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    Middleweight Boxing Weight Class

    Boxing's storied 160-pound division.

    Pounds
    160 lbs
    Kilos
    72.6 kg
    Stone
    11 st 6 lb
    WBC: Carlos Adames
    WBA: Erislandy Lara
    IBF: Janibek Alimkhanuly
    WBO: Janibek Alimkhanuly

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    Current Middleweight Champions

    Sanctioning BodyChampion
    wbcCarlos Adames
    wbaErislandy Lara
    ibfJanibek Alimkhanuly
    wboJanibek Alimkhanuly

    All-Time Greats

    • Sugar Ray Robinson
      Held the title five separate times in the 1950s.
    • Marvelous Marvin Hagler
      Legendary champion who defended 12 times.
    • Bernard Hopkins
      Set middleweight record with 20 successful defences.

    History of the Middleweight Division

    Middleweight has existed since the 1880s and is one of the eight original divisions, often regarded as boxing's most prestigious weight class.

    Marvin Hagler's 12-defence reign from 1980–1987 is one of the greatest title runs in any division.

    Modern middleweight was defined by Gennadiy Golovkin and Saúl Álvarez's trilogy from 2017–2022.

    Weight Cut Tips for Middleweight

    160 fighters often walk at 175–185; structured 6-week cut with strength preservation is standard.

    One below
    Super Welterweight
    154 lbs
    One above
    Super Middleweight
    168 lbs

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