Professional In
professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the
bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1867. Chandler won, becoming known as the American middleweight champion. The first middleweight fight with gloves
may have been between George Fulljames and
Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (no relation to the more famous
heavyweight Jack Dempsey).
Current world champions Current world rankings The Ring As of April 8, 2026. Keys: : Current
The Ring world champion
BoxRec As of , .
Longest reigning world middleweight champions Below is a list of
longest reigning middleweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) is
not counted. : Active Title Reign : Reign has ended
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