Best Super Middleweight
Canelo Álvarez is a prominent modern boxer representing Mexico. He’s notable for his sustained dominance within the super-middleweight division and previously held titles across multiple weight classes, establishing himself as one of boxing's most accomplished athletes. His career appeals to fans in...
Roy Jones Jr. vs. James Toney was a super middleweight boxing match held on November 18, 1994, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones defeated Toney by unanimous decision across 12 rounds to claim the IBF super middleweight title, with one judge scoring the bout 119–108. The fight...
This March 2006 super middleweight unification fight saw Joe Calzaghe defend his WBO title against the previously unbeaten Jeff Lacy. Calzaghe dominated the entire 12-round contest, winning by a wide unanimous decision to also claim the IBF title. The match is frequently highlighted as one of the mo...
Carl Froch vs George Groves II was an IBF and WBA super middleweight boxing rematch held on May 31, 2014, at Wembley Stadium in London. The fight was staged in response to their controversial first meeting, where Froch won by stoppage despite Groves dominating the early rounds. In front of a post-wa...
In November 2007, Joe Calzaghe faced Mikkel Kessler in a super middleweight unification bout at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Calzaghe won by unanimous decision, unifying the WBA, WBC, and WBO titles with his own WBO super middleweight championship. Fighting in front of roughly 50,000 fa...
Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns met for their highly anticipated rematch in June 1989, contesting the WBC super middleweight title. The fight ended in a split draw, with one judge scoring it for Leonard, one for Hearns, and one even. The result was highly controversial, as Hearns had officially...
Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard fought their long-awaited rematch in June 1989 for the WBC super middleweight championship. The 12-round contest concluded in a split decision draw, meaning neither fighter secured a definitive victory over the other. Hearns managed to score two official knockdown...
Benavidez vs Plant was a March 25, 2023 super middleweight bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. David Benavidez defeated Caleb Plant by unanimous decision with scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113 to claim the interim WBC super middleweight title. The fight featured two rounds of 10-8 sco...
Carl Froch versus George Groves I was an IBF and WBA super-middleweight title fight held in Manchester in November 2013. Groves knocked Froch down in the opening round and led through much of the contest, but referee Howard Foster stopped the fight in Froch's favour during round nine. The timing of...
The May 25, 2013, super middleweight rematch between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler took place at the O2 Arena in London. Froch avenged his 2010 points defeat by winning a unanimous decision with scores of 115-113, 116-112, and 118-110. The victory earned Froch the WBA super middleweight title, which...
The boxing match between Carl Froch and Andre Ward took place in December 2011 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Billed as the final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament, the bout unified the WBA and WBC super middleweight championships. Ward defeated Froch by unanimous decision, utilizing s...
Canelo Alvarez faced Caleb Plant in a November 2021 boxing match to unify the super middleweight division. Held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the bout saw Alvarez enter as the WBA, WBC, and WBO champion, while Plant held the IBF title. Alvarez knocked Plant down twice in the eleventh r...
Canelo Álvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders was a super-middleweight title unification boxing match held on May 8, 2021, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Álvarez, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles, faced undefeated WBO champion Saunders. The bout attracted a record-breaking indoor attendance fo...
David Benavidez vs Demetrius Andrade was a super middleweight boxing match held on November 25, 2023, at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. The event featured former two-division world champion Andrade challenging Benavidez for the WBC interim super middleweight title. Benavidez secured the vict...
Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin completed their trilogy at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on September 17, 2022. Unlike their first two middleweight meetings, the third bout was contested at super middleweight for Alvarez's undisputed championship. Alvarez built an early lead and retained the title...
November 2015 IBF super middleweight title defense in Quebec where DeGale, the reigning British champion, defeated hometown favorite Bute by unanimous decision.
2019 IBF super middleweight title fight in Nashville where Plant outpointed the experienced Dirrell by unanimous decision to claim his first world championship.
Canelo Álvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight titles via unanimous decision over unified light middleweight champion Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas in September 2023.
September 2023 middleweight rematch in which Smith dramatically reversed the first result, knocking out Eubank in round ten for one of British boxing's bigger upsets of the year.
2017 WBO middleweight title defense in which Saunders retained his belt against the experienced Murray by unanimous decision in a closely contested all-British matchup.
Canelo Alvarez vs Rocky Fielding was a 2018 boxing match where Alvarez moved up to super middleweight to win the WBA title via third-round TKO in New York.
Canelo Álvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight titles with a unanimous decision over unbeaten Puerto Rican contender Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas in September 2024.
January 2023 middleweight bout in Manchester where Eubank stopped Smith in round four, widely regarded as a career-best performance for Eubank Jr.
Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim was a 2021 super middleweight boxing match where Alvarez successfully defended his WBC and WBA titles with a third-round TKO.
