Continental title lineage

EBU MIDDLEWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of EBU middleweight champions since 1921 — 55 champions across 70 reigns. SHAKIEL THOMPSON is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to JOSE MARTINEZ DE ALFARA (12y 12m, 0 defences).

  1. 70
    SHAKIEL THOMPSONCURRENT CHAMPION

    2024–present · 2y 1m · 0 defences

  2. 69

    2024 · 6d · 0 defences

  3. 68

    2024 · 3m · 0 defences

  4. 67

    2024 · 2m · 0 defences

  5. 66

    2023–2024 · 12m · 1 defence

  6. 65

    2022–2023 · 1y 3m · 0 defences

  7. 64

    2021–2022 · 2m · 0 defences

  8. 63

    2014–2021 · 7y 4m · 1 defence

  9. 62

    2013–2014 · 1y 4m · 1 defence

  10. 61

    2011–2013 · 1y 11m · 0 defences

  11. 60

    2010–2011 · 7m · 1 defence

  12. 59

    2010 · 5m · 0 defences

  13. 58

    2009–2010 · 7m · 0 defences

  14. 57

    2007–2009 · 2y 6m · 0 defences

  15. 56

    2004–2007 · 2y 5m · 0 defences

  16. 55

    2001–2004 · 3y 7m · 4 defences

  17. 54

    1997–2001 · 3y 12m · 0 defences

  18. 53

    1995–1997 · 1y 6m · 1 defence

  19. 52

    1994–1995 · 1y 3m · 0 defences

  20. 51

    1992–1994 · 1y 9m · 0 defences

  21. 50

    1990–1992 · 2y 7m · 0 defences

  22. 49

    1988–1990 · 1y 11m · 0 defences

  23. 48

    1986–1988 · 2y 3m · 1 defence

  24. 47

    1984–1986 · 1y 12m · 1 defence

  25. 46

    1983–1984 · 9m · 1 defence

  26. 45

    1980–1983 · 2y 6m · 4 defences

  27. 44

    1980 · 3m · 0 defences

  28. 43

    1980 · 7m · 0 defences

  29. 42

    1978–1980 · 1y 7m · 1 defence

  30. 41

    1977–1978 · 10m · 0 defences

  31. 40

    1977 · 8m · 0 defences

  32. 39

    1976–1977 · 8m · 0 defences

  33. 38

    1976 · 2m · 0 defences

  34. 37

    1976 · 1m · 0 defences

  35. 36

    1976 · 1m · 0 defences

  36. 35

    1975–1976 · 8m · 0 defences

  37. 34

    1974–1975 · 12m · 0 defences

  38. 33

    1973–1974 · 7m · 0 defences

  39. 32

    1971–1973 · 2y 5m · 1 defence

  40. 31

    1970–1971 · 6m · 0 defences

  41. 30

    1969–1970 · 1y 3m · 2 defences

  42. 29

    1967–1969 · 1y 10m · 4 defences

  43. 28

    1965–1967 · 2y 1m · 2 defences

  44. 27

    1963–1965 · 2y 8m · 2 defences

  45. 26

    1962–1963 · 12m · 0 defences

  46. 25

    1961–1962 · 4m · 1 defence

  47. 24

    1958–1961 · 3y · 3 defences

  48. 23

    1957–1958 · 1y 8m · 0 defences

  49. 22

    1954–1957 · 2y 9m · 0 defences

  50. 21

    1951–1954 · 3y 2m · 2 defences

  51. 20

    1949–1951 · 1y 10m · 0 defences

  52. 19

    1948–1949 · 10m · 0 defences

  53. 18

    1948 · 2m · 0 defences

  54. 17

    1947–1948 · 1y 4m · 2 defences

  55. 16

    1934–1947 · 12y 12m · 0 defences · won vacant

  56. 15

    1931–1934 · 2y 5m · 0 defences · later vacated

  57. 14

    1928–1931 · 2y 9m · 0 defences

  58. 13

    1928 · 9m · 0 defences

  59. 12

    1927–1928 · 4m · 0 defences

  60. 11

    1926–1927 · 1y 1m · 1 defence

  61. 10

    1926 · 4d · 0 defences

  62. 9

    1926 · 3m · 0 defences

  63. 8

    1925–1926 · 7m · 2 defences

  64. 7

    1925 · 6m · 0 defences

  65. 6

    1924–1925 · 6m · 0 defences

  66. 5

    1923–1924 · 1y 10m · 0 defences

  67. 4

    1922–1923 · 3m · 0 defences

  68. 3

    1921–1922 · 1y 6m · 0 defences

  69. 2

    1921 · 2m · 0 defences

  70. 1

    1921 · 2m · 1 defence

The Ring Record

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

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