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1 List of promotions. 2 See also. 3 References. ... This is a list of notable past and present kickboxing organizations. List of promotions. Active.
The first American sanctioning body to regulate kickboxing matches, the United States Kickboxing Association (USKA) was established in early 1970 by former Green Beret Lee Faulkner following his promotion of North America’s debut kickboxing bout featuring Joe Lewis’ knockout victory over Greg Baines. [1]
Of late, W.A.K.O. have begun to get involved with the SportAccord World Combat Games, hosting male and female full-contact, semi-contact and low-contact kickboxing competitions at the 2010 event, [5] with the 2009 world championships (both events) being used as qualifiers. [6] [7]
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.
Below is a list of National Amateur Boxing Welterweight Champions, also known as United States Amateur Champions, along with the state or region which they represented.The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, the national governing body ...
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The International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) is a sanctioning body for kickboxing and Muay Thai based in the United States. [1] The IKF sanctions and regulates all aspects of these sports from Semi Contact (IKF Point Kickboxing (IKF/PKB)) to Full Contact in both Amateur and professional levels. The IKF World Headquarters located in Newcastle ...
The Toughman Contest, founded in 1979 in Bay City, Michigan, by late boxing promoter Art Dore (1936–2022), [1] is a chance for the novice amateur boxers (those with no more than five sanctioned wins in the past five years) to test themselves in the ring.