harry Greb. NBA source RING source
1924	RING	Harry Greb	Champion	The source gives only the year of this inaugural Ring recognition. An exact award day is not established; 1 January was a placeholder and is not treated as an event date. RING source
31 August 1923	NBA	Harry Greb	Champion	Won the title by defeating Johnny Wilson NBA source
1921	NBA	Johnny Wilson	Champion	This record belongs to the NBA recognition era in 1921. The January archive boundary does not establish this boxer’s recognition month or day; the earlier world-title win predates the organization. NBA source