▁Al vare z ▁W 1 2 ▁ ▁G enn ady ▁Gol ov kin ▁( 1 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁▁ ▁Sa ul ▁Al vare z ▁W 1 2 ▁Miguel ▁C otto ▁( 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 ). ▁( Al vare z ▁officially ▁ab dic ates ▁throne ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 ). ▁ ▁Miguel ▁C otto ▁R TD 1 0 ▁Ser gio ▁Mart ine z ▁( 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁Ser gio ▁Mart ine z ▁W 1 2 ▁Kelly ▁Pav lik ▁( 1 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁Kelly ▁Pav lik ▁T K O 7 ▁J erm ain ▁Taylor ▁( 2 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁ ▁J erm ain ▁Taylor ▁W 1 2 ▁Bernard ▁Hop kins ▁( 1 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁Bernard ▁Hop kins ▁T K O 1 2 ▁ ▁Felix ▁Tr in idad ▁( 2 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁— ▁Hop kins ▁and ▁Tr in idad ▁were ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁R ING - r ated ▁middle we ights ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁this ▁bout ). ▁▁ ▁Super ▁wel ter weight ▁ ▁F loyd ▁May we ather ▁Jr . ▁W 1 2 ▁ ▁Sa ul ▁Al vare z ▁( 1 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁— ▁Al vare z ▁and ▁May we ather ▁ ▁were ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁Trans n ational - R ank ed ▁j r