Pro-Boxing Super Middleweight Rankings and Champion

Last Modified Sep 16, 2024 06:59 GMT
Pro-Boxing Super Middleweight Rankings and Champion
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In professional boxing, super middleweight falls between the middleweight and light heavyweight categories. It includes athletes weighing over 160 pounds (73 kg) and less than 168 pounds (76 kg). Since it was first introduced in the 1980s, the super middleweight division has experienced several memorable fights.

Boxing Super Middleweight Overview

Famous fighters like Joe Calzaghe, André Ward, and Carl Froch have established themselves in this division. Super middleweight was one of boxing's most active divisions at the end of the 2000s and the beginning of the 2010s.

The Super Six World Boxing Classic on Showtime, which sought to identify the best super middleweight in the world at the time, served as a showcase for this. Later, in late 2011, Andre Ward won the competition by a unanimous decision over Carl Froch. Canelo Alvarez became the division's first undisputed champion on November 6, 2021.

History of the Super Middleweight Class in Pro Boxing

In the late 1960s, the middle of the 1970s, and the beginning of the 1980s, there was interest in a middleweight-light heavyweight division. A "Super Middleweight" division was later established by the unofficial World Athletic Association (WAA) at 168 pounds after a few states briefly recognized a "Junior Light Heavyweight" division at 167 pounds (76 kg).

The WAA's first super middleweight title fight was then won by Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead over Ron Brown on April 3, 1982, in Denver, Colorado, after six rounds.

In 1984, Murray Sutherland beat Ernie Singletary to win the International Boxing Federation's version of the super middleweight championship, which marked the start of the current division. When Chong Pal Park, the 1987 Lineal champion, defeated Jesus Gallardo, the World Boxing Association established its version of the super middleweight title.

Since the early 1990s, the super middleweight division in Britain and Ireland has been extremely competitive. This includes the rivalry between Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, and Michael Watson, which featured two memorable fights and a tragic injury to Watson.

Then, Steve Collins emerged and dethroned Benn and Eubank before retiring and vacating the title. Joe Calzaghe also held the title for ten years.

List of Pro Boxing Super Middleweight Champions

Division/ WeightWBA WBCIBFWBOIBO
Super MiddleweightCanelo AlvarezCanelo AlvarezCanelo AlvarezCanelo AlvarezOsleys Iglesias

Latest Results from Super Middleweight Pro Boxing

  • On September 14, 2024, Canelo Alvarez defeated Edgar Berlanga via a unanimous decision to retain all of his titles.

Pro Boxing Super Middleweight Rankings 2024

RankBoxRecTBRBThe RingWBAWBCIBFWBO
CCanelo ÁlvarezCanelo ÁlvarezCanelo ÁlvarezCanelo ÁlvarezCanelo ÁlvarezvacantCanelo Álvarez
1David BenavidezDavid BenavidezDavid BenavidezEdgar BerlangaChristian M'billiWilliam ScullJaime Munguía
2Jaime MunguíaChristian M'billiChristian M'billiChristian M'billiJaime MunguíaVladimir ShishkinDiego Pacheco
3Sergiy DerevyanchenkoCaleb PlantCaleb PlantErik BazinyanDiego PachecoChristian M'billiErik Bazinyan
4Christian M'billiDavid MorrellDavid MorrellBektemir MelikuzievKevin Lele SadjoEdgar BerlangaChristian M'billi
5Caleb PlantJaime MunguíaJaime MunguíaUwel HernandezErik BazinyanDiego PachecoEdgar Berlanga
6Demetrius AndradeCarlos GóngoraErik BazinyanJaime MunguíaSergiy DerevyanchenkoKevin Lele SadjoPaulinus Ndjolonimu
7David MorrellPavel SilyaginVladimir ShishkinPablo Ezequiel CorzoCaleb PlantJaime MunguíaBektemir Melikuziev
8Edgar BerlangaEvgeny ShvedenkoDiego PachecoLuis J Rodriguez FernandezEdgar BerlangaErik BazinyanKevin Lele Sadjo
9Vladimir ShishkinVladimir ShishkinEdgar BerlangaCaleb PlantOsleys IglesiasSimon ZachenhuberJacob Bank
10Osleys IglesiasEdgar BerlangaOsleys IglesiasBek NurmaganbetLuke PlanticPetro IvanovVladimir Shishkin

Pro-Boxing Weight Divisions

FAQs On Pro-Boxing Super Middleweight

A. Canelo Alvarez is the current undisputed champion in the super middleweight division.


A. The super middleweight division gained recognition in the 1980s, with the establishment of the division and the introduction of championship fights.


A. The Super Middleweight division includes boxers weighing over 160 pounds (73 kg) and up to 168 pounds (76 kg).


A. As of September 2024, Canelo Alvarez holds a professional boxing record of 62-2-2.


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