RING MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 08 Jan, 2026

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The Ring Middleweight Champion

Vacant

1
Dominican Republic flag
Carlos Adames photo
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Adames
2
Cuba flag
Yoenli Hernandez photo
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Hernandez

9-0-0

3
Cuba flag
Erislandy Lara photo
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Lara
4
United Kingdom flag
Conor Benn photo
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Benn
5
United States flag
Troy Isley photo
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Isley
6
Italy flag
Etinosa Oliha photo
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Oliha

22-0-0

7
Ireland flag
Aaron McKenna photo
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McKenna
8
United States flag
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams photo
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Williams
9
United Kingdom flag
Chris Eubank Jr photo
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Eubank Jr
10
United States flag
Jesus Ramos photo
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Ramos

WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 23 Dec, 2025

Kazakhstan flag
Janibek Alimkhanuly photo

WBO World Middleweight Champion

Janibek
Alimkhanuly

17-0-0

Stats icon
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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
France flag Ngamissengue (14-0-0) TKO 5 05-Apr-2025
Time inactive
289 days - (9 months & 14 days)
Won against
(Promoted From Secondary Belt)
Time held
1238 days - (3 years & 4 months)
Total defences
4
Apr 05 2025
TKO 5 France flag Ngamissengue (14-0-0)
Oct 14 2023
TKO 6 Germany flag Gualtieri (21-0-1)
May 13 2023
KO 2 Canada flag Butler (32-3-1)
Nov 12 2022
UD 12 United Kingdom flag Bentley (17-1-1)
Activity average
Every 310 days - (10 months & 4 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
1238 days - (3 years & 4 months)
1
United Kingdom flag
Denzel Bentley photo
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Bentley
2
Venezuela flag
Endry Saavedra photo
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Saavedra

17-1-1

3
Cuba flag
Yoenli Hernandez photo
2
Hernandez

9-0-0

4
United States flag
Troy Isley photo
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Isley
5
United States flag
Vito Mielnicki Jr photo
1
Mielnicki Jr
6
Poland flag
Fiodor Czerkaszyn photo
1
Czerkaszyn
7
Germany flag
Vincenzo Gualtieri photo
4
Gualtieri
8
Australia flag
Michael Zerafa photo
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Zerafa
9
United States flag
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams photo
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Williams
10
Ireland flag
Aaron McKenna photo
4
McKenna
11
United Kingdom flag
Shakiel Thompson photo
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Thompson

15-0-0

12
Japan flag
Riku Kunimoto photo
2
Kunimoto

15-1-0

13
Mexico flag
Carlos Ocampo photo
1
Ocampo
14
Australia flag
Cesar Mateo Tapia photo
1
Tapia

18-0-1

15
Canada flag
Derek Pomerleau photo
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Pomerleau

15-1-0

IBF MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 11 Jan, 2026

Kazakhstan flag
Janibek Alimkhanuly photo

IBF World Middleweight Champion

Janibek
Alimkhanuly

17-0-0

Stats icon
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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
France flag Ngamissengue (14-0-0) TKO 5 05-Apr-2025
Time inactive
289 days - (9 months & 14 days)
Won against
Germany flag Gualtieri (21-0-1) TKO 6 14-Oct-2023
Time held
828 days - (2 years & 3 months)
Total defences
2
Apr 05 2025
TKO 5 France flag Ngamissengue (14-0-0)
Oct 04 2024
TKO 9 New Zealand flag Mikhailovich (21-0-0)
Activity average
Every 414 days - (1 year & 1 month)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
828 days - (2 years & 3 months)
1
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Vacant
2
Italy flag
Etinosa Oliha photo
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Oliha

22-0-0

3
United Kingdom flag
Shakiel Thompson photo
2
Thompson

15-0-0

4
Ireland flag
Aaron McKenna photo
2
McKenna
5
Venezuela flag
Endry Saavedra photo
3
Saavedra

17-1-1

6
United States flag
Amari Jones photo
3
Jones
7
Germany flag
Vincenzo Gualtieri photo
3
Gualtieri
8
Russian Federation flag
Vadim Tukov photo
2
Tukov

16-0-0

9
United States flag
Vito Mielnicki Jr photo
Mielnicki Jr
10
Australia flag
Cesar Mateo Tapia photo
3
Tapia

18-0-1

11
Poland flag
Fiodor Czerkaszyn photo
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Czerkaszyn
12
Japan flag
Riku Kunimoto photo
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Kunimoto

15-1-0

13
Australia flag
Michael Zerafa photo
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Zerafa
14
Cuba flag
Yoenli Hernandez photo
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Hernandez

9-0-0

15
Latvia flag
Jevgenijs Aleksejevs photo
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Aleksejevs

Dropped Out This Month

United States flag
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams photo
Williams

WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 05 Dec, 2025

Dominican Republic flag
Carlos Adames photo

WBC World Middleweight Champion

Carlos
Adames

24-1-1

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Next Scheduled Defence
United States flag Williams (19-1-0) 31-Jan-2026
Last defence
United Kingdom flag Sheeraz (21-0-0) SD 12 22-Feb-2025
Time inactive
331 days - (10 months & 25 days)
Won against
(Promoted From Secondary Belt)
Time held
621 days - (1 year & 8 months)
Total defences
2
Feb 22 2025
SD 12 United Kingdom flag Sheeraz (21-0-0)
Jun 15 2024
UD 12 United States flag Gausha (24-3-1)
Activity average
Every 311 days - (10 months & 5 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
621 days - (1 year & 8 months)
United States flag
Jesus Ramos photo

WBC Interim World Middleweight Champion

Jesus
Ramos

24-1-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
44 days - (1 month & 13 days)
Won against
United States flag Mosley Jr (22-4-0) UD 12 06-Dec-2025
Time held
44 days - (1 month & 13 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
44 days - (1 month & 13 days)
1
Kazakhstan flag
Meiirim Nursultanov photo
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Nursultanov

20-0-0

2
Cuba flag
Yoenli Hernandez photo
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Hernandez

9-0-0

3
France flag
Bilel Jkitou photo
1
Jkitou

21-2-0

4
United States flag
Jesus Ramos photo
1
Ramos
5
United States flag
Shane Mosley Jr photo
1
Mosley Jr
6
United States flag
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams photo
1
Williams
7
Italy flag
Etinosa Oliha photo
1
Oliha

22-0-0

8
Poland flag
Fiodor Czerkaszyn photo
1
Czerkaszyn
9
United States flag
Troy Isley photo
1
Isley
10
Ireland flag
Aaron McKenna photo
1
McKenna
11
United States flag
Vito Mielnicki Jr photo
Mielnicki Jr
12
Japan flag
Riku Kunimoto photo
Kunimoto

15-1-0

13
France flag
Bruno Surace photo
2
Surace
14
Canada flag
Derek Pomerleau photo
Pomerleau

15-1-0

15
Australia flag
Dylan Biggs photo
Biggs

18-1-0

Dropped Out This Month

United Kingdom flag
Chris Eubank Jr photo
Eubank Jr
United Kingdom flag
Denzel Bentley photo
Bentley
United Kingdom flag
Kieron Conway photo
Conway
United States flag
Marquis Taylor photo
Taylor

18-1-2

WBA MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 31 Dec, 2025

Cuba flag
Erislandy Lara photo

WBA World Middleweight Champion

Erislandy
Lara

32-3-3

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Garcia (37-3-0) TKO 9 14-Sep-2024
Time inactive
492 days - (1 year & 4 months)
Won against
United States flag Lamanna (30-4-1) KO 1 01-May-2021
Time held
1724 days - (4 years & 8 months)
Total defences
3
Sep 14 2024
TKO 9 United States flag Garcia (37-3-0)
Mar 30 2024
KO 2 Australia flag Zerafa (31-4-0)
May 28 2022
TKO 8 Ireland flag O'Sullivan (31-4-0)
Activity average
Every 575 days - (1 year & 6 months)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
Australia flag Zerafa (31-4-0) KO 2 30-Mar-2024
Since a mandatory
660 days - (1 year & 9 months)
1
Cuba flag
Yoenli Hernandez photo
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Hernandez

9-0-0

2
Russian Federation flag
Vadim Tukov photo
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Tukov

16-0-0

3
Cuba flag
Yoelvis Gomez photo
2
Gomez

9-1-1

4
Australia flag
Michael Zerafa photo
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Zerafa
5
Dominican Republic flag
Euri Cedeno photo
4
Cedeno

13-0-1

6
United Kingdom flag
Chris Eubank Jr photo
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Eubank Jr
7
Russian Federation flag
Gleb Bakshi photo
1
Bakshi

6-0-0

8
Ireland flag
Aaron McKenna photo
1
McKenna
9
United States flag
Chordale Booker photo
Booker

24-2-0

10
United States flag
Eric Priest photo
1
Priest
11
Japan flag
Riku Kunimoto photo
1
Kunimoto

15-1-0

12
United Kingdom flag
George Liddard photo
2
Liddard
13
Australia flag
Joel Camilleri photo
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Camilleri

30-8-1

14
United Kingdom flag
Kieron Conway photo
1
Conway
15
Mexico flag
Jaime Enrique Osuna Diaz photo
Diaz

10-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

United States flag
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams photo
Williams
Brazil flag
Hebert Conceicao Sousa photo
Sousa

