National title lineage

BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of BRITISH middleweight champions since 1893 — 66 champions across 85 reigns. GEORGE LIDDARD is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to JOCK MCAVOY (12y 2m, 4 defences).

  1. 85
    GEORGE LIDDARDCURRENT CHAMPION

    2025–present · 1y · 1 defence

  2. 84

    2025 · 5m · 0 defences

  3. 83

    2025 · 0d · 0 defences

  4. 82

    2024–2025 · 5m · 0 defences

  5. 81

    2024 · 5m · 0 defences

  6. 80

    2024 · 5m · 0 defences

  7. 79

    2023–2024 · 3m · 0 defences

  8. 78

    2022–2023 · 1y 6m · 2 defences

  9. 77

    2021–2022 · 1y 1m · 0 defences

  10. 76

    2020–2021 · 5m · 0 defences

  11. 75

    2018–2020 · 1y 11m · 0 defences

  12. 74

    2018 · 8m · 1 defence

  13. 73

    2016–2018 · 1y 5m · 1 defence

  14. 72

    2016 · 8m · 1 defence

  15. 71

    2015–2016 · 10m · 2 defences

  16. 70

    2014–2015 · 6m · 0 defences

  17. 69

    2013–2014 · 1y 2m · 2 defences

  18. 68

    2011–2013 · 1y 11m · 0 defences

  19. 67

    2011 · 4m · 0 defences

  20. 66

    2009–2011 · 2y 3m · 0 defences

  21. 65

    2007–2009 · 1y 6m · 1 defence

  22. 64

    2006–2007 · 10m · 0 defences

  23. 63

    2005–2006 · 1y 3m · 0 defences

  24. 62

    1998–2005 · 6y 10m · 3 defences

  25. 61

    1998 · 11m · 0 defences

  26. 60

    1997–1998 · 11m · 0 defences

  27. 59

    1997 · 1m · 0 defences

  28. 58

    1996–1997 · 1y · 0 defences

  29. 57

    1993–1996 · 2y 2m · 4 defences

  30. 56

    1992–1993 · 1y 2m · 0 defences

  31. 55

    1988–1992 · 4y 4m · 3 defences

  32. 54

    1987–1988 · 9m · 0 defences

  33. 53

    1985–1987 · 2y 5m · 0 defences

  34. 52

    1984–1985 · 5m · 0 defences

  35. 51

    1983–1984 · 1y 3m · 0 defences

  36. 50

    1982–1983 · 1y 7m · 0 defences

  37. 49

    1981–1982 · 4m · 1 defence

  38. 48

    1981 · 7m · 0 defences

  39. 47

    1981 · 2m · 0 defences

  40. 46

    1979–1981 · 1y 3m · 0 defences

  41. 45

    1979 · 7m · 0 defences

  42. 44

    1977–1979 · 1y 5m · 0 defences

  43. 43

    1977 · 5m · 0 defences

  44. 42

    1975–1977 · 1y 7m · 2 defences

  45. 41

    1975 · 5m · 0 defences

  46. 40

    1974–1975 · 1y 4m · 0 defences

  47. 39

    1970–1974 · 3y 5m · 3 defences

  48. 38

    1970 · 4m · 0 defences

  49. 37

    1969–1970 · 10m · 0 defences

  50. 36

    1965–1969 · 3y 8m · 2 defences

  51. 35

    1964–1965 · 11m · 0 defences

  52. 34

    1963–1964 · 1y 7m · 0 defences

  53. 33

    1962–1963 · 6m · 0 defences

  54. 32

    1959–1962 · 3y 1m · 1 defence

  55. 31

    1959 · 2m · 0 defences

  56. 30

    1958–1959 · 12m · 0 defences

  57. 29

    1955–1958 · 3y 4m · 2 defences

  58. 28

    1954–1955 · 9m · 0 defences

  59. 27

    1950–1954 · 3y 11m · 0 defences

  60. 26

    1950 · 6m · 0 defences

  61. 25

    1949–1950 · 8m · 0 defences

  62. 24

    1948–1949 · 1y 2m · 1 defence

  63. 23

    1946–1948 · 1y 8m · 0 defences

  64. 22

    1945–1946 · 1y 5m · 0 defences

  65. 21

    1933–1945 · 12y 2m · 4 defences

  66. 20

    1929–1933 · 3y 11m · 4 defences

  67. 19

    1928–1929 · 8m · 0 defences

  68. 18

    1928 · 1m · 0 defences

  69. 17

    1928 · 5m · 0 defences

  70. 16

    1927–1928 · 1y 1m · 0 defences

  71. 15

    1926–1927 · 7m · 2 defences

  72. 14

    1923–1926 · 3y 5m · 0 defences

  73. 13

    1921–1923 · 1y 8m · 1 defence

  74. 12

    1921 · 27d · 0 defences

  75. 11

    1921 · 2m · 0 defences

  76. 10

    1921 · 28d · 0 defences

  77. 9

    1920–1921 · 12m · 0 defences

  78. 8

    1916–1920 · 3y 10m · 0 defences

  79. 7

    1914–1916 · 2y 3m · 4 defences

  80. 6

    1911–1914 · 2y 9m · 0 defences

  81. 5

    1907–1911 · 4y 2m · 0 defences

  82. 4

    1902–1907 · 4y 5m · 0 defences

  83. 3

    1899–1902 · 3y 7m · 1 defence

  84. 2

    1898–1899 · 7m · 0 defences

  85. 1

    1893–1898 · 5y 6m · 1 defence

The Ring Record

Rankings derived from the Mike Paul / Bob Bordier heavyweight rating system.

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