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Last updated on 2024-03-16


North American Boxing Federation
Middleweight Title
(as of 2024-09-19)

* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.

Denny Moyer1970-02-25Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Eddie Pace.
Mike Williams1970-04-29Las Vegas, NV, USA
Art Hernandez1970-07-17Omaha, NE, USA
Denny Moyer [2]1971-02-10Las Vegas, NV, USA
Art Hernandez [2]1972-09-06Des Moines, IA, USA
Bennie Briscoe1973-03-26Philadelphia, PA, USA
Rodrigo Valdez1973-09-01Noumea, NCL
Vacates on 74-02-01; Tony Licata wins the United States Title on 74-02-05 and is also billed as North American champion mainly in FL, USA until 76-11.
George Cooper1975-04-11San Jose, CA, USA
Defeats David Lowe.
Sugar Ray Seales1976-03-09Seattle, WA, USA
Vacant in 78 (sometime after 78-01-18); many sources have Ralph Palladin defeating Gene Wells for the title on 77-06-21, but the match is for the "junior middleweight" title (The Sun, Baltimore, MD, 77-06-22, plus many other newspapers).
Ronnie Harris 1978-04-24<
Listed as the NABF champion (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, 78-04-24); possibly by defeating Gratien Tonna on 78-02-24 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Sammy NeSmith1980-05-13Indianapolis, IN, USA
Sugar Ray Seales [2]1981-03-31Indianapolis, IN, USA
James Shuler1982-10-23McAfee, NJ, USA
Thomas Hearns1986-03-10Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates on 87-03-17 after winning WBC World Light Heavyweight Title (Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno, NV, 87-06-16).
Michael Nunn1987-10-29Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Darnell Knox; vacates on 88-07-28 upon winning IBF World Title.
Ron Essett1988-10-18Cleveland, OH, USA
Defeats Sanderline Williams; vacates on 89-10-08 upon challenging for WBA World Super Middleweight Title.
Kevin Watts1989-10-12Auburn Hills, MI, USA
Defeats Dwight Davison.
Fabian Williams1990-09-27Auburn Hills, MI, USA
Ismael Negron1991-07-16Lansing, MI, USA
Vacates on 91-11-15.
Lamar Parks1991-12-05Greenville, SC, USA
Defeats Donny Giron; stripped of the title on 92-07-27.
Otis Grant1992-09-29Verdun, QC, CAN
Defeats Gilbert Baptist.
Quincy Taylor1994-03-15Boston, MA, USA
Vacates on 95-08-19 upon winning WBC World Title.
Otis Grant [2]1995-10-10Rochester, NY, USA
Defeats Derrick James; Stephane Ouellet defeats Wayne Powell on 96-12-06 in Chicoutimi, QC, CAN for the interim title while Grant negotiates for a match for WBO World Title; Ouellet is stripped of the interim title sometime around 97-07 for refusing to fight Grant; Grant vacates the title on 97-12-13 upon winning WBO World Title.
Antwun Echols1998-02-10Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Defeats Brian Barbosa; vacates (or stripped?) on 99-12-12 in order to challenge for IBF World Title.
Antwun Echols [2]2000-05-05Cherokee, NC, USA
Defeats Lionel Ortiz; vacates (or stripped?) on 00-12-01 in order to challenge for IBF World Title.
Tito Mendoza2000-12-10Elgin, IL, USA
Defeats Maselino Masoe; stripped of the title on 01-09-04.
Robert Allen2001-10-26Temecula, CA, USA
Defeats Marlon Hayes; stripped of the title on 02-07-25; Carl Daniels defeats Nicolas Cervera on 02-07-27 in Norfolk, VA, USA but the title continues to be vacant when Daniels exceeds the weight limit.
Kingsley Ikeke2003-08-29Tacoma, WA, USA
Defeats Kenny Ellis; stripped of the title on 05-04-15 upon participating in IBF World Title eliminator.
Kelly Pavlik2005-10-07Las Vegas, NV, USA
Defeats Fulgencio Zuniga; vacates on 07-05-19 upon participating in WBC World Title eliminator.
Bronco McKart2007-08-10Philadelphia, PA, USA
Defeats Enrique Ornelas.
Enrique Ornelas2007-12-07Las Vegas, NV, USA
Vacates on 08-10-18 upon participating in WBC World Title eliminator.
Roman Karmazin2008-12-20Inglewood, CA, USA
Defeats Bronco McKart; stripped of the title on 09-12-18 upon participating in IBF World Title eliminator.
Peter Manfredo Jr.2010-01-29Uncasville, CT, USA
Defeats Matt Vanda; stripped of the title on 10-05-08.
Daniel Jacobs2010-05-15New York, NY, USA
Defeats Juan Astorga; vacates on 10-07-15.
Fernando Guerrero2010-07-16Southaven, MS, USA
Defeats Ishe Smith; vacates on 11-04-01.
Andy Lee2011-05-18Rosemont, IL, USA
Defeats Alex Bunema; vacates on 11-09-02.
José Miguel Torres2011-11-05Uncasville, CT, USA
Defeats Patrick Majewski; stripped of the title on 12-03-03.
Patrick Majewski2012-07-07Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Defeats Chris Fitzpatrick; stripped of the title on 12-12-03.
Curtis Stevens2013-01-19Uncasville, CT, USA
Defeats Elvin Ayala; stripped of the title on 13-05-01.
Curtis Stevens [2]2013-08-03Uncasville, CT, USA
Defeats Saul Roman; loses his bids for WBA and IBO world titles on 13-11-02 (may have vacated NABF title before that).
David Lemieux2014-05-24Montreal, QC, CAN
Defeats Fernando Guerrero; wins IBF World Title on 15-06-20 (may have vacated NABF title before that).
Ievgen Khytrov2015-10-31Kryvyi Rih, UKR
Defeats Josh Luteran; loses his bid for the vacant WBC Silver title on 17-01-14.
Jason Quigley2017-03-23Indio, CA, USA
Defeats Glen Tapia.
Tureano Johnson 2019-07-18 Indio, CA, USA
Vacates on 19-10-31.
José de Jesus Macias 2021-01-29 Cuernavaca, MR, MEX
Defeats Steven Butler and also wins the vacant NABA and WBC Francophone titles; vacant in 22.
Steven Butler 2022-06-23 Montreal, QC, CAN
Defeats Brandon Brewer; vacates in 23-03 to focus on challenging for the world title.
Marquis Taylor 2024-03-16Cleveland, TX, USA
Defeats Ryan Adams.

Sources: BoxRec: Titles, various newspapers from newspapers.com and GenealogyBank, Wikipedia

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