WBC Super Middleweight Champion´s TimeLine
The WBC Supermiddleweight Championship was inaugurated on November 7th, 1988.
On the night when Sugar Ray Leonard challenged WBC Lt. Heavyweight Champion Donny Lalonde, with the aim of becoming a 5 division world champion.
The two men fought for the WBC 175Lbs.Belt, held by Lalonde, and the inaugural WBC 168Lbs. Championship.
That night, Sugar Ray Leonard, bravely got up from the canvass to defeat Donny by TKO in 9 rounds.
The fight took place at Caesar´s Palace Hotel in Las Vegas. The Referee was Richard Steele, and the Judges were Chuck Giampa, Stuart Kirshenbaum and Franz Marti.
Leonard, would vacate the 175 Lbs. belt and would face Hearns one year later in a very anticipated unification match that concluded as a draw.
Many years have happened since then and today, excited by Canelo´s Homecoming Undisputed title defense against John Ryder, we recall all the WBC Super Middleweight champions in boxing history.
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WBC 168 Lbs. Champion
1. RAY LEONARD (US) 1988 – 1990
2. MAURO GALVANO (ITALY) 1990 – 1992
3. NIGEL BENN (GB) 1992 – 1996
4. THULANE MALINGA (S. AFR) 1996
5. VINCENZO NARDIELLO (ITA) 1996
6. ROBIN REID (GB) 1996 – 1997
7. THULANE MALINGA (S. AFR) * 1997 – 1998
8. RICHIE WOODHALL (GB) 1998 – 1999
9. MARKUS BEYER (GERMANY) 1999 – 2000
10. GLENN CATLEY (GB) 2000
11. DINGAAN THOBELA (S. AFR) 2000
12. DAVE HILTON (CAN) 2000
13. ERIC LUCAS (CAN) 2001 – 2003
14. MARKUS BEYER (GERMANY) * 2003 – 2004
15. DANNY GREEN (AUSTRALIA) INTERIM 2003 – 2005
16. CRISTIAN SANAVIA (ITALY) 2004
17. MARKUS BEYER (GERMANY) * 2004 – 2006
18. MIKKEL KESSLER (DENMARK) 2006 – 2007
19. JOE CALZAGHE (GB) 2007
20. CARL FROCH (GB) 2008 – 2010
21. MIKKEL KESSLER (DENMARK) 2010
22. CARL FROCH (GB) * 2010 – 2011
23. ANDRE WARD (US) 2011 – 2012
24. SAKIO BIKA (CAMEROON) 2013 – 2014
25. ANTHONY DIRRELL (US) 2014 – 2015
26. BADOU JACK (GAMBIA/SWEDEN) 2015 – 2017
27. DAVID BENAVIDEZ (US) IN RECESS 2017 – 2018
28. ANTHONY DIRRELL (US) * 2019
29. DAVID BENAVIDEZ (US) * 2019 – 2020
30. SAUL ALVAREZ (MEXICO) 2020 –
31. DAVID BENAVIDEZ (US) * (Interim) 2022 –
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