Middleweight / World Boxing Organization
WBO Middleweight
Denzel Bentley is the current WBO middleweight champion, since Jul 20, 2026.
27 reigns, most recent first.
2026-07-20 – present
2022-08-26 – 2026-07-20
2018-10-20 – 2022-08-26
2015-12-19 – 2018-10-11
2014-12-13 – 2015-12-19
2012-10-20 – 2014-09-04
2012-08-25 – 2012-10-20
2010-07-31 – 2012-08-25
2010-04-17 – 2010-05-29
2007-09-29 – 2010-04-17
2005-07-16 – 2007-09-29
2004-09-18 – 2005-07-16
2004-06-05 – 2004-09-18
2003-09-13 – 2004-06-05
2003-07-08 – 2003-09-13
2002-04-06 – 2003-07-08
1999-11-27 – 2002-04-06
1999-07-17 – 1999-11-27
1999-01-30 – 1999-07-14
1997-12-13 – 1998-11-14
1995-05-19 – 1997-11-07
1994-05-11 – 1995-04-22
1993-05-19 – 1994-05-11
1991-11-20 – 1993-04-02
1990-11-18 – 1991-07-17
1990-04-29 – 1990-11-18
1989-04-18 – 1990-04-29
Facts
- Who is the current WBO middleweight champion?
- Denzel Bentley, champion since Jul 20, 2026.
- Who held the WBO middleweight title the longest?
- Janibek Alimkhanuly: 1,424 days in total, first won Aug 26, 2022.