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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 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]
Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s) Dutch: Endy Semeleer: Glory: Nov 19, 2022 3 [3] French: Alexis Nicolas: ONE (Kickboxing) April 6, 2024 0 [4] Surinamese: Regian Eersel: ONE (Muay Thai) Oct 22, 2022 2 Japanese: Shintaro Matsukura: K-1: 2023 0 Scottish: George Mann (76.2 kg) WBC Muaythai Feb 25, 2023 Morroccan: Amin Choukoud ...
Active. Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA); Colosseum Tournament; Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS); Enfusion; Final Fight Championship (FFC); Karma Fight League (KFL); Glory; Glory of Heroes
Ortiz for the WKN World super cruiserweight World title [11] in the main event of IVC 15 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. [3] The event also included MMA bouts. [12] [13] Micheletti defeated Ortiz and took the title by knockout in the first round. After IVC 15, there were no more events and the organization is currently on hiatus. [14]
ISKA is a sport karate, all styles kickboxing, mixed martial arts (MMA) sanctioning body in the United States and over 50 countries worldwide.. ISKA's Martial Arts World Championships are held yearly at the US Open of Martial Arts in Disney World, Orlando, Florida.
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...
The PKA introduced Kickboxing to the world when it originated in the 1970s and was brought to prominence in September 1974, when the Professional Karate Association (PKA) held the first World Championships. American Kickboxing was first known as Full Contact Karate before becoming known or referred to as Kickboxing as it amalgamates Karate ...