RING MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 11 Jun, 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
-
Hernandez
3
Cuba flag
Erislandy Lara photo
-
Lara
4
United States flag
Troy Isley photo
-
Isley
5
Italy flag
Etinosa Oliha photo
-
Oliha

22-0-0

6
Ireland flag
Aaron McKenna photo
-
McKenna
7
United States flag
Amari Jones photo
-
Jones
8
United Kingdom flag
Chris Eubank Jr photo
-
Eubank Jr
9
United States flag
Jesus Ramos photo
-
Ramos
10
United Kingdom flag
Denzel Bentley photo
-
Bentley

WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 02 Jun, 2026

Kazakhstan flag
Janibek Alimkhanuly photo

WBO World Middleweight Champion

Janibek
Alimkhanuly

17-0-0

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
France flag Ngamissengue (14-0-0) TKO 5 05-Apr-2025
Time inactive
441 days - (1 year & 2 months)
Won against
(Promoted From Secondary Belt)
Time held
1390 days - (3 years & 9 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 348 days - (11 months & 13 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
1390 days - (3 years & 9 months)
United Kingdom flag
Denzel Bentley photo

WBO Interim World Middleweight Champion

Denzel
Bentley

22-3-1

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Not Defended Yet
Time inactive
76 days - (2 months & 15 days)
Won against
Venezuela flag Saavedra (17-1-1) TKO 7 04-Apr-2026
Time held
76 days - (2 months & 15 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
76 days - (2 months & 15 days)
1
Cuba flag
Yoenli Hernandez photo
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Hernandez
2
United States flag
Vito Mielnicki Jr photo
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Mielnicki Jr
3
Poland flag
Fiodor Czerkaszyn photo
-
Czerkaszyn
4
United Kingdom flag
Brad Pauls photo
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Pauls
5
United States flag
Shane Mosley Jr photo
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Mosley Jr
6
Australia flag
Michael Zerafa photo
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Zerafa
7
Dominican Republic flag
Euri Cedeno photo
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Cedeno

14-0-1

8
United Kingdom flag
Conor Benn photo
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Benn
9
Argentina flag
Ismael Flores photo
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Flores

18-1-1

10
Italy flag
Etinosa Oliha photo
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Oliha

22-0-0

11
United States flag
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams photo
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Williams
12
Italy flag
Giovanni Sarchioto photo
-
Sarchioto

14-1-0

13
United States flag
Jahi Tucker photo
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Tucker

16-1-1

14
United Kingdom flag
George Liddard photo
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Liddard
15
Italy flag
Dario Socci photo
-
Socci

19-8-2

IBF MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 09 Jun, 2026

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IBF World Middleweight Champion

Vacant

1
United States flag
Amari Jones photo
3
Jones
2
Italy flag
Etinosa Oliha photo
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Oliha

22-0-0

3
Ireland flag
Aaron McKenna photo
-
McKenna
4
Russian Federation flag
Vadim Tukov photo
3
Tukov

16-0-0

5
United Kingdom flag
George Liddard photo
4
Liddard
6
Ireland flag
Callum Walsh photo
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Walsh
7
United States flag
Vito Mielnicki Jr photo
1
Mielnicki Jr
8
United Kingdom flag
Brad Pauls photo
4
Pauls
9
United States flag
Jahi Tucker photo
1
Tucker

16-1-1

10
Dominican Republic flag
Euri Cedeno photo
1
Cedeno

14-0-1

11
Cuba flag
Yoenli Hernandez photo
2
Hernandez
12
Latvia flag
Jevgenijs Aleksejevs photo
2
Aleksejevs
13
France flag
Michel Soro photo
2
Soro
14
United States flag
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams photo
Williams
15
Australia flag
Blake Wells photo
Wells

