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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026
CARTAGENA – COLOMBIA
60 YEARS OF WKF – FOUNDED 1964
World Championships 2028 Bucarest, Romania
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 huge 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
By decision of the WKF AUSTRIA board, the following rules applies to all newcomers!
N Class newcomer 0-5 fights: NO KNEE TO THE HEAD in K-1 and Muay Thai!
Light contact / Kicklight / K-1 / MMA and Amateur Boxing, 0-5 fights
All information HERE
Once again, the Guggenberger Sports Hall in 2100 Korneuburg near by Vienna will host the next International WKF AUSTRIA TOP event on March 21, 2026.
The WKF Lower Austria State Association, with President Florian Bartl and “AUSTRIA BOXING UNION” President and Supervisor Daniel Z. Hirlau, are once again organizing an intentional tournament for BOXING, KICKBOXING, and MMA.
Many teams and well-known clubs from our neighboring countries have already confirmed their participation!
International WKF referees with a valid license are welcome!
WKF head office
would like to remind all our presidents to fix and to to update on time WKF fighters license (sport book) for all participants for the next European Championships sanctioned by WKF.
Next amazing TOP international WKF Open tournament in Minsk, Belarus.
CHINGIZ ALLAZOV CUP
Place: Belarus, Minsk, Republic Center of Olympic Training “Stayki”
Dates : 27-30 November
27 – weight control and registration, meet with Chingiz
28/29/30 – days of fighting
Weight and age categories:
14-15 years old boys and girls – 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 63.5, 67, 71, 75, 81, +81 kilograms
16-17 years old boys and girls – 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 63.5, 67, 71, 75, 81, 86, 91, +91 kilograms
If you want to come , you must to send a preliminary application for post no later than 17 November :
Ivan-krab@mail.ru
+37529 3068260 WatsApp, Viber, Telegram
If you have some questions about competition or transfer or residence, please write or call for this contact.
Grandmaster Florin Mina, President of WKF ROMANIA and Vice President of WKF EUROPE continental federation,
together with Master Marius Nița (Dinastia Nița) announce the 2028 WKF World Championship in Bucharest.
Our respected President Florin Mina was, is and will remain our only representative of WKF Romania within the World Kickboxing Federation.
First press release in daily newspaper in Bucharest:
” Historic Moment for the romanian kickboxing: Romania to Host the 2028 WKF Kickboxing World Championship!
Bucharest, November 1, 2025 — Romania writes history in the world of contact sports! Our country has officially secured the right to organize the 2028 WKF Kickboxing World Championship, one of the most important international events in the field.
Through the official representative of WKF-Kickboxing in Romania, Master Florin Mina, and Master Marius-Vasile Niță, leader of Niță Dynasty Contact Sports Association, Romania receives exceptional international recognition, consolidating it’s position on the global map of kickboxing.
The contract signing moment was honored by the presence of the President of the World Kickboxing Federation (WKF), Mr. Friederich Exenberger, who officially confirmed Romania’s designation as the host country for the 2028 edition.
“This is a huge achievement for the romanian sport and a testament of our work, passion, and dedication over the years. In 2028, Romania will be the global center of kickboxing—and we are ready to deliver a legendary show!” stated Master Marius-Vasile Niță, President of Niță Dynasty Contact Sports Association.
The 2028 WKF Kickboxing World Championship will bring thousands of athletes, coaches, and officials from over 100 countries to Bucharest, transforming Romania’s capital into the global epicenter of this spectacular sport.
The Dinastia Niță Contact Sports Association, in partnership with WKF-Kickboxing Romania, aims to raise the standards for organizing international competitions and offer a memorable experience to all participants and fans.”
Next amazing TOP class International WKF tournament in Tiraspol, Moldova.
Good hospitality, nice food and some of the best fighters in East and West meet in Tiraspol again.
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 19 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 2026 World referee Seminar in Cartagena, Colombia, before the next World Championships.
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 October 2026, the weekend just before the World Championships 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia.
As the world knows, our WKF was celebrating 60 years of existence last 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 !
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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
19 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 2026 in Cartgena!
It is in your hands and your own responsibility …
we just need
more female officials
in our WKF EUROPE
At the world congress 2018 in Buenos Aires in Latin America, the WKF World Kickboxing Federation presented the premium league for the first time:
“WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX”
This is for all our AAA WKF promoter only. Our WKF EUROPE head office confirm the WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX in spring 2026 in Austria.
What are the conditions to promote in Europe next WGP
and to become AAA promoter level ?
International Champions from at least 3 continents!
Two air tickets for each foreign fighter and his corner man,
food and good Hotel, paid by the organizing team
Big Chance for any male / female European Champion to fight abroad !
International WKF licensed referee and supervisor, solely appointed by our WKF head office, TV contract (!) for the event and at least one professional WKF World title !
Are you interested to organize our WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX in your town ?
Sanction fee for the WKF World Grand Prix is part of negotiation.
For the WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX in Austria Champions from 10 countries and 4 continents in negotiation for the fight card.
The organizers in Austria confirmed already the “WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX” again for spring 2026. It’s good to have more time to register and prepare for our international champions.
Japan, China, Austria, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Spain, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Poland and more Europeans in negotiations …
This is again a cooperation with our partner in USA, “Global Gladiator Games” or often called “tripple G”
International K-1 eight man tournament, plus WKF sanctioned title fights, plus international Ladies fights, plus excellent show program, pretty ring girls and much more.
More details coming soon, stay tuned …
