WKF RUSSIA confirms participation in Spain

Mikhail GERASIMOV and WKF World president Fritz EXENBERGER
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Sports policy decisions were made at the international Eastern Europe meeting in Armenia’s capital Yerevan.

WKF RUSSIA is moving on!

Our long-time friend and highly respected manager Mr. Mikhail GERASIMOV from Moscow was proposed by German WKF President Roman LOGISCH as designated World Vice President of the WKF for the Amateur Division at the conference and has already been confirmed by the Presidium.

Gerasimov is well know as the promoter and CEO of the World famous “Rage Arena” events in Russia.

At the upcoming World Congress in Spain in November there will be new elections for the WKF board and there the new directors will be democratically elected and confirmed!

Gerhard CORRADINI and Artak BRUTYAN

The new WKF ARMENIA President Mr. Artak BRUTYAN has officially applied in Yerevan to host the WKF European Championships 2025.

The chairman of the WKF EUROPE Technical Commission, Mr. Gerhard CORRADINI, visited the sports hall, the planned main hotel and confirmed the application for the European Championships in autumn 2025.

To date, three nations have officially applied for the European Championship 2025:

Armenia, Poland and the Czech Republic.

The decision on this will also be made at the World Congress in Spain in November.

WKF GERMANY get so many new members !

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WKF PRO World title belt

WKF GERMANY bring again a huge team of fighters , coaches and referees for the upcoming WKF World Championships in Spain, November 11th to 16th.

Many German teams, clubs and officials are interested and send their request for membership in WKF GERMANY, to become “part of the game”

MMA continental title belt
WKF MMA continental Champion belt

Full information about WKF amateur division is here !

More and more Champions, managers and promoters in Germany are interested in our WKF and want to get a chance to fight for WKF sanctioned titles.

Serious promoter don’t want “fake title fights from fake federations” any more.

Many people are disappointed from so called fake “World federations”  just existing in internet only, or in perhaps 3 neighbor countries.

Just a fake, folks !

No value, no events, no service, no real World ranking !

More and more serious promoter, teams and top organizer in Germany want to cooperate with WKF since all pro business is running with WKF head office only.

For any further request contact WKF Germany by mail.

New team and leaders in our WKF BELARUS Minsk Region, REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.

The Staiki Olympic training center – the largest sports base to train athletes in over 20 sports.

Restaurant on the territory of the training center.

WKF World head office confirm herewith, that “Republic of Belarus” is represented in the WKF – World Kickboxing federation by the Olympic Training Center “Staiki”.

The Mir Castle Complex is a unique monument of national culture of Belarus. In 2000 it was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Very famous is also the “MIR CASTLE Hotel”  in this amazing sport complex founded in 1520 (!) and hi recommended from WKF EUROPE head office!

Perhaps a venue for International referee seminar, congress meetings and more in near future!

WKF needs World wide more female licensed referees and officials

Alexandra PETRE / Austria
Milva BRITEZ / Argentina

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!

Cornelia GESPERGER / Austria
Katharina GOTTWALD / Austria

Our last World referee seminar´s 2022 in Wels, Austria 2023 in Skofije, Slovenia and in Buenos Aires, Argentina 2023 appointed several new female WKF referees with international licenses.

Alexandra KAPPEL / Austria
Tanja HELML / Austria

Today we again have 11 female officials worldwide with an international WKF referee license.

The past has shown that we need more officially WKF licensed ladies internationally.

The next but one World referee seminar will be held now in autumn 2025, the weekend just before the  European Championships 2025 .

Beatriz REYES / Chile
Patrizia APOLOT / Uganda

As the world knows, our WKF is celebrating 60 years of existence in the next WKF World Championships in Spain in 2024.

We expect in Spain 2024 again more than 1.500 Champions, man and women.

Without valid WKF license you are not an official in our World Kickboxing Federation!!
Melissa SAILER / Austria
Pana BALADI / Germany

Today WKF has more than 120 international licensed referees on 6 continents. Like all knowledge, more and more strong female champions and athletes are fighting

Of these, unfortunately, we only have

eleven WORLD CLASS female officials

Susanna ARRIGHI / Argentina 

Our executive board therefore emphatically requests all WKF country presidents to send more female referees to Spain, the next seminar in November 2024.

To all our country presidents World wide:

send more female referees to the next World referee seminar in November 2024 in Spain!

It is in your hands and your own responsibility …

we just need

more female officials

in our WKF

WKF pro international K1 title in Hungary

WKF international champion Renàto GÒMAN

The last WKF title fight took place on December 22nd in Hungary. Sanctioned by WKF HUNGARY.

Promoter: Rozman Boxing Promotion organized total 14 fights, 9 pro boxing, 2 new comer boxing and 3 K1 fights.

Supervisor was our WKF PRO World president Mr. Istvan ROZMAN.

Venue was the famous “Sportcenter Nagyvenim”, the event was almost sold out!

The internationally good fight card had champions from Hungary, Austria and Serbia.

Top international fighters showed great performances in boxing, K1 and Thai boxing

The women also showed great fights

Main fight was for the “WKF pro international K1 title” between Serbian Mirko JOVANOVIC and local hero Renàto GÒMAN from Hungary.

Weight category was Middleweight – 75 Kg / 165 lbs.

This fight was very clear and ended with a knockout in the first round.

New WKF pro international champion Renàto GÒMAN by KO in the first round after 1:45 minutes.

WKF world champion Alexander Malafeev died suddenly

Чемпион мира WKF Александр Малафеев

On the night of January 2, 2024, the bodies of 27-year-old kickboxing world champion Alexander Malafeev and his friends 26-year-old kickboxing trainer Artem Ivanov and 27-year-old Ruslan Shakhmardanova were discovered in one of the private houses in the suburbs of Tver, Russia.

The necessary investigations were ordered to determine the cause of death. All circumstances surrounding the incident are being clarified.

Alexander Malafeev was WKF World Kickboxing Champion 2019. Bronze medalist of the 2021 World Championship, champion of the SCO Open Championship 2023.

For many compatriots, Alexander Malafeev was a role model in martial arts.

World Kickboxing Federation WKF expresses its sincere condolences to the athlete’s family and friends.

Rest in peace, champion!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everybody!

WKF-X-mas-cardNous vous souhaitons un Joyeux Noel et une Bonne Année!

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket és boldog új évet!

Prajeme Vam krasne Vianoce a stastny novy rok!

Přejeme Vám krásné Vánoce a šťastný nový rok!

Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!

Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!

Vesel bôžič in srečno novo leto!

Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr!

聖誕快樂,新年快樂! 

메리 크리스마스, 해피 뉴 이어!

С Рождеством и Новым Годом!