Super middleweight

Super middleweight

Super middleweight is a boxing weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds. There was interest in a division between middleweight (160 pounds) and light heavyweight (175 pounds) in the 1970s, and a few states briefly recognized a "Junior Light Heavyweight" division at 167 pounds. During this period Don Fullmer, Billy Douglas, and Danny Brewer won the "world junior light heavyweight championship," although the media and most commissions outside these fighters' home states did not recognize such a division. [cite book
last = Mullan
first = Harry
title = The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing
publisher = Carlton Books
date = 1996
location = London, England
pages = 150
isbn = 0785806415
]

The current super middleweight division traces its beginning to 1984, when Murray Sutherland defeated Ernie Singletary for the International Boxing Federation version of the title. The World Boxing Association created its version of the super middleweight title when Chong Pal Park defeated Jesus Gallardo in 1987 (Park had been IBF champion before relinquishing the title to fight for the WBA version). The World Boxing Council crowned its first champion in 1988 when Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Donny Lalonde in a fight that was also for its version of the light heavyweight title.

Since the early 1990s, there has been a highly competitive super middleweight division in Britain and Ireland, including the rivalry between Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, and Michael Watson, which included two memorable fights and the tragic injury to Watson, followed by the emergence of Steve Collins, who defeated Benn and Eubank, before retiring and vacating the title, and the ongoing 10-year reign of Joe Calzaghe. In addition, fellow Brits Richie Woodhall and Robin Reid also held versions of the title between 1996-97 and 1997-98. Recently two of the current champions of the division, the undefeated Calzaghe and the likewise undefeated Mikkel Kessler had a title unification fight on November 3, 2007. Calzaghe won by a unanimous decision over Kessler and is now the undisputed champion of the division.

Professional Champions

Current champions

*List of super middleweight boxing champions

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