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The International Boxing Union (IBU), formed in Paris in 1910. Changed name to European Boxing Union in 1946. It organised world title fights from 1913 to 1963 after which it was incorporated into the World Boxing Council (WBC).
This is a chronological List of World Super Middleweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
Middleweight WBO 2010–2012 3 Retired from boxing due to chronic spinal injuries. Harry Simon [9] 31–0–0 Light middleweight: WBO 1998–2001 4 Vacated title to move up to middleweight. Middleweight WBO 2002 0 Won WBO interim middleweight title in 2001 and the outright title in 2002. Stripped of title at 22–0 when he was unable to defend ...
In 1963, the year of its foundation, the WBC inaugurated titles in all divisions with the exception of light flyweight, super flyweight, super bantamweight, super middleweight, cruiserweight and bridgerweight, which were inaugurated in the subsequent decades. The most recent title inaugurated by the WBC is in the bridgerweight division in 2021.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. Weight class in combat sports Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above 154 lb (70 kg) and up to 160 lb (73 kg). Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation ...
Women's top 10 rankings Boxer Record Weight class Current world title(s) Ranker The Ring [6]ESPN [7]BoxRec [8]Claressa Shields: 14–0 (2 KO) Middleweight: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring
Toney vacated the title infavor of his IBF super middleweight title. [32] 5 Roy Jones Jr. (def. Bernard Hopkins) 22 May 1993 – 25 Aug 1994 1 Jones vacated the title to challenge James Toney for the IBF super middleweight title. [33] 6 Bernard Hopkins (def. Segundo Mercado) 29 Apr 1995 – 16 Jul 2005 19 7 Jermain Taylor: 16 Jul – 11 Oct 2005 0
This category lists professional boxers who have held a full middleweight world championship by the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), or World Boxing Organization (WBO).