List of current kickboxing world champions
This is a list of current world kickboxing champions.
Men
Unlimited
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guinean |
Mory Kromah | Feb 7, 2026 | 0 | [1] | |
Turkish |
Samet Ağdeve | Nov 7, 2025 | 0 | [2] | |
Brazilian |
Ariel Machado | Nov 15, 2025 | 0 | ||
Cuban |
Robelis Despaigne | Dec 5, 2025 | 0 | ||
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Polish |
Michał Turyński | May 22, 2021 | 0 | ||
Romanian |
Alin Nechita | Dec 8, 2023 | 0 | [3] | |
102 kg / 225 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ukrainian |
Roman Kryklia | Nov 16, 2019 | 2 | ||
Russian |
Nikita Kozlov (101.2 kg) |
Aug 16, 2025 | 0 | ||
95 kg / 209 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Dutch |
Thian de Vries (93 kg) |
May 18, 2024 | 0 | [4] | |
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Dutch |
Thian de Vries | Jun 30, 2023 | 0 | [5] | |
Moldovan |
Alexandru Burduja | Mar 18, 2025 | 0 | ||
Brazilian |
Ariel Machado (94.1 kg) |
Jun 17, 2023 | 0 | ||
Italian |
Enrico Pellegrino (94.1 kg) |
May 20, 2023 | 0 | ||
| N/A | Inaugural (93 kg) |
Mar 28, 2026 | N/A | ||
90 kg / 198 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch |
Thian de Vries | May 31, 2025 | 0 | ||
Dutch |
Thian de Vries (88 kg) |
Nov 25, 2023 | 2 | [6] | |
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Croatian |
Ivan Bertić (91 kg) |
Apr 4, 2025 | 1 | ||
85 kg / 187 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Surinamese |
Donovan Wisse | Sep 4, 2023 | 3 | ||
Russian |
Ilyas Khamzin | Oct 31, 2025 | 0 | ||
| N/A | Vacant (84 kg) |
N/A | N/A | ||
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Moldovan |
Artiom Livadari | Nov 29, 2025 | 0 | ||
Brazilian |
Matheus Nogueira (85.1 kg) |
Jun 15, 2024 | 0 | ||
Italian |
Ramon Quirini (83 kg) |
Apr 5, 2025 | 0 | ||
Lithuanian |
Dominykas Dirkstys (86 kg) |
Nov 28, 2025 | N/A | ||
Morroccan |
Aimane Latifi (84 kg) |
Apr 19, 2025 | 0 | ||
80 kg / 176 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch |
Nick Regter | Nov 1, 2025 | 0 | ||
Morroccan |
Soufyan El Atiaoui | Sep 27, 2025 | 0 | ||
Lithuanian |
Mindaugas Narauskas (81 kg) |
Sep 28, 2024 | 0 | ||
Croatian |
Vito Stojcić (81 kg) |
Aug 3, 2024 | 1 | ||
Polish |
Bartosz Guz | Nov 15, 2025 | 0 | ||
77 kg / 170 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch |
Chico Kwasi | Apr 27, 2024 | 4 | [7] | |
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Morroccan |
Youssef Khalouta | Dec 20, 2025 | 0 | ||
Chinese |
Xu Yuanqing | Feb 7, 2026 | 0 | ||
Latvian |
Zaurs Džavadovs | Feb 9, 2025 | 0 | ||
Romanian |
Alex Panțîru | Dec 12, 2025 | 0 | ||
Moldovan |
Artiom Livadari | Mar 30, 2024 | 0 | ||
Brazilian |
Marcos Carvalho (78.1 kg) |
Apr 26, 2025 | 0 | ||
Russian |
Eduard Saik (77.1 kg) |
Aug 17, 2025 | 0 | ||
Morroccan |
Younes Smaili | Dec 14, 2025 | 0 | ||
Lithuanian |
Mantvydas Perednis | Nov 28, 2025 | 0 | ||
Congolese |
Christian Baya | Oct 11, 2025 | 0 | ||
75 kg / 165 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Morroccan |
Oussama Assli | Dec 5, 2025 | 0 | ||
Brazilian |
Dengue Silva | Jul 26, 2025 | 0 | ||
Italian |
Alessio Zeloni | Dec 20, 2025 | 0 | ||
Serbian |
Nikola Cvetkovič | Sep 27, 2025 | 0 | ||
