WBC Middleweight Champion
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Middleweight champion as recognized by the World Boxing Council.
- The maximum weight for this division is 160 pounds (72.6 kg or 11 stone 6 lbs).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: WBC Middleweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Tiger | 1963 Aug 10 | 1963 Dec 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Joey Giardello | 1963 Dec 7 | 1965 Oct 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Dick Tiger (2) | 1965 Oct 21 | 1966 Apr 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Emile Griffith | 1966 Apr 25 | 1967 Apr 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Nino Benvenuti | 1967 Apr 17 | 1967 Sep 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Emile Griffith (2) | 1967 Sep 29 | 1968 Mar 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Nino Benvenuti (2) | 1968 Mar 4 | 1970 Nov 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Carlos Monzon | 1970 Nov 7 | 1974 Feb 9 S | 9 | 7 |
| 9 | Rodrigo Valdez | 1974 May 25 | 1976 Jun 26 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Carlos Monzon (2) | 1976 Jun 26 | 1977 Aug 29 R | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Rodrigo Valdez (2) | 1977 Nov 5 | 1978 Apr 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Hugo Pastor Corro | 1978 Apr 22 | 1979 Jun 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Vito Antuofermo | 1979 Jun 30 | 1980 Mar 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Alan Minter | 1980 Mar 16 | 1980 Sep 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Marvin Hagler | 1980 Sep 27 | 1987 Apr 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 16 | Sugar Ray Leonard | 1987 Apr 6 | 1987 May 27 R | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Thomas Hearns | 1987 Oct 29 | 1988 Jun 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Iran Barkley | 1988 Jun 6 | 1989 Feb 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Roberto Duran | 1989 Feb 24 | 1990 V | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Julian Jackson | 1990 Nov 24 | 1993 May 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Gerald McClellan | 1993 May 8 | 1994 V | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Julian Jackson (2) | 1995 Mar 17 | 1995 Aug 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Quincy Taylor | 1995 Aug 19 | 1996 Mar 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Keith Holmes | 1996 Mar 16 | 1998 May 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Hacine Cherifi | 1998 May 2 | 1999 Apr 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Keith Holmes (2) | 1999 Apr 24 | 2001 Apr 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Bernard Hopkins | 2001 Apr 14 | 2005 Jul 16 | 7 | 7 |
| 28 | Jermain Taylor | 2005 Jul 16 | 2007 Sep 29 | 4 | 4 |
| 29 | Kelly Pavlik | 2007 Sep 29 | 2010 Apr 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Sergio Gabriel Martinez | 2010 Apr 17 | 2011 Jan S | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Sebastian Zbik | 2011 Jan | 2011 Jun 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. | 2011 Jun 4 | 2012 Sep 15 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Sergio Gabriel Martinez (2) | 2012 Sep 15 | 2014 Jun 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Miguel Cotto | 2014 Jun 7 | 2015 Nov 21 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Saul Alvarez | 2015 Nov 21 | 2016 May 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Gennady Golovkin | 2016 May 18 | 2018 Sep 15 | 4 | 4 |
| 37 | Saul Alvarez (2) | 2018 Sep 15 | 2019 Jun 26 V | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Jermall Charlo | 2019 Jun 26 | 2024 May 08 S | 4 | 4 |
| 39 | Carlos Adames | 2024 May 07 | present | 2 | 2 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated