Middleweight






Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.




Contents






  • 1 Boxing


    • 1.1 Professional champions


      • 1.1.1 Longest reigning middleweight champions




    • 1.2 Olympic champions




  • 2 Kickboxing


  • 3 Mixed Martial Arts


  • 4 Taekwondo


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Boxing


In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above 154 lb (70 kg) and up to 160 lb (73 kg).


Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1867. Chandler won, becoming known as the American middleweight champion.


The first middleweight fight with gloves may have been between George Fulljames and Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (no relation to the more famous heavyweight Jack Dempsey).


Gennady Golovkin and Bernard Hopkins hold the record for most consecutive title defenses at this division, with 20 defenses.[1][2]



Professional champions



Current male champions













































Sanctioning Body
Reign Began
Champion
Record
Defenses

WBA (Super)
September 15, 2018

Mexico Canelo Álvarez[3][4]
51–1–2 (35 KO)
0

WBA (Regular)
October 20, 2018

United States Robert Brant
25–1 (17 KO)
1

WBC
September 15, 2018

Mexico Canelo Álvarez[5][6]
51–1–2 (35 KO)
0

IBF
October 27, 2018

United States Daniel Jacobs
35–2 (29 KO)
0

WBO
October 20, 2018

United States Demetrius Andrade
27–0 (17 KO)
1

Current interim champions

















Sanctioning Body
Reign Began
Champion
Record
Defenses

WBC
April 21, 2018

United States Jermall Charlo
28–0–0 (21 KO)
1

Current The Ring magazine middleweight rankings
Updated 20 September 2018











































































Rank
Name
Record
Title(s)
C

Mexico Canelo Alvarez
50–1–2 (34 KO)

WBA, WBC
1

Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin
38–1–1 (34 KO)

2

United States Daniel Jacobs
35–2 (29 KO)

IBF
3

United Kingdom Billy Joe Saunders
27–0 (13 KO)

4

United States Rob Brant
25–1 (17 KO)

WBA (Regular)
5

United States Demetrius Andrade
27–0 (17 KO)

WBO
6

United States Jermall Charlo
28–0 (21 KO)

7

Ukraine Serhiy Derevyanchenko
12–1 (10 KO)

8

Canada David Lemieux
40–4 (34 KO)

9

Poland Maciej Sulęcki
28–1 (11 KO)

10

Cameroon Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
37–3 (21 KO)



Longest reigning middleweight champions


Below is a list of longest reigning middleweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply.
















































































Rank
Name
Title Reign
Title Recognition
Successful Defenses
1.
United States Bernard Hopkins
10 years, 2 months, 18 days IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO 20
2.
United States Tommy Ryan
8 years, 7 months, 4 days World 4
3.
Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin
8 years, 1 month, 3 days WBA (Super), IBF, WBC 20
4.
United States Tony Zale
6 years, 11 months, 24 days NBA (current WBA) 4
5.
Argentina Carlos Monzon
6 years, 9 months, 9 days WBA, WBC 14
6.
United States Marvelous Marvin Hagler
6 years, 7 months, 10 days WBC, WBA, IBF 12
7.
Republic of Ireland Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey
6 years, 6 months, 15 days World 3
8.
Germany Felix Sturm
5 years, 4 months, 4 days WBA (Super) 12
9.
United Kingdom Bob Fitzsimmons
3 years, 8 months, 12 days World 1
10.
Germany Arthur Abraham
3 years, 7 months, 2 days IBF 11



     Active Title Reign


     Reign has ended



Olympic champions




  • 1904:  Charles Mayer (USA)


  • 1908:  John Douglas (GBR)


  • 1920:  Harry Mallin (GBR)


  • 1924:  Harry Mallin (GBR)


  • 1928:  Piero Toscani (ITA)


  • 1932:  Carmen Barth (USA)


  • 1936:  Jean Despeaux (FRA)


  • 1948:  László Papp (HUN)


  • 1952:  Floyd Patterson (USA)


  • 1956:  Gennadiy Shatkov (URS)


  • 1960:  Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA)


  • 1964:  Valeriy Popenchenko (URS)


  • 1968:  Chris Finnegan (GBR)


  • 1972:  Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS)


  • 1976:  Michael Spinks (USA)


  • 1980:  José Gómez (CUB)


  • 1984:  Shin Joon-Sup (KOR)


  • 1988:  Henry Maske (GDR)


  • 1992:  Ariel Hernández (CUB)


  • 1996:  Ariel Hernández (CUB)


  • 2000:  Jorge Gutiérrez (CUB)


  • 2004:  Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS)


  • 2008:  James DeGale (GBR)


  • 2012:  Ryota Murata (JPN)


  • 2016:  Arlen López (CUB)



Kickboxing




  • International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) Middleweight (Pro & Amateur) 159.1–165 lb. or 72.4–75 kg

  • In Glory promotion, a middleweight division is up to 85 kg (187 lb).[7]

  • In Bellator Kickboxing promotion, a middleweight division is up to 85 kg (187 lb).



Mixed Martial Arts



In MMA, the middleweight division is from 171 lbs (77.5 kg) to 185 lbs (84 kg).



Taekwondo































Category
Men's
Women's
Competitions
Note
Middleweight
78–84 kg
67–72 kg

World Championships, Continental Championships, Asian Games
since 1999
Middleweight
76–83 kg
65–70 kg

World Championships, Continental Championships, Asian Games
until 1998
Middleweight
68–80 kg
57–67 kg

Olympic Games, Pan Am Games, All-Africa Games



References





  1. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2774557-gennady-golovkin-ties-bernard-hopkins-record-with-win-vs-vanes-martirosyan


  2. ^ http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/23418556/gennady-golovkin-knocks-vanes-martirosyan-stubhub-center


  3. ^ "Alvarez edges Golovkin, becomes new middleweight champion". CBSnews.com. September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "Alvarez wins narrow decision for middleweight title". APnews.com. September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.


  5. ^ "Alvarez edges Golovkin, becomes new middleweight champion". CBSnews.com. September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.


  6. ^ "Alvarez wins narrow decision for middleweight title". APnews.com. September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.


  7. ^ OFFICIAL GLORY RANKING Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine




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