9-0-0

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RING MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Vacant

The Ring Middleweight Champion

  1. (24-1-1) -
  2. Cuba flag Yoenli Hernandez
    (9-0-0) -
  3. (32-3-3) -
  4. (24-1-0) -
  5. (15-0-0) -
  6. Italy flag Etinosa Oliha
    (22-0-0) -
  7. (20-0-0) -
  8. (19-1-0) -
  9. (35-4-0) -
  10. (24-1-0) -
WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Kazakhstan flag Janibek Alimkhanuly (17-0-0)

WBO World Middleweight Champion

  1. (21-3-1) -
  2. Venezuela flag Endry Saavedra
    (17-1-1) -
  3. Cuba flag Yoenli Hernandez
    (9-0-0) 2
  4. (15-0-0) -
  5. (22-1-0) 1
  6. (27-1-0) 1
  7. (24-1-1) 4
  8. (34-5-0) -
  9. (19-1-0) -
  10. (20-0-0) 4
  11. United Kingdom flag Shakiel Thompson
    (15-0-0) -
  12. Japan flag Riku Kunimoto
    (15-1-0) 2
  13. (38-3-0) 1
  14. Australia flag Cesar Mateo Tapia
    (18-0-1) 1
  15. Canada flag Derek Pomerleau
    (15-1-0) -
IBF MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Kazakhstan flag Janibek Alimkhanuly (17-0-0)

IBF World Middleweight Champion

  1. Vacant
  2. Italy flag Etinosa Oliha
    (22-0-0) -
  3. United Kingdom flag Shakiel Thompson
    (15-0-0) 2
  4. (20-0-0) 2
  5. Venezuela flag Endry Saavedra
    (17-1-1) 3
  6. (15-0-0) 3
  7. (24-1-1) 3
  8. Russian Federation flag Vadim Tukov
    (16-0-0) 2
  9. (22-1-0)
  10. Australia flag Cesar Mateo Tapia
    (18-0-1) 3
  11. (27-1-0) -
  12. Japan flag Riku Kunimoto
    (15-1-0) -
  13. (34-5-0) -
  14. Cuba flag Yoenli Hernandez
    (9-0-0) -
  15. (19-0-0) -
Dropped Out This Month
WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Dominican Republic flag Carlos Adames (24-1-1)

WBC World Middleweight Champion

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United States flag Jesus Ramos (24-1-0)

WBC Interim World Middleweight Champion

  1. Kazakhstan flag Meiirim Nursultanov
    (20-0-0) -
  2. Cuba flag Yoenli Hernandez
    (9-0-0) -
  3. France flag Bilel Jkitou
    (21-2-0) 1
  4. (24-1-0) 1
  5. (22-5-0) 1
  6. (19-1-0) 1
  7. Italy flag Etinosa Oliha
    (22-0-0) 1
  8. (27-1-0) 1
  9. (15-0-0) 1
  10. (20-0-0) 1
  11. (22-1-0)
  12. Japan flag Riku Kunimoto
    (15-1-0)
  13. (26-1-2) 2
  14. Canada flag Derek Pomerleau
    (15-1-0)
  15. Australia flag Dylan Biggs
    (18-1-0)
Dropped Out This Month
WBA MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Cuba flag Erislandy Lara (32-3-3)

WBA World Middleweight Champion

  1. Cuba flag Yoenli Hernandez
    (9-0-0) -
  2. Russian Federation flag Vadim Tukov
    (16-0-0) -
  3. Cuba flag Yoelvis Gomez
    (9-1-1) 2
  4. (34-5-0) -
  5. Dominican Republic flag Euri Cedeno
    (13-0-1) 4
  6. (35-4-0) -
  7. Russian Federation flag Gleb Bakshi
    (6-0-0) 1
  8. (20-0-0) 1
  9. United States flag Chordale Booker
    (24-2-0)
  10. (16-0-1) 1
  11. Japan flag Riku Kunimoto
    (15-1-0) 1
  12. (13-0-0) 2
  13. Australia flag Joel Camilleri
    (30-8-1) -
  14. (23-4-1) 1
  15. Mexico flag Jaime Enrique Osuna Diaz
    (10-0-0)
Dropped Out This Month

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2 thoughts on “Middleweight Rankings & Champions

    • Umm…GGG officially retired last year, with each of the sanctioning bodies(excepting WBO) in which he held a title at one time making an official press release, honoring him and the occasion.
      Jermall Charlo, it could be said, has many “in the business” more than a little skeptical whether or not his personal problems of the last two years are behind him.
      If he fights again and beatsa quality opponent, within 6 months, you can expect him to be ranked again(likely top 5) at that time.

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