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57.5 kg (126.8 lb) Super Featherweight 60 kg (132.3 lb) Lightweight 62.5 kg (137.8 lb) Super Lightweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Welterweight 67.5 kg (148.8 lb) Super Welterweight 70 kg (154.3 lb) Middleweight 75 kg (165.3 lb) Super Middleweight 90 kg (198.4 lb) Heavyweight Unlimited
Hook kick (heel kick) – Extending the leg out to the side of the body, and hooking the leg back to strike the head with either the heel or sole; Crescent kick and forward crescent kick; Axe kick – is a stomp out kick or axe kick. The stomp kick normally travels downward, striking with the side or base heel (typically the base heel)
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
With the help of John Corcoran, a former PKA events coordinator and editor of "Inside Kung-Fu"’s sister magazine "KICK Illustrated", the STAR ratings expanded into professional kickboxing to pressure the sport’s major sanctioning bodies to rank world contenders fairly, rather than to protect favored champions or to punish less favored ...
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Kick-light is an intermediate stage between semi-kick and low-kick kickboxing. All strikes are controlled; full force is prohibited. Opponents are allowed to hit each other with punches and kicks. Kicks striking the thigh (only from outside to inside and vice versa) are permitted. [11] Foot sweeps are allowed. Elbows and knees are forbidden.
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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.