13-2-0

Dropped Out This Month

Germany flag
Vincenzo Gualtieri photo
Gualtieri

WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 03 Jun, 2026

Dominican Republic flag
Carlos Adames photo

WBC World Middleweight Champion

Carlos
Adames

25-1-1

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
United States flag Williams (20-1-0) UD 12 21-Mar-2026
Time inactive
90 days - (2 months & 29 days)
Won against
(Promoted From Secondary Belt)
Time held
772 days - (2 years & 1 month)
Total defences
3
Mar 21 2026
UD 12 United States flag Williams (20-1-0)
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 257 days - (8 months & 14 days)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
772 days - (2 years & 1 month)
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
196 days - (6 months & 14 days)
Won against
United States flag Mosley Jr (22-4-0) UD 12 06-Dec-2025
Time held
196 days - (6 months & 14 days)
Total defences
0
Activity average
N/A
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
None Called Yet
Since a mandatory
196 days - (6 months & 14 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
3
France flag
Bilel Jkitou photo
-
Jkitou

21-2-0

4
Poland flag
Fiodor Czerkaszyn photo
1
Czerkaszyn
5
United States flag
Amari Jones photo
9
Jones
6
Italy flag
Etinosa Oliha photo
2
Oliha

22-0-0

7
United States flag
Vito Mielnicki Jr photo
-
Mielnicki Jr
8
United States flag
Shane Mosley Jr photo
7
Mosley Jr
9
United States flag
Troy Isley photo
1
Isley
10
Ireland flag
Aaron McKenna photo
1
McKenna
11
United States flag
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams photo
1
Williams
12
Ireland flag
Callum Walsh photo
1
Walsh
13
Australia flag
Dylan Biggs photo
1
Biggs

18-1-0

14
United Kingdom flag
George Liddard photo
1
Liddard
15
Greece flag
Andreas Katzourakis photo
Katzourakis

17-0-0

Dropped Out This Month

Ukraine flag
Serhii Bohachuk photo
Bohachuk

WBA MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

Updated: 05 Jun, 2026

Cuba flag
Erislandy Lara photo

WBA World Middleweight Champion

Erislandy
Lara

32-3-3

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Next Scheduled Defence
TBA
Last defence
Venezuela flag Gonzalez (36-4-0) UD 12 06-Dec-2025
Time inactive
195 days - (6 months & 13 days)
Won against
United States flag Lamanna (30-4-1) KO 1 01-May-2021
Time held
1875 days - (5 years & 1 month)
Total defences
4
Dec 06 2025
UD 12 Venezuela flag Gonzalez (36-4-0)
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 469 days - (1 year & 3 months)
Mandatory challenger
TBC
Last mandatory
Australia flag Zerafa (31-4-0) KO 2 30-Mar-2024
Since a mandatory
811 days - (2 years & 2 months)
1
Cuba flag
Yoenli Hernandez photo
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Hernandez
2
Russian Federation flag
Vadim Tukov photo
-
Tukov

16-0-0

3
United States flag
Shane Mosley Jr photo
-
Mosley Jr
4
Cuba flag
Yoelvis Gomez photo
-
Gomez

9-1-1

5
Greece flag
Andreas Katzourakis photo
-
Katzourakis

17-0-0

6
Australia flag
Michael Zerafa photo
-
Zerafa
7
Dominican Republic flag
Euri Cedeno photo
-
Cedeno

14-0-1

8
Russian Federation flag
Gleb Bakshi photo
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Bakshi

7-0-0

9
United States flag
Chordale Booker photo
-
Booker

24-2-0

10
United Kingdom flag
George Liddard photo
-
Liddard
11
United Kingdom flag
Gerome Warburton photo
-
Warburton

17-2-2

12
United States flag
Eric Priest photo
-
Priest
13
Australia flag
Joel Camilleri photo
-
Camilleri

31-8-1

14
United Kingdom flag
Sam Gilley photo
-
Gilley
15
United Kingdom flag
Alan Graves photo
-
Graves

6-0-0

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RING MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Vacant

The Ring Middleweight Champion

  1. (25-1-1) -
  2. (10-0-0) -
  3. (32-3-3) -
  4. (15-0-0) -
  5. Italy flag Etinosa Oliha
    (22-0-0) -
  6. (20-0-0) -
  7. (17-0-0) -
  8. (35-4-0) -
  9. (24-1-0) -
  10. (22-3-1) -
WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Kazakhstan flag Janibek Alimkhanuly (17-0-0)

WBO World Middleweight Champion

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United Kingdom flag Denzel Bentley (22-3-1)

WBO Interim World Middleweight Champion

  1. (10-0-0) -
  2. (23-1-0) -
  3. (28-1-0) -
  4. (21-2-1) -
  5. (23-5-0) -
  6. (34-5-0) -
  7. Dominican Republic flag Euri Cedeno
    (14-0-1) -
  8. (25-1-0) -
  9. Argentina flag Ismael Flores
    (18-1-1) -
  10. Italy flag Etinosa Oliha
    (22-0-0) -
  11. (20-2-0) -
  12. Italy flag Giovanni Sarchioto
    (14-1-0) -
  13. United States flag Jahi Tucker
    (16-1-1) -
  14. (14-0-0) -
  15. Italy flag Dario Socci
    (19-8-2) -
IBF MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Vacant

IBF World Middleweight Champion

  1. (17-0-0) 3
  2. Italy flag Etinosa Oliha
    (22-0-0) -
  3. (20-0-0) -
  4. Russian Federation flag Vadim Tukov
    (16-0-0) 3
  5. (14-0-0) 4
  6. (16-0-0) -
  7. (23-1-0) 1
  8. (21-2-1) 4
  9. United States flag Jahi Tucker
    (16-1-1) 1
  10. Dominican Republic flag Euri Cedeno
    (14-0-1) 1
  11. (10-0-0) 2
  12. (20-0-0) 2
  13. (39-4-2) 2
  14. (20-2-0)
  15. Australia flag Blake Wells
    (13-2-0)
Dropped Out This Month
WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Dominican Republic flag Carlos Adames (25-1-1)

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. (10-0-0) -
  3. France flag Bilel Jkitou
    (21-2-0) -
  4. (28-1-0) 1
  5. (17-0-0) 9
  6. Italy flag Etinosa Oliha
    (22-0-0) 2
  7. (23-1-0) -
  8. (23-5-0) 7
  9. (15-0-0) 1
  10. (20-0-0) 1
  11. (20-2-0) 1
  12. (16-0-0) 1
  13. Australia flag Dylan Biggs
    (18-1-0) 1
  14. (14-0-0) 1
  15. Greece flag Andreas Katzourakis
    (17-0-0)
Dropped Out This Month
WBA MIDDLEWEIGHT
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Cuba flag Erislandy Lara (32-3-3)

WBA World Middleweight Champion

  1. (10-0-0) -
  2. Russian Federation flag Vadim Tukov
    (16-0-0) -
  3. (23-5-0) -
  4. Cuba flag Yoelvis Gomez
    (9-1-1) -
  5. Greece flag Andreas Katzourakis
    (17-0-0) -
  6. (34-5-0) -
  7. Dominican Republic flag Euri Cedeno
    (14-0-1) -
  8. Russian Federation flag Gleb Bakshi
    (7-0-0) -
  9. United States flag Chordale Booker
    (24-2-0) -
  10. (14-0-0) -
  11. United Kingdom flag Gerome Warburton
    (17-2-2) -
  12. (16-0-1) -
  13. Australia flag Joel Camilleri
    (31-8-1) -
  14. (19-2-1) -
  15. United Kingdom flag Alan Graves
    (6-0-0) -

Box.Live Power Rankings – Middleweight

Box.Live's Power Rankings provide a simple method for ranking active fighters 1st through 41st in the middleweight division.

