Wba super welterweight champion ibf super welterweight champion. List of current world boxing champions boxing wiki fandom. Middleweight monster golovkin is hoping to secure a showdown with mexican champion canelo during the latter part of next year in what would be the divisions biggest matchup, but newlycrowned wbo champion saunders will aim to have his own say within this starstudded weight class. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Latest wbo rankings at heavyweight and super middleweight.
Jan 22, 2019 middleweight billy joe saunders sixmonth suspension for a failed drug test was lifted by the wbo on tuesday. Below is a list of longest reigning super middleweight champions in boxing measured by the individuals longest reign. Commonwealth middleweight champion wbo intercontinental middleweight champion wbo world no. These four bodies are widely recognized as the only legitimate governing. Latest wbo rankings at heavyweight and super middleweight non stop boxing. Please be advised the parties have thirty 30 days to negotiate an agreement for the wbo middleweight championship bout between demetrius andrade vs.
British middleweight champion wbo intercontinental. He is probably best known for being a retired professional boxer, who was the last champion in the undisputed middleweight division, winning the wbc, ibf, wbo and wba titles. The world boxing organization wbo is one of the four sanctioning organizations that recognizes professional boxing world champions. Wbo world boxing organization news, rankings, forums. Heavyweight champion as recognized by the world boxing organization. It is recognized by the international boxing hall of fame ibhof as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the world boxing association wba, world boxing council wbc, and international boxing federation ibf. London ap billy joe saunders remained on course to challenge either gennady golovkin or canelo alvarez after saunders defended his wbo middleweight title with a.
The victory led to tyson being named fighter of the year and given the upset of the year award by the ring magazine. List of undisputed world boxing champions wikipedia. All middleweight wboibo titles men 20 results live on. Request to wbo interim champion avtandil khurtsidze to show cause why his wbo interim middleweight championship should not be vacated per wbo rule 19. Middleweight wboibo titles men 20 scores, latest results, match details. Apr 15, 2019 gilberto ramirez is the current wbo super middleweight world champion, but recently debuted at lightheavyweight credit. Wbo world boxing organization news, rankings, forums, videos. Learn what distinguishes the wbo from the wba, wbc and ibf. List of world middleweight boxing champions wikipedia. Billy joe saunders raring to go for wbo supermiddleweight. World boxing association ranking world boxing association. World boxing association ranking for april 2020 search. Sep 16, 2017 undefeated wbo middleweight champion billy joe saunders 250, 12 kos scored a twelve round unanimous decision over willie monroe, jr.
In the bareknuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between tom chandler and dooney harris in 1867. It came as the number of uk coronavirusrelated deaths climbed by 621 to 4,934 and infections rose by 5,903 to 47,806. Mandatory challenger danny garcia 3620 last mandatory not fulfilled yet. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Dmitry pirog ud javier francisco maciel 117111, 115111, 115112 notes the pirog that caused one of the greatest upsets in 2010 when kayoing heavily favoured daniel jacobs last year to pick up the wbo strap at middleweight was not to be seen on saturday evening as the russian looked pedestrian in. Chandler won, becoming known as the american middleweight champion. Saunders retains wbo middleweight title in points decision. Month january february march april may june july august. 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 seems to have begun in the 1840s. How boxing rankings work which governing bodies rank boxers. Jan 25, 2018 the wbo super middleweight rankings are topped by jesse hart, the american super middleweight champion, followed by brit callum smith. Rankings of the month click here to view pdf version. The wbo is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has awarded world championships in 17.
These are the world boxing council wbc, the world boxing association wba, the international boxing federation ibf and the world boxing organisation wbo. Welterweight champion jose ramirez and his team join in to assist agricultural workers. Jermall charlo ryota murata is the wba regular middleweight champion and chris eubank jr. Wbo regulations of world championship contests pdf. Time since a mandatory 617 days 1 year, 8 months view champion stats. The closest the division came to having an undisputed champion was on november 3, 2007, when joe calzaghe defeated mikkel kessler to unify the wba super, wbc, and wbo. Following him in the fourth place is another brit in rocky fielding. Progressing spars with wbc silver super middleweight champion callum smith. Fighting back is the story of a different kind of boxing superstara hero for winning his battles outside as well as inside the ring. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source.
Lecester jermain taylor, better known by his nickname bad intentions, was born on the 11th august 1978, in little rock, arkansas, usa. Fury won the unified wba super, ibf, wbo, ibo, ring magazine and lineal heavyweight titles during 2015, by defeating longreigning champion wladimir klitschko. There was interest in a division between middleweight and light heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid1970s, and the. A list of the top 15 ranked fighters in the top four world sanctioning organizations and the current world champion for each organization. Request to wbo interim champion avtandil khurtsidze to show cause why his wbo interim middleweight championship should not.
Wbo intercontinental middleweight title commonwealth middleweight title british middleweight title amateur record. List of world supermiddleweight boxing champions wikipedia. Gilberto ramirez is the current wbo supermiddleweight world champion, but recently debuted at lightheavyweight credit. British boxing great nigel benn revealed on instagram that one of his brothers mark has died of coronavirus. Dec 18, 2017 billy joe saunders beats david lemieux to retain wbo middleweight belt britains billy joe saunders has demanded a unification fight with gennady golovkin after outclassing david lemieux to defend. Inspirational a true gogetter, tommy left home aged 17 to pursue his career in boxing 6. Gavin newsom issued executive order n3320 last month, declaring a state of emergency ordering all individuals living in the state of california to stay home except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical. Billy joe saunders beats david lemieux to retain wbo middleweight belt britains billy joe saunders has demanded a unification fight with gennady golovkin after outclassing david lemieux to defend.
