List of current kickboxing world champions

This is a list of current world kickboxing champions.

Men

Unlimited

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Netherlands
Dutch 		Rico Verhoeven Glory Jun 21, 2014 13 [1]
United States
American 		Sam Alvey Karate Combat Dec 15, 2023 2
N/A Vacant Enfusion N/A N/A
Poland
Polish 		Michał Turyński KOK May 22, 2021 0

102 kg / 225 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Ukraine
Ukrainian 		Roman Kryklia ONE Nov 16, 2019 2
Netherlands
Dutch 		Roel Mannaart K-1 March 21, 2018 2

95 kg / 209.4 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Lithuania
Lithuanian 		Sergej Maslobojev Glory Jun 14, 2025 0 [2]
Netherlands
Dutch 		Thian de Vries
(93 kg) 		Enfusion May 18, 2024 0
N/A Vacant KOK N/A N/A
Moldova
Moldovan 		Alexandru Burduja FEA Championship Mar 18, 2025 0
Brazil
Brazilian 		Ariel Machado
(94.1 kg) 		WGP Jun 17, 2023 0
Italy
Italian 		Enrico Pellegrino
(94.1 kg) 		Fight Clubbing May 20, 2023 0

90 kg / 198 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Netherlands
Dutch 		Thian de Vries K-1 May 31, 2025 0
Netherlands
Dutch 		Thian de Vries
(88 kg) 		Enfusion Nov 25, 2023 2 [3]
Japan
Japanese 		Seiya Tanigawa Krush May 25, 2025 0
Croatia
Croatian 		Ivan Bertić
(91 kg) 		Golden Fight Apr 4, 2025 0

85 kg / 187.4 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Suriname
Surinamese 		Donovan Wisse Glory Sep 4, 2023 3
N/A Vacant Karate Combat N/A N/A
Netherlands
Dutch 		Thian de Vries
(84 kg) 		Enfusion Mar 29, 2025 0 [4]
N/A Vacant KOK N/A N/A
Brazil
Brazilian 		Matheus Nogueira
(85.1 kg) 		WGP Jun 15, 2024 0
Italy
Italian 		Ramon Quirini
(83 kg) 		Fight Clubbing Apr 5, 2025 0

80 kg / 176.4 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Suriname
Surinamese 		Rudsel Zinhagel Enfusion Jun 14, 2025 0
Croatia
Croatian 		Vito Stojcić
(81 kg) 		Golden Fight Aug 3, 2024 0
Lithuania
Lithuanian 		Mindaugas Narauskas
(81 kg) 		UTMA Sep 28, 2024 0

77 kg / 169.8 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Netherlands
Dutch 		Chico Kwasi Glory Apr 27, 2024 3 [5]
N/A Vacant ONE N/A N/A
Morocco
Moroccan 		Amin Choukoud Enfusion Nov 4, 2023 0
Latvia
Latvian 		Zaurs Džavadovs KOK Feb 9, 2025 0
Moldova
Moldovan 		Artiom Livadari FEA Championship Mar 30, 2024 0
Brazil
Brazilian 		Marcos Carvalho
(78.1 kg) 		WGP Apr 26, 2025 0

75 kg / 165 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Japan
Japanese 		Shintaro Matsukura K-1 Dec 9, 2023 0
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani 		Rafael Aghayev Karate Combat Jun 24, 2023 0
Netherlands
Dutch 		Levi Minkenberg
(73.5 kg) 		Enfusion Nov 18, 2023 2
Brazil
Brazilian 		Dengue Silva Krush Jul 26, 2025 0
Romania
Romanian 		Cristian Milea Fight Clubbing Nov 18, 2023 0
Lithuania
Lithuanian 		Raimondas Avlasevičius UTMA Apr 18, 2025 0