72.5 kg / 160 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch |
Levi Minkenberg (73.5 kg) |
Nov 18, 2023 | 2 | ||
Brazilian |
Petros Freitas (71.8 kg) |
Mar 23, 2024 | 1 | ||
Italian |
Angelo Volpe (71.8 kg) |
May 24, 2025 | 0 | ||
| N/A | Inaugural | May 23, 2026 | N/A | ||
70 kg / 154 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thai |
Superbon Singha Mawynn | Jan 6, 2025 | 1 | ||
Chinese |
Ouyang Feng | Dec 9, 2023 | 1 | ||
Morroccan |
Khalid El Moukadam | Mar 2, 2024 | 0 | ||
Nepalese |
Abiral Ghimire | May 18, 2025 | 0 | ||
Japanese |
Kaito Ono | Feb 28, 2021 | 1 | ||
Chinese |
Ouyang Feng | Jul 29, 2023 | 0 | ||
Finnish |
Niko Korventaus (71 kg) |
Mar 18, 2023 | 0 | ||
Romanian |
Marian Lăpușneanu | May 5, 2023 | 0 | ||
Romanian |
Valentin Mavrodin | Mar 29, 2024 | 1 | ||
Moldovan |
Victor Apostol (71 kg) |
Mar 18, 2025 | 0 | ||
Italian |
Anderson Cano Perez (69.1 kg) |
May 4, 2024 | 1 | ||
| N/A | Inaugural (93 kg) |
May 23, 2026 | N/A | ||
Croatian |
Borna Bilandžić (71 kg) |
Dec 14, 2025 | 0 | ||
Dutch |
Mitchell Lammers | Jun 23, 2024 | 1 | ||
67.5 kg / 149 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Pakistani |
Shahzaib Rindh | Jul 19, 2025 | 0 | ||
Morroccan |
Anouar Afakir | Sep 27, 2025 | 0 | ||
Japanese |
Koya Saito | Dec 19, 2025 | 0 | ||
Ukrainian |
Yulian Pozdniakov | Dec 30, 2025 | 0 | ||
Chinese |
Er Kang (67 kg) |
Feb 7, 2026 | 0' | ||
| N/A | Inaugural (66.8 kg) |
N/A | N/A | ||
Albanian |
Muhamet Deskaj | Aug 3, 2024 | 0 | ||
65 kg / 143 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thai |
Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 | Sep 29, 2018 | 9 | [8] | |
English |
Jonathan Haggerty | Nov 4, 2023 | 1 | [9] | |
Japanese |
Taio Asahisa | Nov 15, 2025 | 0 | [10] | |
Australian |
Chadd Collins | Dec 16, 2023 | 1 | [11] | |
Morroccan |
Hamza Essalih | Dec 14, 2024 | 0 | ||
Japanese |
Shu Inagaki | Apr 28, 2023 | 1 | ||
Japanese |
Chihiro Suzuki | Jul 18, 2021 | 0 | [12] | |
Chinese |
Meng Gaofeng | Jan 1, 2022 | 1 | [13] | |
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Romanian |
Bogdan Floriștean | Oct 20, 2023 | 0 | [14] | |
Moldovan |
Dmitrii Sîrbu | Apr 8, 2023 | 1 | [15] | |
Brazilian |
Denis Júnior (64.5 kg) |
Nov 22, 2025 | 0 | [16] | |
Romanian |
Ionuț Popa (64.5 kg) |
Apr 21, 2024 | 1 | [17] | |
Portuguese |
Tiago Santos | Sep 27, 2025 | 0 | ||
Morroccan |
Mohamed Hamami | Feb 14, 2026 | 0 | [18] | |
62.5 kg, 138 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japanese |
Yuzuki Satomi | Feb 8, 2026 | 0 | ||
Morroccan |
Ahmed Akoudad (63 kg) |
Nov 1, 2025 | 0 | ||
Japanese |
Tatsuya Oiwa | Jul 27, 2024 | 1 | ||
Japanese |
Fumiya Osawa | May 18, 2025 | 0 | ||
Georgian |
Giorgi Malania (63 kg) |
Jan 25, 2025 | 2 | [19] | |
Tunisian |
Abdel Hak Jouba (63.5 kg) |
Sep 27, 2025 | 0 | ||
Lithuanian |
Dovydas Levickis (63.5 kg) |
Sep 27, 2025 | 0 | ||
60 kg / 132 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thai |
Superlek Kiatmuu9 (135 lb) |
Jan 14, 2023 | 2 | [20] | |
French |
Rémi Parra | May 31, 2025 | 0 | [21] | |
Chilean |
Arturo Vergara (135 lb) |
Dec 19, 2024 | 0 | [22] | |
Turkish |
Muhammed Şimşek (61 kg) |
Nov 16, 2025 | 0 | ||
Japanese |