List of world lightmiddleweight boxing champions wikipedia. Apr 11, 2020 the world boxing organization wbo is one of the four sanctioning organizations that recognizes professional boxing world champions. The world boxing association wba, founded in 1921 as the national boxing association nba. Middleweight division 160 lbs or 72,58 kg intercontinental. List of middleweight boxing champions boxing wiki fandom.
Retirements or disputed results could lead to a championship being split among several men for periods of time. Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020. In professional boxing, super middleweight is contested between the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, in which boxers can weigh between 160 pounds 73 kg and 168 pounds 76 kg. Four major governing bodies rank boxers and sanction title fights in boxing. Rankings of the month click here to view pdf version rankings of the month. New york september 10, 2014 the world boxing organization ordered a bout between jr. Registered number 118 522 464 3 world boxing foundation international trademark no. Wbo middleweight championship negotiation letter demetrius andrade vs.
Middleweight champion demetrius andrade 210, 14 kos andmatt korobov 240, 14 kos to fight for the vacant middleweight championship. Just click on the sport name in the top menu or country name on the left and select your competition. The wbo middleweight champion schools david lemieux in montreal and calls out gennady golovkin for a. Boxing world champions wbc ibf wbo wba ibo heavyweight cruiserweight welterweight middleweight lightweight featherweight bantamweight. Young tommy is only 27yearsold so has over five years left at the top level 5. It was a dull, tactical fight with saunders simply the busier man in. London ap billy joe saunders remained on course to challenge either gennady golovkin or canelo alvarez after saunders defended his wbo middleweight title with a unanimous points decision over. British boxing great nigel benn reveals coronavirus. Super welterweight wbo title men 2019 scores service is realtime, updating live. Longest reigning world super middleweight champions. What next for newlycrowned wbo middleweight champion. He was named the wbo s 160pound mandatory challenger for demetrius andrade. Current wbf world champions world boxing foundation.
Apr 22, 2020 ryota murata is the wba regular middleweight champion and chris eubank jr. To date, there have been no undisputed super middleweight champions. Wbo intercontinental super middleweight championship. The international boxing union ibu, formed in paris in 1910. Contentsshow championship recognition 18841910 champions were recognized by public acclamation. Middleweight billy joe saunders drug suspension lifted wbo. The world boxing organization wbo is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. Redirected from list of light middleweight boxing champions this is a chronological list of world light middleweight list of world super welterweight junior middleweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the betterknown sanctioning organizations. Mar 20, 2020 mandatory challenger danny garcia 3620 last mandatory not fulfilled yet. International boxing organization, 340 minorca ave. The 56yearold former world champion at two weights said mark had been the joker of the family.
For the vacant wbo intercontinental super middleweight championship, zach parker and rohan murdock, the no. Career total time as champion for multiple title reigns does not apply. The wbo super middleweight rankings are topped by jesse hart, the american super middleweight champion, followed by brit callum smith. This is a list of wbo world champions, showing every world champion certified by the world boxing organization wbo. New york july 16, 2014 after a successful trip of the united kingdom, wbo jr.
Boxing rankings view the latest top 15 in every division. Progressing spars with wbc silver supermiddleweight champion callum smith. If an accord is not reached within the time frame, a purse bid will be ordered. Negotiations for the wbo middleweight championship title bout billy joe saunders vs. This is a list of ibo world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the international boxing organization ibo since 1993. Middleweight billy joe saunders sixmonth suspension for a failed drug test was lifted by the wbo on tuesday.
This is a chronological list of world super middleweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the betterknown sanctioning organizations. Billy joe saunders schools david lemieux and then calls. The international boxing federation ibf, founded in 1983. According to wba championship rules, when a champion also holds a title of one of.
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. Smith, a 2010 commonwealth games silvermedallist, held the european, british, and wbc silver super middleweight titles from 2015 until last year. Jack dempsey and georges carpentier for the world heavyweight championship. Champion uk 1 dillian whyte international jam 2 tom schwarz intcont ger. Gilberto zurdo ramirez 390, 25 kos wont be vacating his wbo super middleweight title after all, as believed by many. Wbo wbo middleweight mandatory championship contest. When he outpointed wladimir klitschko, on one of the greatest nights in british boxing. Nigel benn middleweightsuper middleweight ilford, essex 198796. They are the first brothers to hold versions of the heavyweight championship at the same time. Wbo middleweight champion 1990, wbc super middleweight champion 199296 the dark destroyer was a relentless powerpuncher who knocked out his first 21 opponents before michael watson flattened him in 1989. This is a chronological list of world light middleweight list of world super welterweight junior middleweight boxing champions, as recognized by four of the betterknown sanctioning organizations. In the opening bout at turning stone resort and casino in verona, ny carlos adames 160, kos scored a third round knockout over juan ruiz 214, kos. It was a dull, tactical fight with saunders simply the busier man in most rounds. Undefeated wbo middleweight champion billy joe saunders 250, 12 kos scored a twelve round unanimous decision over willie monroe, jr.
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