70 kg / 154.3 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Morocco
Moroccan 		Tyjani Beztati Glory Sep 4, 2021 5
Thailand
Thai 		Superbon Singha Mawynn ONE Jan 6, 2025 0
China
Chinese 		Ouyang Feng K-1 Dec 9, 2023 1
Morocco
Morroccan 		Khalid El Moukadam Enfusion Mar 2, 2024 0
Finland
Finnish 		Niko Korventaus
(71 kg) 		KOK Mar 18, 2023 0
Nepal
Nepalese 		Abiral Ghimire Krush May 18, 2025 0
Japan
Japanese 		Kaito Ono Knock Out Feb 28, 2021 0
China
Chinese 		Ouyang Feng Wu Lin Feng Jul 29, 2023 0
Romania
Romanian 		Valentin Mavrodin Dynamite Fighting Show Mar 29, 2024 1
Moldova
Moldovan 		Victor Apostol
(71 kg) 		FEA Championship Mar 18, 2025 0
Brazil
Brazilian 		Petros Freitas
(71.8 kg) 		WGP Mar 23, 2024 1
Italy
Italian 		Angelo Volpe
(71.8 kg) 		Fight Clubbing May 24, 2025 0

67.5 kg / 149 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
N/A Vacant K-1 N/A N/A
Pakistan
Pakistani 		Shahzaib Rindh Karate Combat Jul 19, 2025 0
N/A Vacant Enfusion N/A N/A
N/A Vacant Krush N/A N/A
Japan
Japanese 		Rei Nakajima Knock Out Dec 30, 2024 0
China
Chinese 		Jia Aoqi Wu Lin Feng Jan 27, 2024 0
Italy
Italian 		Anderson Cano Perez
(69.1 kg) 		Fight Clubbing May 4, 2024 1
Albania
Albanian 		Muhamet Deskaj Golden Fight Aug 3, 2024 0

65 kg / 143.3 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Thailand
Thai 		Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 Glory Sep 29, 2018 9
England
English 		Jonathan Haggerty ONE Nov 4, 2023 1
N/A Vacant K-1 N/A N/A
Australia
Australian 		Chadd Collins RISE Dec 16, 2023 1
Morocco
Morroccan 		Hamza Essalih Enfusion Dec 14, 2024 0
N/A Vacant KOK N/A N/A
Japan
Japanese 		Shu Inagaki Krush Apr 28, 2023 1
Japan
Japanese 		Chihiro Suzuki Knock Out Jul 18, 2021 0
China
Chinese 		Meng Gaofeng Wu Lin Feng Jan 1, 2022 1
Moldova
Moldovan 		Dmitrii Sîrbu FEA Championship Apr 8, 2023 1
Argentina
Argentinian 		Tomás Aguirre
(64.5 kg) 		WGP Nov 12, 2022 3
Netherlands
Dutch 		Rhydel Vogelenzang International Fight Promotion May 18, 2024 0

62.5 kg, 138 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
N/A Vacant K-1 N/A N/A
Japan
Japanese 		Tatsuya Oiwa Krush Jul 27, 2024 0
Japan
Japanese 		Fumiya Osawa Knock Out May 18, 2025 0
N/A Vacant Wu Lin Feng N/A N/A

60 kg / 132 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Thailand
Thai 		Superlek Kiatmuu9
(135 lb) 		ONE Jan 14, 2023 1 [6]
France
French 		Rémi Parra K-1 May 31, 2025 0 [7]
Chile
Chilean 		Arturo Vergara
(135 lb) 		Karate Combat Dec 19, 2024 0
Morocco
Morroccan 		Rida Bellahcen
(61 kg) 		Enfusion June 15, 2024 0
Japan
Japanese 		Tomoya Yokoyama Krush Feb 24, 2024 1
Japan
Japanese 		Hirotaka Asahisa Wu Lin Feng Mar 10, 2018 2
Brazil
Brazilian 		Guilherme Monteiro WGP May 19, 2024 2

57.5 kg / 126.8 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Thailand
Thai 		Prajanchai P.K.Saenchai
(125 lb) 		ONE Jun 28, 2024 0
Japan
Japanese 		Takumi Terada K-1 September 29, 2024 1
N/A Vacant RISE N/A N/A
Japan
Japanese 		Ryota Ishida Krush Sep 28, 2024 1

