List of Undisputed Boxing Champions - Middleweight

Middleweight

Reign Began Reign Ended Champion Recognition
August 10, 1963 December 12, 1963 Dick Tiger WBA & WBC
December 12, 1963 October 21, 1965 Joey Giardello WBA & WBC
October 21, 1965 April 25, 1966 Dick Tiger WBA & WBC
April 17, 1967 September 29, 1967 Nino Benvenuti WBA & WBC
September 29, 1967 March 4, 1968 Emile Griffith WBA & WBC
March 4, 1968 November 7, 1970 Nino Benvenuti WBA & WBC
November 7, 1970 February 9, 1974 Carlos Monzón WBA & WBC
Monzon was stripped of the WBC championship for not facing his mandatory challenger, Rodrigo Valdez.
June 26, 1976 July 30, 1977 Carlos Monzón WBA & WBC
Novermber 5,1977 May 22, 1978 Rodrigo Valdez WBA & WBC
May 22, 1978 June 30, 1979 Hugo Corro WBA & WBC
June 30, 1979 March 16, 1980 Vito Antuofermo WBA & WBC
March 16, 1980 September 27, 1980 Alan Minter WBA & WBC
September 27, 1980 June 6, 1987 Marvin Hagler WBA, WBC & IBF
Hagler was recognized as the inaugural IBF champion, adding the belt to his undisputed status. He lost the IBF and WBA belt recognitions after deciding to fight Sugar Ray Leonard. He lost the WBC belt after losing to Leonard.
September 29, 2001 July 16, 2005 Bernard Hopkins WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO
Bernard Hopkins became the undisputed champion after defeating Félix Trinidad in a Middleweight tournament to successfully unify the WBC WBA and IBF belts. He later added the WBO to his undisputed status after defeating Oscar De La Hoya, becoming the first man to ever hold all four titles simultaneously.
July 16, 2005 December 14, 2006 Jermain Taylor WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO
Taylor lost his IBF belt for taking a rematch against Hopkins instead of fighting the IBF #1 challenger Arthur Abraham. He officially lost his undisputed status after being stripped of his WBA belt on December 14, 2006

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