Outside the top 10 or so fighters, who are more likely to be ranked for their current ability and standing at middleweight, others are considered by their potential future influence as mandatory or eliminator contenders. Every fighter is either a champion or ranked by at least one organisation at middleweight, so inactive fighters may not appear until they fight again.

Order: Ring champion, Ring positions 1–10, then other world champions, then by combined ranking points (WBC/IBF/WBO/WBA).

Key: (c) = champion, (int) = interim, (reg) = WBA regular when multiple champions, [m] = mandatory.

# Fighter The Ring WBC IBF WBO WBA Change
1 Carlos Adames (25-1-1) Dominican Republic flag 1 (c) - - - -
2 Yoenli Hernandez (10-0-0) Cuba flag 2 2 11 1 1 -
3 Erislandy Lara (32-3-3) Cuba flag 3 - - - (c) -
4 Troy Isley (15-0-0) United States flag 4 9 - - - -
5 Etinosa Oliha (22-0-0) Italy flag 5 6 2 10 - -
6 Aaron McKenna (20-0-0) Ireland flag 6 10 3 - - -
7 Amari Jones (17-0-0) United States flag 7 5 1 - - -
8 Chris Eubank Jr (35-4-0) United Kingdom flag 8 - - - - -
9 Jesus Ramos (24-1-0) United States flag 9 (int) - - - -
10 Denzel Bentley (22-3-1) United Kingdom flag 10 - - (c) - -
11 Janibek Alimkhanuly (17-0-0) Kazakhstan flag - - - (c) - -
12 Vito Mielnicki Jr (23-1-0) United States flag - 7 7 2 - -
13 Shane Mosley Jr (23-5-0) United States flag - 8 - 5 3 -
14 Vadim Tukov (16-0-0) Russian Federation flag - - 4 - 2 -
15 Fiodor Czerkaszyn (28-1-0) Poland flag - 4 - 3 - -
16 Euri Cedeno (14-0-1) Dominican Republic flag - - 10 7 7 -
17 George Liddard (14-0-0) United Kingdom flag - 14 5 14 10 -
18 Brad Pauls (21-2-1) United Kingdom flag - - 8 4 - -
19 Michael Zerafa (34-5-0) Australia flag - - - 6 6 -
20 Meiirim Nursultanov (20-0-0) Kazakhstan flag - 1 - - - -
21 Callum Walsh (16-0-0) Ireland flag - 12 6 - - -
22 Bilel Jkitou (21-2-0) France flag - 3 - - - -
23 Yoelvis Gomez (9-1-1) Cuba flag - - - - 4 -
24 Andreas Katzourakis (17-0-0) Greece flag - 15 - - 5 -
25 Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams (20-2-0) United States flag - 11 14 11 - -
26 Jahi Tucker (16-1-1) United States flag - - 9 13 - -
27 Conor Benn (25-1-0) United Kingdom flag - - - 8 - -
28 Gleb Bakshi (7-0-0) Russian Federation flag - - - - 8 -
29 Chordale Booker (24-2-0) United States flag - - - - 9 -
30 Ismael Flores (18-1-1) Argentina flag - - - 9 - -
31 Gerome Warburton (17-2-2) United Kingdom flag - - - - 11 -
32 Eric Priest (16-0-1) United States flag - - - - 12 -
33 Giovanni Sarchioto (14-1-0) Italy flag - - - 12 - -
34 Jevgenijs Aleksejevs (20-0-0) Latvia flag - - 12 - - -
35 Dylan Biggs (18-1-0) Australia flag - 13 - - - -
36 Joel Camilleri (31-8-1) Australia flag - - - - 13 -
37 Michel Soro (39-4-2) France flag - - 13 - - -
38 Sam Gilley (19-2-1) United Kingdom flag - - - - 14 -
39 Alan Graves (6-0-0) United Kingdom flag - - - - 15 -
40 Blake Wells (13-2-0) Australia flag - - 15 - - -
41 Dario Socci (19-8-2) Italy flag - - - 15 - -

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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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