IBF Super Middleweight Title History Champions who have held each belt, most recent first. Exact dates are shown where verified; month-only dates reflect available records. Available history begins in March 1984, combining ranking archives and sourced title records.
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IBF Super Middleweight - World Champion
Became champion: 9 April 2026
Won the vacant title when Pavel Silyagin was stopped at the end of the eighth round at the Casino de Montreal.
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Became champion: 13 September 2025
Won the title by defeating Saul Alvarez.
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Became champion: 3 May 2025
Won the IBF title by defeating William Scull by unanimous decision in Riyadh.
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Became champion: 19 October 2024
Won the title by defeating Vladimir Shishkin.
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Became champion: 6 November 2021
Won the title by stopping Caleb Plant in the eleventh round.
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Became champion: 13 January 2019
Won the title by defeating Josรฉ Uzcรกtegui.
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Was elevated from interim to full IBF champion in July 2018 after James DeGale relinquished on 4 July. The promotion was already reported by 8 July; its exact day remains unverified. The June ranking label is an archive period, not the promotion month.
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Became champion: 7 April 2018
Won the title by defeating Caleb Truax.
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Became champion: 9 December 2017
Won the title by defeating James DeGale.
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Became champion: 23 May 2015
Won the title by defeating Andre Dirrell.
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Became champion: 26 May 2012
Won the title by defeating Lucian Bute.
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Became champion: 19 October 2007
Won the title by defeating Alejandro Berrio.
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Became champion: 3 March 2007
Won the title by defeating Robert Stieglitz.
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Became champion: 4 March 2006
Won the title by defeating Jeff Lacy.
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Became champion: 2 October 2004
Won the title by defeating Syd Vanderpool.
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Became champion: 24 October 1998
Won the title by defeating Charles Brewer.
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Became champion: 21 June 1997
Won the vacant title by defeating Gary Ballard.
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Became champion: 18 November 1994
Won the title by defeating James Toney.
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Became champion: 13 February 1993
Won the title by defeating Iran Barkley.
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Became champion: 10 January 1992
Won the title by defeating Darrin Van Horn.
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Became champion: 18 May 1991
Won the title by defeating Lindell Holmes.
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Became champion: 27 January 1990
Won the vacant title by defeating Frank Tate.
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Became champion: 11 March 1988
Won the vacant title by defeating Vincent Boulware.
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Became champion: 22 July 1984
Won the title by defeating Murray Sutherland.
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Became champion: 28 March 1984
Won the title by defeating Ernie Singletary.
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Osleys Iglesias
Pablo Farias
Donovan George
Edwin Rodriguez
Librado Andrade
Les Sherrington
Glen Johnson
Jean Paul Mendy
Thomas Oosthuizen
George Groves
Benjamin Simon
Jose Uzcategui
Alejandro Berrio