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.
World Boxing Association
World Super Middleweight Title (as of 2025-09-13)
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Park Chong-pal
1987-12-06
Busan, KOR
Defeats Jesús Gallardo.
Fulgencio Obelmejias
1988-05-23
Suanbo, KOR
Baek In-chul
1989-05-28
Yeosu, KOR
Christophe Tiozzo
1990-03-30
Lyon, FRA
Víctor Córdoba
1991-04-05
Marseille, FRA
Michael Nunn
1992-09-12
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Steve Little
1994-02-26
London, ENG, GBR
Frankie Liles
1994-08-12
San Miguel, ARG
Byron Mitchell
1999-06-12
Wilmington, MA, USA
Bruno Girard
2000-04-08
Bercy, FRA
Stripped in 01 for refusing to fight Manny Siaca.
Byron Mitchell [2]
2001-03-03
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Manny Siaca; promoted to the "Super" champion on 03-03-15 to fight IBF champion Sven Ottke.
Sven Ottke
2003-03-15
Berlin, GER
IBF champion, defeats Mitchell to become WBA "Super" champion; vacate on 04-03-27 upon retirement; Anthony Mundine becomes the "Regular" world champion on 03-09-03.
WBO champion, wins WBA Super & WBC titles; vacates in 08-09 to move up to the light heavyweight class.
Andre Ward
2009-11-21
Oakland, CA, USA
Defeats Mikkel Kessler, who has vacated WBA "Regular" world title for the match, to become the "Super" champion; vacates on 15-11-12 to move up to the light heavyweight class.