Tomoya Yokoyama | Feb 24, 2024 | 1 | [23] | |
Japanese |
Hirotaka Asahisa | Mar 10, 2018 | 2 | ||
Romanian |
Daniel Dragomir (61 kg) |
Oct 20, 2023 | 1 | ||
Brazilian |
Guilherme Monteiro | May 19, 2024 | 2 | ||
Morroccan |
Rida Bellahcen (61 kg) |
Sep 27, 2025 | 0 | ||
Dutch |
Jayjay Morris (61 kg) |
Apr 19, 2025 | 0 | ||
57.5 kg / 127 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canadian |
Jonathan Di Bella (125 lb) |
Oct 3, 2025 | 0 | ||
Japanese |
Takumi Terada | Sep 29, 2024 | 1 | ||
Japanese |
Ryota Ishida | Sep 28, 2024 | 1 | ||
Chinese |
Qumuxifu | Feb 15, 2026 | 0 | ||
Romanian |
Cosmin Brumă (58.2 kg) |
Nov 22, 2025 | 0 | ||
55 kg / 121 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japanese |
Akihiro Kaneko | Feb 27, 2022 | 4 | ||
Japanese |
Shiro | Mar 26, 2023 | 3 | ||
Japanese |
Riamu Sera | Oct 31, 2021 | 4 | ||
Japanese |
Yuki Morioka | Sep 23, 2025 | 0 | ||
53 kg / 117 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japanese |
Issei Ishii | Nov 15, 2025 | 1 | ||
Japanese |
Kazuki Osaki | May 11, 2025 | 0 | ||
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
51 kg / 112 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japanese |
Neigo Katono | Dec 19, 2025 | 0 | ||
Women
70 kg / 154 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch |
Marieke Calis | Sep 21, 2024 | 0 | ||
65 kg / 143 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
60 kg / 132 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungarian |
Melinda Fabian (135 lbs) |
Dec 15, 2023 | 0 | ||
French |
Clara Pennequin (61 kg) |
Sep 21, 2024 | 0 | ||
Estonian |
Astrid Johanna Grents | Oct 15, 2022 | 1 | ||
Croatian |
Karmela Makelja | April 4, 2025 | 1 | ||
57.5 kg / 127 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austrian |
Stella Hemetsberger (125 lb) |
Feb 14, 2026 | 0 | ||
Brazilian |
Aline Pereira (127 lb) |
Jul 19, 2025 | 0 | [24] | |
Dutch |
Nina van Dalum | Sep 17, 2022 | 3 | ||
German |
Charly Glaser (57 kg) |
Nov 22, 2025 | 0 | ||
55 kg / 121 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch |
Kyara van der Klooster (54 kg) |
Nov 2, 2024 | 1 | ||
Dutch |
Cheyenne Aldus | Dec 14, 2025 | 0 | [25] | |
52 kg / 115 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thai |
Phetjeeja Lukjaoporongtom | March 9, 2024 | 1 | [26] | |
Japanese |
Saho Yoshino | March 20, 2024 | 2 | [27] | |
Brazilian |
Sthefanie Oliveira | Nov 3, 2023 | 0 | ||
Dutch |
Tessa de Kom | Sep 17, 2022 | 1 | [28] | |
Greek |
Sofia Tsolakidou | Aug 23, 2025 | 0 | [29] | |
Argentinian |
Giuliana Cosnard | Dec 21, 2024 | 0 | ||
Italian |
Alessia Muroni | May 24, 2025 | 0 | ||
Greek |
Antonia Prifti | Sep 27, 2025 | 0 | ||
48 kg / 106 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
45 kg / 99 lb
| Name | Organization | Date | No. of title defenses | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexican |
Veronica Rodriguez | Feb 8, 2026 | 0 | [30] | |
| N/A | Vacant | N/A | N/A | ||
Japanese |
Mako Yamada (46 kg) |
Dec 30, 2025 | 0 | [31] | |
See also
- List of kickboxing organizations
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of current female boxing champions
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
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