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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 ]
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.
Name Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s) Dutch: Rico Verhoeven: Glory: Jun 21, 2014 11 [1]Ukrainian: Roman Kryklia (120 kg) ONE (Muay Thai) Dec 8, 2023
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The event was organized in collaboration with promoter Don King whom raised the hand of Le Banner, [4] crowned new WKN Muay Thai world champion after knocking out Da Silva in the first-round. [5] On October 22, 2004, WKN made history in kickboxing by promoting the first kickboxing world championship bout in Romania.