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Top 10 Super Middleweight Boxers – World Rankings

Updating the Super Middleweight Boxers - World Rankings after David Benavidez defeated Demetrius Andrade to remain the WBC Interim Champion

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By admin | November 26, 2023

Updating the Super Middleweight Boxers – World Rankings after David Benavidez remains the mandatory challenger to Canelo Alvarez and the historic fight Canelo Álvarez displayed recently. Also, the emergence of Vladimir Shishkin, Lerrone Richards, and Erik Bazinyan.

Honorable Mention

Zach Parker

Zach Parker is a professional Boxer from Britain, and he has a record of 23 wins and 1 loss. Parker is the former WBO Inter-Continental and international super-middleweight champion.

In his most recent fight, Parker fought Khalid Graidia and won by retirement. Parker deserves an honorable mention on the Super Middleweight Boxers – World Rankings.

David Lemieux

David Lemieux is a Canadian professional boxer who has quite an extensive boxing record, with 43 wins and 5 losses. 

Lemieux is the former IBF middleweight champion. He won the title in 2015; however, in his very next fight, he lost the title to GGG.  In 2017, he also fought Billy Joe Saunders for the WBO middleweight title, but couldn’t win. 

In his most recent fight, Lemieux fought David Benavidez for the WBC interim super middleweight title, however, he lost via KO in the third round. There is no announcement about his next fight as of yet.

Carlos Góngora

Carlos Góngora is a professional boxer from Ecuador, and he has a professional record of 22 wins and 2 losses. 

Góngora is the former IBO super-middleweight champion of the world. He won the title in 2020 and lost it to Lerrone Richards after only one title defense. 

In his most recent fight, he defeated Jhon Teheran, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

Vladimir Shishkin

Opening the Super Middleweight Boxing Rankings is Vladimir Shishkin. Shishkin is a professional boxer from Russia and he has an undefeated record of 14 wins and 0 losses. 

Shishkin is the former WBA Asia super-middleweight world champion. He is one of the most impressive rising talents in the super middleweight division. 

In his most recent fight, he defeated José Uzcátegui and his next fight has not been announced yet.

Top 10 Super Middleweight Boxers

10. Demetrius Andrade

Demetrius Andrade is a professional boxer from the United States. He has a record of 32 wins and 1 loss.

He is the former WBO Middleweight champion and recently moved up to Super middleweight and debuted in the weight class against Demond Nicholson and won by unanimous decision.

Andrade took on David Benavidez for the WBC Super Middleweight Interim title in his second fight in the division. He was able to be successful early in the first 3 rounds but was knocked down by a right hook in the 4th round and finally a corner stoppage in the 6th round losing the fight.

9. Lerrone Richards

Lerrone Richards is an Undefeated professional boxer from Britain. He has a record of 18 wins and 0 losses and is also the former IBO super-middleweight champion. 

Richards has also held multiple regional titles over his career, which include the European, Commonwealth, and British super-middleweight titles. 

He defeated Mickey Ellison in his most recent fight, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

8. Anthony Dirrell

Anthony Dirrell is an American professional boxer with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws. 

Dirrell is a two-time WBC super-middleweight champion, having held the title in 2019 and previously from 2014 to 2015, however, he does not have any title defenses on his resume. 

In his most recent fight, Dirrell fought Caleb Plant, however, he lost the fight via knockout. There is no announcement about his next fight yet.

7. Erik Bazinyan

Erik Bazinyan is an Armenian-born boxer fighting out of Canada, and he has an undefeated professional record of 30-0.

He is the current  NABF and NABA super middleweight champion with 8 successful title defenses.

In his most recent fight, Bazinyan defeated Ronald Ellis via knock out in the 6th round, and his next fight has not been announced yet.

6. David Morrell

Title(s):

  • WBA Super Middleweight Regular Champion

David Morrell is a Cuban professional boxer with a record of 9 wins and 0 losses. 

Morrell is the current WBA (Regular) super middleweight champion and has already defended the title 4 times. He is the former WBA interim super middleweight champion as well. 

In his most recent fight, he defeated Yamaguchi Falcão via 1st round KO and his next fight has not been announced yet.

5. Christian Mbilli

Christian Mbilli is a French professional boxer born in Cameroon. He has an undefeated record of 24 wins and 0 losses.

Christian Mbilli currently holds the WBC Continental Americas and WBA International super middleweight titles and has won multiple other regional titles as well. 

In his most recent fight, he defeated Carlos Gongora via UD, and his next fight is against Rohan Murdock on January 13th 2024.

4. John Ryder

At number 3, we have John Ryder. A British professional boxer with a record of 32 wins and 6 losses. 

He is the former WBO Interim Super Middleweight champion and has previously also held the WBA interim super-middleweight title. Ryder became the interim champion after defeating Zach Parker. That fight was mostly one-sided, and Parker’s corner stopped the fight after the 4th round.

In his most recent fight he faced Canelo Alvarez with the undisputed titles on the line. He was knocked down multiple times though out the fight and delivered heavy shots of his own. Eventually he lost by Unanimous Decision.

3. Caleb Plant

Caleb Plant is an American professional boxer, with a record of 22 wins and 2 losses 

Plant is the former IBF super-middleweight champion and won the title in 2019, after defeating José Uzcátegui. He defended the title three times before losing it to Canelo Alveraz. 

Recently, Caleb Plant fought David Benavidez with the WBC interim super middleweight title on the line. However, he lost the fight via Unanimous Decision.

2. David Benavidez

Title(s):

  • WBC Super Middleweight Interim Champion

David Benavidez is an American professional boxer with an undefeated professional record of 28 wins and no losses, and he is a two-time WBC super middleweight champion. 

He is also the current WBC interim super middleweight champion, and he won the title after defeating Canadian boxer David Lemieux.

Benavidez defended the title in an amazing fight against Caleb Plant. He started slow but came back with a lot of pressure in the later rounds to win the fight. 

Recently, Benavidez defended his title against Demetrius Andrade. Benavidez was able to overcome the early rounds as Andrade won the first 3 rounds. He was able to hurt Andrade and later knock him down in the 4th round with a right hook.

Benavidez dominated the next two rounds nearly finishing Andrade. Andrade corner stopped the fight after the 6th round. David Benavidez still remains the mandatory challenger to Canelo Alvarez.

1. Canelo Álvarez

Title(s):

  • WBA Super Middleweight Super Champion
  • WBC Super Middleweight World Champion
  • IBF Super Middleweight World Champion
  • WBO Super Middleweight World Champion
  • The Ring Super Middleweight World Champion

Canelo Alveraz is a Mexican professional boxer with a record of 60 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws. 

He is the current undisputed super middleweight champion of the world, collectively holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, and The Ring Super Middleweight titles. Canello has also won world titles at light middleweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight. 

In his most recent fight, Canelo fought undisputed light-middleweight champion Jermell Charlo in a historic fight marking the first time two defending undisputed champions have fought each other.

Canelo had a dominant performance, with a late knockdown in the 7th round, which solidified his win via Unanimous Decision.

How would you rank these Contenders and Champions in the Super Middleweight Boxers – World Rankings? Rank below to be added in the Boxing Power Rankings

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