55 kg / 121 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Japan
Japanese 		Akihiro Kaneko K-1 Feb 27, 2022 3
Japan
Japanese 		Shiro RISE Mar 26, 2023 3
Japan
Japanese 		Riamu Sera Krush Oct 31, 2021 3

53 kg / 117 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
N/A Vacant K-1 N/A N/A
Japan
Japanese 		Kazuki Osaki RISE May 11, 2025 0
Japan
Japanese 		Eito Kurokawa Krush Oct 25, 2024 1

51 kg / 112.4 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
N/A Vacant Krush N/A N/A

Women

70 kg / 154.3 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Netherlands
Dutch 		Marieke Calis Enfusion Sep 21, 2024 0

65 kg / 143.3 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
N/A Vacant Enfusion N/A N/A

60 kg / 132 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Hungary
Hungarian 		Melinda Fabian
(135 lbs) 		Karate Combat Dec 15, 2023 0
France
French 		Clara Pennequin
(61 kg) 		Enfusion Sep 21, 2024 0
Estonia
Estonian 		Astrid Johanna Grents KOK Oct 15, 2022 1
Croatia
Croatian 		Karmela Makelja Golden Fight April 4, 2025 1

57.5 kg / 126.8 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
United States
American 		Jackie Buntan
(125 lb) 		ONE Nov 9, 2024 0
Brazil
Brazilian 		Aline Pereira
(127 lb) 		Karate Combat Jul 19, 2025 0
Netherlands
Dutch 		Nina van Dalum Enfusion Sep 17, 2022 3

55 kg / 121.3 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
N/A Vacant Glory N/A N/A
Netherlands
Dutch 		Kyara van der Klooster
(54 kg) 		Enfusion Nov 2, 2024 0

52 kg / 115 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Thailand
Thai 		Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom ONE March 9, 2024 1
Japan
Japanese 		Saho Yoshino K-1 March 20, 2024 1 [8]
Brazil
Brazilian 		Sthefanie Oliveira Karate Combat Nov 3, 2023 0
Netherlands
Dutch 		Tessa de Kom Enfusion Sep 17, 2022 1 [9]
Japan
Japonese 		Noriko Ikeuchi Krush Jan 28, 2024 0
Argentina
Argentinian 		Giuliana Cosnard WGP Dec 21, 2024 0
Italy
Italian 		Alessia Muroni Fight Clubbing May 24, 2025 0
Netherlands
Dutch 		Tessa de Kom International Fight Promotion May 18, 2024 0

48 kg / 105.8 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
N/A Vacant Krush N/A N/A

45 kg / 99 lb

Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s)
Japan
Japanese 		Kira Matsutani K-1 February 9, 2025 0 [10]
Japan
Japanese 		Kira Matsutani Krush Nov 25, 2023 0 [11]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Results for the KOK Mega Series in Vilnius, Lithuania 18.11.2023". fightbox.com. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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  4. ^ van der Hooft, Barry. "Na ware slijtageslag pakt Thian 'Tarzan' de Vries in Goes zijn derde wereldtitel bij Enfusion". ad.nl. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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  7. ^ "【K－１】レミー・パラがトーナメント制しSフェザー級王座戴冠「ジェロムの言葉が力になった」". スポーツブル (スポブル) (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  8. ^ "【K1】女子フライ級新王者SAHO「試合を見て、何かしらの感情を与えられたのはうれしい」 - 格闘技 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Tessa de Kom maakt belofte waar en pakt wereldtitel". rodi.nl. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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  11. ^ "【Krush】稲垣柊が小嶋瑠久の執念を退けて初防衛に成功、松谷綺が2度ダウンを奪う完勝で新王者に、壬生狼一輝がKNOCK OUTからの刺客・心直をKO、松山勇汰が圧倒KOでタイトル挑戦アピール、寺島輝が豪快に逆転KO勝ち、龍華が鮮やかなハイキックで一撃KO、川﨑聖亮朗がカーフキックKOで復活勝利". gonkaku.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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