Austrian Open in Boxing and K-1
19. – 20. September in Korneuburg
registration deadline Wednesday September 17th
per mail to: wkf-boxing@gmx.at
On September 20, 2025, one of the largest international WKF tournaments will once again be held at the Guggenberger Sports Hall in Korneuburg.
The WKF disciplines for male and females will be K-1 and amateur BOXING. Official WKF age and weight classes will apply. You can find the announcement here; registration for your team is just per mail possible
Many downloads on the WKF EUROPE website demonstrate the great interest in the 2025 Austrian Open.
The weight check, WKF license, and medical check will only be conducted on Friday, September 19th , in the sport hall from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Video weigh-ins are not permitted in the WKF.
NO WEIGH-INS ARE POSSIBLE on Saturday, September 20.
This event is open for cadets, women and men of all federations, countries and teams!
international WKF licensed referees are very welcome !
For further informations contact: wkf-boxing@gmx.at
WKF now open for new partners in Europe
is the oldest and today perhaps the largest World wide sanctioning body since 1964 for Kickboxing, Thai boxing, MMA and SANDA.
For amateur events as well as for professionals.
Since March 1st 2024 is our BOXING / BKFC World division, for amateur and professionals !
World president is WKF HUNGARY president and TOP manager Mr. Daniel Z. HIRLAU, contact by e-mail
Today we have continental office on 6 continents and more than 140 active member countries World wide.
Now we want to invite YOUR BOXING champions for international events and we are looking for new WKF country presidents, promoters and managers in Europe.
If you´re interested to be part of the WKF family send just a mail to our WKF Europe office.
You will find our WKF World head office main web site on www.wkfworld.com
For full information’s about PPF – Pro Point Fighting click here, for Sanda here
On the top right hand you will find the translater for other languages
Here are our 6 pro divisions, with valid World ranking lists, rules, title fight minimum requirements and much more
PRO – AM / PPF / SANDA / PRO RING SPORT / MMA / BOXING
Do you know all of our 6 continental websites?
WKF ASIA , WKF AFRICA, WKF EUROPE ,
WKF LATIN AMERICA and CARIBBEAN ,
WKF AUSTRALIA and WKF NORTH AMERICA
WKF EUROPE needs more female officials
WKF HEAD OFFICE work very hard in cooperation with our IRC- “International rules committee” to train our international officials and referees, to answer protests and requests for the competition rules and to develop our various WKF rules.
History has shown nothing is set in stone!
Our last World referee seminar´s 2023 in Skofije, Slovenia, Alicante, Spain 2024 and Chisinau, Moldova 2025 appointed several new female WKF referees with international licenses.
Valid also for BOXING and BARE KNUCKLE division and for MMA!
Today we again have 14 female officials worldwide with an international WKF referee license.
The past has shown that we need more officially WKF licensed ladies in Europe and World wide.
To get the WKF license or to extend existing one, the next option is 2025 International referee Seminar in Mielec, Poland, October 20th, invitation is HERE.
For the World Championships 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia, we need more European Referees, male and female!
The next but one World referee seminar will be held now in November 2026, the weekend just before the World Championships 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia.
As the world knows, our WKF was celebrating 60 years of existence of our last WKF World Championships in Spain in 2024. We expect in Cartagena 2026 again more than 1.500 Champions, man and women.
Many TOP countries returned to our WKF ! 🙂
Without valid WKF license – without exception – you are not an official in our World Kickboxing Federation!!
Today WKF has more than 150 international licensed referees on 6 continents. Like all knowledge, more and more strong female champions and athletes are fighting
Of these today unfortunately, we only have
14 WORLD CLASS female officials
Our executive board therefore emphatically requests all WKF country presidents to send more male / female referees 
To all our country presidents World wide:
send more female referees to the next World referee seminar on October 20th 2025 in Mielec!
It is in your hands and your own responsibility …
we just need
more female officials
in our WKF EUROPE
2025 – You want to promote WKF titles?
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WKF – World Kickboxing Federation
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was 2025 again the fastest growing World sanctioning body. Events for amateurs and pro on 6 continents in now more than 140 countries shows about the serious activities of our promoter, manager and fighters. More than 2100 (!) Poster in our gallery are the clear proof of our worldwide activities
Just in 36 month WKF has sanctioned more than 300 title fights World wide. From South Africa to Scandinavia, from USA to Russia, from Canada to Argentina. In Papua New Guinea and Australia, as well as 31 WKF events 2023 just on the African continent. With our WKF continental president in North America as well as in Latin America we had also WKF title fights events. Canada, USA, Mexico – and everywhere in south America e.g. Argentina, Brazil and Chile or Colombia are today very strong partners!
