Middleweight

 ( Boxing Weight Classes ) 

Middleweight is a weight class in .

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Boxing

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Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .

Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1867. Chandler won, becoming known as the American middleweight champion. The first middleweight fight with gloves may have been between George Fulljames and Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (no relation to the more famous heavyweight Jack Dempsey).

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Current world champions

WBA	March 9, 2023	Erislandy Lara	31–3–3 (19 KO)	2
WBC	May 7, 2024	Carlos Adames	24–1–1 (18 KO)	2
IBF	October 14, 2023	Janibek Alimkhanuly	17–0 (12 KO)	2
WBO	August 26, 2022	Janibek Alimkhanuly	17–0 (12 KO)	4

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Current world rankings

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The Ring As of August 11, 2025.

Keys:

Current The Ring world champion

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1	Janibek Alimkhanuly	17–0 (12 KO)	WBO, IBF
2	Carlos Adames	24–1–1 (18 KO)	WBC
3	Erislandy Lara	31–3–3 (19 KO)	WBA
4	Chris Eubank Jr.	35–3 (25 KO)
5	Yoenlis Hernández	8–0 (7 KO)
6	Troy Isley	15–0 (5 KO)
7	Etinosa Oliha	21–0 (9 KO)
8	Aaron McKenna	20–0 (10 KO)
9	Austin Williams	19–1 (13 KO)
10	Denzel Bentley	21–3–1 (17 KO)

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BoxRec As of October 15, 2025.

1	Gennady Golovkin	42–2–1 (37 KO)	687.5
2	Jermall Charlo	34–0 (23 KO)	109.1
3	Erislandy Lara	31–3–3 (19 KO)	95.18	WBA
4	Chris Eubank Jr.	32–2 (23 KO)	95.07
5	Jaime Munguía	38–0 (30 KO)	91.67
6	Michael Zerafa	30–4 (19 KO)	54.77
7	Carlos Adames	24–1 (18 KO)	44.18
8	Sergiy Derevyanchenko	13–4 (10 KO)	43.24
9	Janibek Alimkhanuly	17–0 (12 KO)	30.81	WBO IBF
10	Ryōta Murata	16–3 (13 KO)	28.35

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Longest reigning world middleweight champions Below is a list of longest reigning middleweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) is not counted.

Active Title Reign

Reign has ended

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Amateur

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Olympic champions

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Kickboxing

• International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Middleweight (Pro & Amateur) 159.1–165 lb. or 72.4–75 kg
• In Glory promotion, a middleweight division is up to 85 kg (187 lb). OFFICIAL GLORY RANKING
• In Bellator Kickboxing promotion, a middleweight division is up to 85 kg (187 lb).
• In ONE Championship, the middleweight division limit is .

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Bare-knuckle boxing The limit for middleweight generally differs among promotions in bare-knuckle boxing:

• In Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the middleweight division has an upper limit of .
• In BYB Extreme Fighting Series, the middleweight division has an upper limit of .
• In BKB™, the middleweight division has an upper limit of .

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Lethwei The World Lethwei Championship recognizes the middleweight division with an upper limit of . In World Lethwei Championship, Naimjon Tuhtaboyev is the Middleweight Champion.

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Mixed Martial Arts In MMA, the middleweight division is from 171 lb (77.5 kg) to 185 lb (84 kg).

Anderson Silva is considered to be the greatest Middleweight MMA fighter of all time.

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Taekwondo

Middleweight	78–84 kg	67–72 kg	World Championships, Continental Championships, Asian Games	since 1999
Middleweight	76–83 kg	65–70 kg	World Championships, Continental Championships, Asian Games	until 1998
Middleweight	68–80 kg	57–67 kg	Olympic Games, Pan Am Games, All-Africa Games

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