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In 1994, the World Kickboxing Network was founded as a subsidiary of International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) to capture new markets. The ISKA's operations were concentrated in the North American market, while WKN was focusing in Europe. In the 1990s there was strong competition between kickboxing federations. [1]
In 1976, the WKA was founded by Howard Hanson in the United States and originally named World Karate Association.The organization was the first non-profit governing body to use an independently controlled rating list and the first to establish a world championship division for women and the first to include countries from Asia. [4]
Riyadh Al-Azzawi (Arabic: رياض العزاوي; born February 20, 1986) is an Iraqi-British kickboxer and the 2008 World Kickboxing Network (WKN) World Champion [1] after a fight against 3-times world champion Tomasz Borowiec in the 91 kg category on February 12, 2008, [2] [3] becoming the first-ever Arab World Champion in heavyweight kickboxing with a record 34–0 at the time and is now ...
Brandon Vieira (born 6 November 1992), [1] is the French kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter who has held World Kickboxing Network Super Bantamweight world title under oriental rules earned in 2021, and WKN Super Featherweight world titles in two styles of kickboxing [broken anchor] simultaneously (oriental rules and low kick), winning both belts in 2019 outside France within the period of four ...
The World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (W.A.K.O or WAKO) is an international kickboxing organization counting over 120 affiliated countries representing all five continents. [1] WAKO is a major governing body of amateur kickboxing and is responsible for the development of kickboxing worldwide.
In the same year he became World Kickboxing Network World Champion one more time, winning on points against Dimitar Iliev. [7] After 15 months of break caused by injury he won his fifth World Title. This Time he won by KO in fifth round via low kicks against Josip Balentovich. He became Thai Boxing WKA World Champion. [8]
Lee Sung-hyun (Korean: 이성현; born January 10, 1991) is a South Korean kickboxer who competes in the lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. He has held World Kickboxing Network welterweight title and RISE Middleweight champion.
On November 19, 2016 in Marseille, France Ondrej Hutnik defeats Fabrice Aurieng by KO in round 4 with spinning backfist and becomes a new World Kickboxing Network super heavyweight world champion (oriental rules). [6] [7] The challenged title was previously owned by Jerome Le Banner who vacated the belt after retirement in 2015. [8]