WBC Super Middleweight boxing rankings- September 2022

WBC Super Middleweight rankings archive for September 2022. This page is the WBC-only list. View all WBC rankings, or compare the Super Middleweight boxing rankings across all organizations, or open the latest WBC Super Middleweight rankings.

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Rank	WBCSeptember 2022
	Saul Alvarez World Champion
	David BenavidezNEW Interim Champion
1	Pavel Silyagin+2
2	Caleb Plant+2
3	Christian Mbilli+2
4	Anthony Dirrell+2
5	John Ryder+2
6	Daniel Jacobs+2
7	Jesse Hart+2
8	Vladimir Shishkin+2
9	Erik Bazinyan+5
10	Lerrone Richards+2
11	Carlos Gongora+2
12	William Scull+4
13	Azizbek Abdugofurov+2
14	Kevin Lele Sadjo+5
15	Yamaguchi Falcao+3
16	Edgar Berlanga+1
17	Jose UzcateguiNEW
18	Petro Ivanov+4
19	Aidos Yerbossynuly+1
20	Ali Akhmedov+1
21	Ivan Zucco+4
22	Mark HeffronNEW
23	Nick HannigNEW
24	Sena AgbekoNEW
25	Evgeny ShvedenkoNEW
26	Padraig McCory+7
27	Demond Nicholson
28	Fedor Chudinov-4
29	Giovanni De CarolisNEW
30	Bektemir Melikuziev+9
31	Anthony Sims Jr-2
32	Mateusz Tryc-2
33	Ronald Ellis-2
34	Osleys IglesiasNEW
35	Junior YounanNEW
36	Yusuf KanguelNEW
37	Artysh Lopsan-3
38	Ralfs Vilcans-6
39	Diego Pacheco-3
40	Emre CukurNEW

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September 2022 archive

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Month-over-month changes since May 2022

There is a new Interim Champion: David Benavidez

Became champion: 21 May 2022

Won the vacant interim WBC title by stopping David Lemieux in the third round.

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Entered the top 10

Erik BazinyanNow #9 (was #14)
Lerrone RichardsJumped from #12 into the top 10

Dropped out of the top 10

David LemieuxWas #2 last month

Biggest risers

Bektemir MelikuzievJumped from #39 to #30
+9
Padraig McCoryJumped from #33 to #26
+7
Erik BazinyanUp 5 places to #9
+5

Biggest fallers

Ralfs VilcansDown 6 places to #38
-6
Fedor ChudinovNow #28 after being #24 last month
-4
Artysh LopsanDown 3 places to #37
-3

WBC 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 November 1988, combining ranking archives and sourced title records.

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WBC Super Middleweight - World Champion

Saul Alvarez

31 October 2026Current

Became champion: 31 October 2026

Defeated Christian Mbilli by unanimous decision (115-112, 116-111, 117-110) in Riyadh.

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Christian Mbilli

27 January 202631 October 2026

277 days

Became champion: 27 January 2026

Elevated from Interim Champion to World Champion, as announced at the WBC's weekly press conference on 27 January.

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Terence Crawford

13 September 20253 December 2025

81 days

Became champion: 13 September 2025

Won the title by defeating Canelo Álvarez.

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Saul Alvarez

19 December 202013 September 2025

1,729 days

Became champion: 19 December 2020

Won the title by defeating Callum Smith.

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David Benavidez

28 September 2019August 2020

Became champion: 28 September 2019

Won the title by defeating Anthony Dirrell.

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Anthony Dirrell

23 February 2019September 2019

Became champion: 23 February 2019

Won the vacant title by defeating Avni Yildirim.

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David Benavidez

8 September 2017October 2018

Became champion: 8 September 2017

Won the vacant title by defeating Ronald Gavril.

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Badou Jack

24 April 201518 January 2017

635 days

Became champion: 24 April 2015

Won the title by defeating Anthony Dirrell.

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Anthony Dirrell

16 August 201424 April 2015

251 days

Became champion: 16 August 2014

Won the title by defeating Sakio Bika.

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Sakio Bika

22 June 2013August 2014

Became champion: 22 June 2013

Won the vacant title by defeating Marco Antonio Peribán.

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Andre Ward

17 December 2011April 2013

Became champion: 17 December 2011

Won the title by defeating Carl Froch.

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Carl Froch

27 November 2010December 2011

Became champion: 27 November 2010

Won the vacant title by defeating Arthur Abraham.

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Mikkel Kessler

24 April 2010September 2010

Became champion: 24 April 2010

Won the title by defeating Carl Froch.

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Carl Froch

6 December 2008April 2010

Became champion: 6 December 2008

Won the title by defeating Jean Pascal.

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Joe Calzaghe

3 November 2007June 2008

Became champion: 3 November 2007

Won the title by defeating Mikkel Kessler.

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Mikkel Kessler

14 October 2006November 2007

Became champion: 14 October 2006

Won the title by defeating Markus Beyer.

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Markus Beyer

9 October 2004October 2006

Became champion: 9 October 2004

Won the title by defeating Cristian Sanavia.

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Cristian Sanavia

5 June 2004October 2004

Became champion: 5 June 2004

Won the title by defeating Markus Beyer.

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Markus Beyer

5 April 2003June 2004

Became champion: 5 April 2003

Won the title by defeating Éric Lucas.

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Eric Lucas

10 July 2001April 2003

Became champion: 10 July 2001

Won the vacant title by defeating Glenn Catley.

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Dave Hilton Jr

15 December 2000May 2001

Became champion: 15 December 2000

Won the title by defeating Dingaan Thobela.

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Dingaan Thobela

1 September 2000December 2000

Became champion: 1 September 2000

Won the title by defeating Glenn Catley.

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Glenn Catley

6 May 2000September 2000

Became champion: 6 May 2000

Won the title by defeating Markus Beyer.

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Markus Beyer

23 October 1999May 2000

Became champion: 23 October 1999

Won the title by defeating Richie Woodhall.

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Richie Woodhall

27 March 1998October 1999

Became champion: 27 March 1998

Won the title by defeating Thulani Malinga.

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Thulani Malinga

19 December 1997March 1998

Became champion: 19 December 1997

Won the title by defeating Robin Reid.

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Robin Reid

12 October 1996December 1997

Became champion: 12 October 1996

Won the title by defeating Vincenzo Nardiello.

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Vincenzo Nardiello

6 July 1996October 1996

Became champion: 6 July 1996

Won the title by defeating Thulani Malinga.

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Thulani Malinga

2 March 1996July 1996

Became champion: 2 March 1996

Won the title by defeating Nigel Benn.

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Nigel Benn

3 October 1992March 1996

Became champion: 3 October 1992

Won the title by defeating Mauro Galvano.

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Mauro Galvano

15 December 1990October 1992

Became champion: 15 December 1990

Won the vacant title by defeating Dario Matteoni.

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Sugar Ray Leonard

7 November 1988August 1990

Became champion: 7 November 1988

Won the title by defeating Donny Lalonde.

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WBC Super Middleweight - Interim Champion

Lester Martinez

21 March 2026Current

Became champion: 21 March 2026

Won the vacant interim title by unanimous decision against Immanuwel Aleem in San Bernardino.

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Christian Mbilli

27 June 202527 January 2026

214 days

Became champion: 27 June 2025

Won the interim WBC title by stopping Maciej Sulecki in the first round in Quebec City.

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David Benavidez

21 May 2022August 2024

Became champion: 21 May 2022

Won the vacant interim WBC title by stopping David Lemieux in the third round.

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WBC Super Middleweight Title History

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