World title lineage

WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT Champions

A complete roll of WBC middleweight champions since 1913 — 78 champions across 124 reigns. VITO MIELNICKI, JR. is the current titleholder. The longest reign belongs to BILLY SOOSE (5y 7m, 0 defences).

  1. 124
    VITO MIELNICKI, JR.CURRENT CHAMPION

    2026–present · 7m · 0 defences

  2. 123

    2026 · 21d · 0 defences

  3. 122

    2025–2026 · 9m · 0 defences

  4. 121

    2025 · 2m · 0 defences

  5. 120

    2024–2025 · 11m · 0 defences

  6. 119

    2024 · 3m · 0 defences

  7. 118

    2023–2024 · 12m · 0 defences

  8. 117

    2021–2023 · 1y 7m · 0 defences

  9. 116

    2019–2021 · 1y 9m · 0 defences

  10. 115

    2018–2019 · 1y 1m · 1 defence

  11. 114

    2018 · 4m · 0 defences

  12. 113

    2017–2018 · 7m · 0 defences

  13. 112

    2016–2017 · 1y 1m · 1 defence

  14. 111

    2016 · 4m · 0 defences

  15. 110

    2015–2016 · 11m · 0 defences

  16. 109

    2014–2015 · 12m · 0 defences

  17. 108

    2014 · 0d · 0 defences

  18. 107

    2013–2014 · 10m · 0 defences

  19. 106

    2012–2013 · 1y 2m · 0 defences

  20. 105

    2012 · 2m · 0 defences

  21. 104

    2012 · 1m · 0 defences

  22. 103

    2011–2012 · 4m · 0 defences

  23. 102

    2011 · 6m · 0 defences

  24. 101

    2011 · 3d · 0 defences

  25. 100

    2010–2011 · 1y 1m · 0 defences

  26. 99

    2007–2010 · 2y 11m · 4 defences

  27. 98

    2007 · 0d · 0 defences

  28. 97

    2007 · 7d · 0 defences

  29. 96

    2006–2007 · 5m · 0 defences

  30. 95

    2005–2006 · 1y 5m · 2 defences

  31. 94

    2005 · 29d · 0 defences

  32. 93

    2005 · 4m · 0 defences

  33. 92

    2004–2005 · 3m · 0 defences

  34. 91

    2004 · 3m · 0 defences

  35. 90

    2004 · 14d · 0 defences

  36. 89

    2004 · 3m · 0 defences

  37. 88

    2004 · 14d · 0 defences

  38. 87

    2004 · 2m · 0 defences

  39. 86

    2001–2004 · 2y 6m · 3 defences

  40. 85

    1999–2001 · 2y · 1 defence

  41. 84

    1999 · 2m · 0 defences

  42. 83

    1999 · 3m · 0 defences

  43. 82

    1998–1999 · 12m · 0 defences

  44. 81

    1996–1998 · 1y 7m · 1 defence

  45. 80

    1996 · 4m · 0 defences

  46. 79

    1996 · 4m · 0 defences

  47. 78

    1995–1996 · 7m · 0 defences

  48. 77

    1995 · 5m · 0 defences

  49. 76

    1993–1995 · 1y 10m · 3 defences

  50. 75

    1992–1993 · 8m · 0 defences

  51. 74

    1990–1992 · 1y 10m · 4 defences

  52. 73

    1989–1990 · 12m · 0 defences

  53. 72

    1989 · 10m · 0 defences

  54. 71

    1988–1989 · 9m · 0 defences

  55. 70

    1987–1988 · 1y 2m · 0 defences

  56. 69

    1985–1987 · 1y 12m · 1 defence

  57. 68

    1985 · 2m · 0 defences

  58. 67

    1984–1985 · 4m · 0 defences

  59. 66

    1984 · 7m · 0 defences

  60. 65

    1984 · 5d · 0 defences

  61. 64

