Super middleweight
Limit: 168 lb / 76.2 kg
The newest of the major classical divisions, super middleweight (168 lb) was created by the IBF in 1984. Joe Calzaghe held the WBO title for over 10 years (21 defences). Andre Ward retired undefeated as undisputed super middleweight champion in 2017 after winning the Super Six tournament. Canelo Álvarez became the first four-belt undisputed super middleweight champion in November 2021.
Current world champions
- wba
- Canelo Álvarez
- wbc
- Canelo Álvarez
- ibf
- William Scull
- wbo
- Canelo Álvarez
Alternate division names
- wbc
- Super Middleweight
- wba
- Super Middleweight
- ibf
- Super Middleweight
- wbo
- Super Middleweight
Legends of the division
All-time top 3
- 1.Canelo Álvarez
- 2.Roy Jones Jr.— Brief IBF title (1994)
- 3.David Benavidez
Trivia
- ▸Joe Calzaghe's 21 successful super middleweight title defences is a divisional record that still stands.
- ▸Andre Ward retired at 32-0 in 2017 as the only undefeated undisputed super-middleweight champion.
- ▸David Benavidez has been the WBC interim/regular champion-in-waiting for Canelo Álvarez since 2022; the long-awaited unification remains unmade.