Middleweight

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. 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).

As of April 25, 2022.[2]

Keys:

 C  Current The Ring world champion

Rank	Name	Record	Title(s)
C	vacant
1	Gennady Golovkin	42–1–1 (37 KO)	IBF WBA
2	Jermall Charlo	32–0 (22 KO)	WBC
3	Demetrius Andrade	31–0 (19 KO)	WBO
4	Jaime Munguia	39–0 (31 KO)
5	Chris Eubank Jr.	32–2 (23 KO)
6	Zhanibek Alimkhanuly	11–0 (7 KO)
7	Ryōta Murata	16–3 (13 KO)
8	Carlos Adames	21–1 (16 KO)
9	Serhiy Derevyanchenko	13–4 (10 KO)
10	Felix Cash	15–0 (10 KO)

As of April 25, 2022.[3]

Rank	Name	Record	Points	Title(s)
1	Gennady Golovkin	42–1–1 (37 KO)	687.5	IBF WBA
2	Jermall Charlo	32–0 (22 KO)	109.1	WBC
3	Erislandy Lara	28–3–3 (16 KO)	95.18
4	Chris Eubank Jr.	32–2 (23 KO)	95.07
5	Jaime Munguia	38–0 (30 KO)	91.67
6	Michael Zerafa	30–4 (19 KO)	54.77
7	Carlos Adames	21–1 (16 KO)	44.18
8	Serhiy Derevyanchenko	13–4 (10 KO)	43.24
9	Zhanibek Alimkhanuly	11–0 (7 KO)	30.81
10	Ryōta Murata	16–3 (13 KO)	28.35

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) does not apply. 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) does not apply.

Rank	Name	Title Reign	Title Recognition	Successful Defenses	Beaten opponents	Fights
1.	Bernard Hopkins	10 years, 2 months, 18 days	IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO	20	17	[4]
2.	Tommy Ryan	8 years, 7 months, 4 days	World	6	6	[5][6]
3.	Gennady Golovkin	8 years, 1 months, 1 day	WBA (Super), IBF, WBC	21	19	[7]
4.	Tony Zale	6 years, 11 months, 24 days	NBA (current WBA)	4	4	[8]
5.	Carlos Monzon	6 years, 9 months, 9 days	WBA, WBC	14	11	[9][10]
6.	Marvelous Marvin Hagler	6 years, 7 months, 10 days	WBC, WBA, IBF	12	10	[11]
7.	Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey	6 years, 6 months, 15 days	World	2	2	[12]
8.	Felix Sturm	5 years, 4 months, 4 days	WBA	12	10
9.	Bob Fitzsimmons	3 years, 8 months, 12 days	World	1	1	[13][14]
10.	Arthur Abraham	3 years, 7 months, 2 days	IBF	10	10	[15]

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