This confirm once again our true WKF slogan
“we are the real global player”.
We have no fakes on our event schedule.
Our different male / female World rankings in PPF – Pro Point Fighting, PRO-AM , Sanda, pro ring sport BOXING and MMA are top, based on information’s we get from our World wide network. Our BOXING / BKFC division is moving fast and forward!
WKF title fight minimum requirements are here, if you want to promote a real World title fight with great value, or for any other request, do not hesitate to contact us by mail.
For amateurs we offer our PRO AM title fights for low costs, for point fighters all over the World we offer PPF – PRO POINT FIGHTING – with international valid ranking lists, both divisions with great value and international recognition.
We offer the chance to fight in all 5 ring sport divisions for our great demand WKF Champion belts.
Here are our 6 WKF divisions, with valid World ranking lists, rules, title fight minimum requirements and much more
PRO – AM / PPF / SANDA / PRO RING / MMA / BOXING
Greece summer Camp in Kiato from July 24-27.
The largest martial arts summer camp of this summer will take place in Kiato from July 24-27.10 coaches will be in Kiato this year to support this year’s Summer camp 2025
Training in all fighting styles Muay Thai MMA KICKBOXING Bjj Boxing.
The international experts and well known coaches who will support this year’s camp are:
Dometiou Georgios Annis
Masti Vangelis
Yiannos Dimitris
Chronis Lambrinos
Aggelis Christou
Papakonstantinou Dimitris
A seminar will be held by renowned athletes and coaches of global stature
Andreas Miachailidis MMA
Michalopoulos Lambros Boxing.
A sports psychology seminar will be held by psychotherapist Haris Varoutis.
This year’s camp will also host the president of the WKF World Federation Fritz Exenberger, who will conduct referee seminars under the auspices of the WKF World Federation under his supervision.
On the last day of the event, a Challenger “The Road to the top” will be held by the participants to close the Camp, with all the Camp coaches putting on gloves.
A detailed training program for the four-day camp will be announced, which will include everything from Muay Thai – BJJ – MMA – KICKBOXING – Boxing – referee seminars to Sparring day.
WKF EUROPE OPENS CLOSE REGISTRATION
MORE THAN 600 FIGHTERS FROM 24 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE REGISTERED
WKF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 in Chisinau !
To all our
strong European
WKF Champions and our best referees!
WKF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 – 60 YEARS OF WKF
The whole Europe will meet after Alicante 2024
in June 22nd to 29th 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova for the European Championships
strong teams from
all over Europe
will challenge our best Champions in order to stay at the top of the world rankings
WKF EUROPE
needs all of
our best fighters,
women and men!
and Ring sport !!!
A day before June 22nd is the annual World referee Seminar
At least one of your officials must be there to get WKF license
I’ll see you all in Chisinau in June 2025
We look forward to working with new experts who would like
to represent their country as the new WKF country President.
Interested in working in a large world association?
Send us a non-binding email with your inquiry!
World referee seminar 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova
WKF MOLDOVA
president Mr. Rustam ALIMOV is the host of the next WKF World referee seminar 2025 on June, 21st to 22nd.
Venue is the amazing 4 star main Bernardazzi Grand Hotel in Chisinau.
This is the perfect weekend, just before the European Championships 2025 in Moldova.
First time ever WKF is guest in this beautiful and charming country.
We got already many requests from our male / female referees and officials from 6 continents and we hope everybody who would need Visa for Moldova start in time with Visa procedure.
Registration deadline June 13th
For details about the World seminar, Visa invitations, Hotel, or any requests about airport transfer and more contact the organizing team Mr. Rustam ALIMOV
Our update WKF licensed referee list is here !
Photos of our international WKF referees here !
Rule books in 4 languages and more free to down load here !
All International WKF referees, who not has attended the last seminars in Wels 2022 , Skofje 2023 or Alicante 2024 must extend their license 2025 in Moldova.
The extended license is valid for three Years again.
Photos from all WKF seminars since 2011 are here in the gallery!
World Referee Training Course after next before the upcoming World Championship in autumn 2026 in Colombia!
Please note:
without valid WKF license
you are not qualified for WKF events !