Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
International Boxing Federation
World Super Middleweight Title (as of 2025-09-13)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Murray Sutherland
1984-03-28
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Defeats Ernie Singletary
Park Chong-pal
1984-07-22
Seoul, KOR
Stripped of the title on 88-02-02 after failing to make a mandatory defense within the prescribed time limit.
Graciano Rocchigiani
1988-03-11
Düsseldorf, NW, GER
Defeats Vincent Boulware; vacates on 89-09-01 when Rocchigiani is unable to maintain the weight limit.
Lindell Holmes
1990-01-27
New Orleans, LA, USA
Defeats Frank Tate.
Darrin Van Horn
1991-05-18
Verbania, ITA
Iran Barkley
1992-01-10
New York, NY, USA
James Toney
1993-02-13
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Roy Jones Jr.
1994-11-18
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates on 97-02-01 after moving up to the light heavyweight class in 06-11.
Charles Brewer
1997-06-21
Tampa, FL, USA
Sven Ottke
1998-10-24
Düsseldorf, NW, GER
Vacates on 04-03-27 upon retirement.
Jeff Lacy
2004-10-02
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Syd Vanderpool.
Joe Calzaghe
2006-03-04
Manchester, ENG, GBR
Vacates on 06-11-27 after refusing to fight mandatory challenger Robert Stieglitz.
Alejandro Berrio
2007-03-03
Rostock, GER
Defeats Robert Stieglitz.
Lucian Bute
2007-10-19
Montreal, QC, CAN
Carl Froch
2012-05-26
Nottingham, ENG, GBR
Vacates on 15-02-03 due to his inability to defend it following an elbow injury.
James DeGale
2015-05-23
Boston, MA, USA
Defeats Andre Dirrell.
Caleb Truax
2017-12-09
London, ENG, GBR
James DeGale [2]
2018-04-07
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates on 18-07-04, one day before a purse bid for a match against interim champion José Uzcátegui.
José Uzcátegui
2018-07-04
Interim champion since defeating Andre Dirrell on 18-03-03 in Brooklyn, NY, USA; status promoted.
Caleb Plant
2019-01-13
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Canelo Álvarez (Saúl Álvarez)
2021-11-06
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Also holds WBC, WBA Super, and WBO world titles; stripped of IBF title on 24-07-25 when Álvarez refuses to fight mandatory challenger William Scull (ESPN).
