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Last updated on 2025-08-31

Europe
European Middleweight Title
International Boxing Union ( 1913 - 1940s )
European Boxing Union ( 1946 -   )
(as of 2025-09-25)

* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.

Georges Carpentier1912-02-29Monte Carlo, MON
Defeats Jim Sullivan; most likely vacant around the time when Carpentier wins the light heavyeight title on 13-02-12.
Ercole de Balzac1920-12-17Paris, FRA
Defeats Tom Gummer.
Gus Platts1921-02-21Sheffield, ENG, GBR
Also wins British Title on 21-03-28.
Johnny Basham1921-05-31Londong, ENG, GBR
Wins European and British titles.
Ted Lewis1921-10-14Londong, ENG, GBR
Wins European and British titles; also wins British Empire Title on 22-06-19.
Roland Todd1923-02-15Londong, ENG, GBR
Wins European, British Empire, and British titles; officially recognized by IBU on 23-11-18 (The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, ON, CAN, 23-11-19).
Bruno Frattini1924-11-30Milan, ITA
Tommy Milligan1925-06-08Londong, ENG, GBR
Vacant in 25.
Rene DeVos1926-01-31Milan, ITA
Defeats Bruno Frattini for the vacant title; vacant in 26.
Tommy Milligan [2]1926-07-12Londong, ENG, GBR
Defeats George West for the vacant European, British Empire, and British titles.
Alexander Ireland1928-03-14Edinburgh, SCT, GBR
Wins European, British Empire, and British titles; European title vacant in 28.
Mario Bosisio1928-04-01Milan, ITA
Defeats Barthelemy Molina for the vacant title.
Leone Jacovacci1928-06-24Rome, ITA
Defeats Bosisio to win European and Italian titles.
Marcel Thil1929-03-27Paris, FRA
Mario Bosisio [2]1930-11-23Milan, ITA
Poldi Steinbach1931-06-19Vienna, AUT
Hein Domgoergen1931-08-30Berlin, GER
Ignacio Ara1932-05-09Vienna, AUT
Defeats Karl Neubauer for the vacant title; vacates in 33.
Gustave Roth1933-06-24Bucharest, ROM
Defeats Gheorghe Axioti.
Marcel Thil [2]1934-05-03Paris, FRA
Also holds IBU world middleweight and European light heavyweight titles; vacant upon retirement on 38-02-17.
Edouard Tenet1938-04-07Berlin, GER
Defeats Jupp Besselmann for the vacant title.
Bep van Klaveren1938-07-17Rotterdam, NED
Anton Christoforidis1938-11-14Rotterdam, NED
Edouard Tenet1939-01-14Paris, FRA
Jupp Besselmann1942-05-23Stuttgart, GER
Defeats Mario Casadei for the vacant title; still champion as of 43-01-10.
Marcel Cerdan1947-02-02Paris, FRA
Defeats Leon Fouquet for the vacant title.
Cyrille Delannoit1948-05-23Brussels, BEL
Marcel Cerdan [2]1948-07-10Brussels, BEL
Cyrille Delannoit [2]1948-11-06Brussels, BEL
Defeats Luc van Dam for the vacant title.
Tiberio Mitri1949-05-07Brussels, BEL
Randy Turpin1951-02-27London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Luc van Dam for the vacant title.
Tiberio Mitri [2]1954-05-02Rome, ITA
Charles Humez1954-11-13Milan, ITA
Gustav Scholz1958-10-04Berlin, GER
John McCormack1961-10-17London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Harko Kokmeijer for the vacant title.
Christian Christensen1962-02-08Copenhagen, DEN
László Papp1962-05-16Vienna, AUT
Nino Benvenuti1965-10-15Rome, ITA
Defeats Luis Folledo for the vacant title.
Juan Carlo Duran1967-11-17Torino, ITA
Defeats Luis Folledo for the vacant title.
Tom Bogs1969-09-11Copenhagen, DEN
Juan Carlo Duran [2]1970-12-04Rome, ITA
Jean Claude Bouttier1971-06-09Paris, FRA
Tom Bogs1973-01-18Copenhagen, DEN
Defeats Fabio Bettini for the vacant title.
Elio Calcabrini1973-11-07San Remo, ITA
Defeats Bunny Sterling for the vacant title.
Jean Claude Bouttier [2]1974-03-02Paris, FRA
Kevin Finnegan1974-05-27Paris, FRA
Gratien Tonna1975-05-07Fontvieille, MON
Bunny Sterling1976-02-20Hamburg, GER
Defeats Frank Reiche for the vacant title.
Angelo Jacopucci1976-06-04Milan, ITA
Germano Valsecchi1976-10-01Milan, ITA
Alan Minter1977-02-04Milan, ITA