    1984 · 2m · 0 defences

  62. 63

    1982–1984 · 1y 11m · 3 defences

  63. 62

    1982 · 23d · 0 defences

  64. 61

    1980–1982 · 1y 5m · 3 defences

  65. 60

    1980 · 7m · 1 defence

  66. 59

    1980 · 1m · 0 defences

  67. 58

    1979–1980 · 7m · 0 defences

  68. 57

    1978–1979 · 1y 2m · 2 defences

  69. 56

    1977–1978 · 6m · 0 defences

  70. 55

    1977 · 3m · 0 defences

  71. 54

    1974–1977 · 3y 2m · 4 defences

  72. 53

    1974 · 4m · 0 defences

  73. 52

    1974 · 4d · 0 defences

  74. 51

    1970–1974 · 3y 3m · 8 defences

  75. 50

    1968–1970 · 2y 8m · 4 defences

  76. 49

    1967–1968 · 5m · 0 defences

  77. 48

    1967 · 6m · 0 defences

  78. 47

    1966–1967 · 12m · 2 defences

  79. 46

    1965–1966 · 6m · 0 defences

  80. 45

    1963–1965 · 1y 11m · 1 defence

  81. 44

    1963 · 7m · 1 defence

  82. 43

    1962–1963 · 1y 1m · 0 defences

  83. 42

    1961–1962 · 6m · 0 defences

  84. 41

    1961 · 5m · 0 defences

  85. 40

    1961 · 21d · 0 defences

  86. 39

    1960–1961 · 1y 2m · 1 defence

  87. 38

    1959–1960 · 7m · 0 defences

  88. 37

    1958–1959 · 1y 4m · 0 defences

  89. 36

    1957–1958 · 6m · 0 defences

  90. 35

    1957 · 5m · 0 defences

  91. 34

    1957 · 2m · 0 defences

  92. 33

    1957 · 2m · 0 defences

  93. 32

    1956–1957 · 4m · 0 defences

  94. 31

    1956 · 4m · 0 defences

  95. 30

    1956 · 2m · 0 defences

  96. 29

    1955–1956 · 3m · 0 defences

  97. 28

    1955 · 6m · 1 defence

  98. 27

    1954–1955 · 1y 2m · 2 defences

  99. 26

    1953–1954 · 7m · 0 defences

  100. 25

    1951–1953 · 2y 7m · 1 defence

  101. 24

    1949–1951 · 1y 8m · 2 defences

  102. 23

    1948–1949 · 9m · 0 defences

  103. 22

    1946–1948 · 1y 12m · 0 defences

  104. 21

    1941–1946 · 5y 7m · 0 defences

  105. 20

    1940–1941 · 10m · 2 defences

  106. 19

    1939–1940 · 8m · 1 defence

  107. 18

    1938–1939 · 11m · 0 defences

  108. 17

    1937–1938 · 1y 11m · 2 defences

  109. 16

    1933–1937 · 3y 2m · 0 defences

  110. 15

    1933 · 3m · 0 defences

  111. 14

    1932–1933 · 1y 6m · 0 defences

  112. 13

    1931–1932 · 3m · 0 defences

  113. 12

    1927–1931 · 4y 4m · 1 defence

  114. 11

    1926–1927 · 1y 1m · 0 defences

  115. 10

    1925–1926 · 8m · 0 defences

  116. 9

    1925 · 3m · 0 defences

  117. 8

    1924–1925 · 1y 1m · 1 defence

  118. 7

    1923–1924 · 9m · 2 defences

  119. 6

    1923 · 6m · 0 defences

  120. 5

    1922–1923 · 4m · 0 defences

  121. 4

    1920–1922 · 2y 7m · 1 defence

  122. 3

    1917–1920 · 2y 6m · 0 defences

  123. 2

    1914–1917 · 3y 7m · 0 defences

  124. 1

    1913–1914 · 6m · 0 defences

The Ring Record

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

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