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2017-01-05
2016 IN REVIEW- The Junior Middleweights
Pictured: Jermall Charlo

TTR's review of the past year continues with a look at how the twelve fighters currently ranked by TTR's participating members as the contenders for the vacant lineal junior middleweight title did in 2016. The order in which they are listed reflects TTR's rankings based on fights held through December 31.

World Champion: Vacant

1. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs)
- 5/7- Amir Khan.....W KO 6
(retained lineal, Ring Magazine, and WBC middleweight titles)
- 5/18- vacated WBC middleweight title
- 9/17- Liam Smith.....W KO 9
(won WBO junior middleweight title)

2. Jermall Charlo (25-0, 19 KOs)
- 5/21- Austin Trout.....W UD 12
(retained IBF title)
- 12/10- Julian Williams.....W KO 5
(retained IBF title)

3. Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs)
- 5/21- Vanes Martirosyan.....W UD 12
(retained WBA Super and IBO titles)

4. Jermell Charlo (28-0, 13 KOs)
- 5/21- John Jackson.....W KO 8
(won vacant WBC title)

5. Demetrius Andrade (23-0, 16 KOs)
- 6/11- Willie Nelson.....W TKO 12

6. Austin Trout (30-3, 17 KOs)
- 5/21- Jermall Charlo.....L UD 12
(for IBF title)

7. Vanes Martirosyan (36-3-1, 21 KOs)
- 5/21- Erislandy Lara.....L UD 12
(for WBA Super and IBO titles)

8. Julian Williams (27-1-1, 14 KOs)
- 3/5- Marcello Matano.....W TKO 7
- 12/10- Jermall Charlo.....L KO 5
(for IBf title)

9. Michel Soro (29-1-1, 19 KOs)
- 7/30- Hector David Saldivia.....W TKO 3
- 12/17- Nuhu Lawal.....W KO 10

10. Liam Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs)
- 6/4- Predrag Radosevic.....W KO 2
(retained WBO title)
- 9/17- Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.....L KO 9
(lost WBO title)

11. Antonio Margarito (40-8, 1 NC, 27 KOs)
- 3/5- Jorge Paez, Jr......W UD 10
- 8/13- Ramon Alvarez.....W SD 10

12. Willie Nelson (25-3-1, 15 KOs)
- 3/25- Jonathan Bautista.....W KO 2
- 6/11- Demetrius Andrade.....L TKO 12
 
Article By: Ken Pollitt