Gratien Tonna1977-09-21Milan, ITA
Vacant in 78.
Alan Minter [2]1978-07-19Bellaria, ITA
Defeats Angelo Jacopucci.
Kevin Finnegan1980-02-07Paris, FRA
Defeats Gratien Tonna for the vacant title.
Matteo Salvemini1980-09-10San Remo, ITA
Tony Sibson1980-12-08London, ENG, GBR
Louis Acaries1982-12-03Paris, FRA
Defeats Frank Wissenbach for the vacant title.
Tony Sibson [2]1984-02-25Paris, FRA
Ayub Kalule1985-06-20Copenhagen, DEN
Defeats Pierre Joly for the vacant title.
Herol Graham1986-02-05Sheffield, ENG, GBR
Sumbu Kalambay1987-05-26London, ENG, GBR
Pierre Joly1987-12-18Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, FRA
Defeats Angel Miguel Suarez for the vacant title.
Christophe Tiozzo1988-04-18Paris, FRA
Francesco Dell'Aquila1989-05-31Campione d'Italia, ITA
Defeats Andre Mongelema for the vacant title.
Sumbu Kalambay1990-01-24Campobello di Mazara, ITA
Agostino Cardamone1993-06-23Campania, ITA
Defeats Francesco Dell'Aquila for the vacant title.
Richie Woodhall1995-02-22Telford, ENG, GBR
Defeats Silvio Branco for the vacant title.
Alexander Zaitsev1996-06-29Sassari, ITA
Defeats Agostino Cardamone for the vacant title.
Hacine Cherifi1996-10-19Berck, FRA
Agostino Cardamone [2]1998-04-24Campania, ITA
Defeats Alexander Zaytsev for the vacant title.
Erland Betare1999-01-23Nord, FRA
Defeats Ali Ennebati for the vacant title.
Howard Eastman2001-04-10London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Robert McCracken for the vacant title.
Cristian Sanavia2001-12-01Veneto, ITA
Defeats Morrade Hakkar for the vacant title.
Morrade Hakkar2002-05-11Milan, ITA
Howard Eastman2003-01-28Nottingham, ENG, GBR
Defeats Christophe Tendil for the vacant title.
Morrade Hakkar [2]2005-03-26Doubs, FRA
Defeats Jorge Sendra for the vacant title.
Sebastian Sylvester2005-07-16Nuremberg, GER
Amin Asikainen2006-06-03Hannover, GER
Sebastian Sylvester [2]2007-06-23Zwickau, GER
Khoren Gevor2008-11-28Helsinki, FIN
Defeats Amin Asikainen for the vacant title.
Matthew Macklin2009-09-25Manchester, ENG, GBR
Defeats Amin Asikainen for the vacant title.
Darren Barker2010-04-09London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Affif Belghecham for the vacant title.
Matthew Macklin [2]2010-09-18Birmingham, ENG, GBR
Defeats Shalva Jomardashvili for the vacant title.
Darren Barker [2]2011-04-30London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Domenico Spada for the vacant title.
Grzegorz Proksa2011-10-01Neubrandenburg, GER
Defeats Julien Sebastian Sylvester for the vacant title.
Kerry Hope2012-03-17Sheffield, ENG, GBR
Grzegorz Proksa [2]2012-07-07Sheffield, ENG, GBR
Maksym Bursak2013-02-02Aulnay-sous-Bois, FRA
Defeats Julien Marie Sainte for the vacant title.
Billy Joe Saunders2014-07-26Manchester, ENG, GBR
Defeats Emanuele Blandamura for the vacant title; vacant in 15.
Michel Soro2015-06-20Milan, ITA
Defeats Emanuele Blandamura for the vacant title; vacates the title, probably after winning WBA International Super Welterweight Title on 16-07-30.
Emanuele Blandamura2016-12-03Colleferro, ITA
Defeats Matteo Signani for the vacant title.
Kamil Szeremeta2018-02-23Rome, ITA
Defeats Alessandro Goddi for the vacant title; vacant in 19.
Matteo Signani 2019-10-11 Trento, ITA
Defeats Gevorg Khatchikian for the vacant title.
Anderson Prestot2022-06-24Massy, Essonne, FRA
Matteo Signani [2] 2022-11-18 Savignano sul Rubicone, ITA
Tyler Denny 2023-11-18 Wolverhampton, W. Midlands, ENG, GBR
Hamzah Sheeraz 2024-09-21 London, ENG, GBR
Also holds WBC Silver and Commonwealth titles; vacates all titles in 24.
Denzel Bentley 2024-12-07 London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Brad Pauls and also wins British Title; also holds WBO International Title; vacates all titles in 25.


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