This seminar will prepare our best international referees for the upcoming 2026 World Championships and renew their WKF licenses.
No WKF license,
no WKF Referee!
To date, 14 nations from Latin and Central America alone have been confirmed for the 2026 World Championships in Cartagena, Colombia. Therefore, around 500 South Americans – men and women – are expected!
Our friends will be returning with numerous amateur boxers. Anyone who attended the last World Championships 2024 in Alicante saw the level of our sports friends for themselves.
The next World Referee Seminar will take place in November 2026 in Cartagena.
The next World Cup will be held after the summer break from September 15-21 in Minsk, Belarus.
Eastern Europe will be represented by major teams.
EU citizens do NOT requirea visa if they stay in Belarus for less than 30 days !
The complete announcement will be made shortly.
Our representative and official confirmed chairman of the of the WKF BELARUS is Mr. Khmialkou Siarhei – Хмельков Сергей Васильевич!.
Since the last European congress in Moldova in June 2025, he was new elected WKF EUROPE continental President. He is General Director of the Republican Olympic Center and “Stayki”.
Initial information about the next World Championships in November 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia, will also follow very soon.
Our Amateur World President Mr. Carlos SUAREZ from Buenos Aires, Argentina, will be official WKF observer. He will attend the WKF Board meeting in Minsk, where high-ranking WKF representatives from Eastern Europe and Asia are expected. Many new, exciting events are in the works.
AND: the last WKF World Cup this Year will be from November 13-15 in the city of Bucaramanga, Colombia!
The World Kickboxing Federation WKF and the Russian Kickboxing Federation held a meeting at the Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow and signed an agreement on joint cooperation.
Since 28.03.2025 the official representative of the WKF on the territory of the Russian Federation is the Russian Kickboxing Federation- FKR represented by its leader Batu Sergeevich Khasikov.
Danil KARPENKO – vice-president of the WKF World Amateur Division
The Russian national kickboxing team is allowed to participate in all international WKF tournaments with the national flag and national anthem of the Russian Federation. First time in Moldova by the European Championships in June.
The representative of the FKR – Danil Karpenko – is the new vice-president of the WKF World Amateur Division.
Soon a representative of the FKR will also be appointed to the position of the representative of the Russian Federation in the IRC – International Rules Committee.
Vladimir FILATOV / RUS FKR secretary general and WKF secretary general Roman LOGISCH / GER
The previous representative of the WKF in the territory of the Russian Federation Gerasimov M.V. is removed from the previously held position and is relieved of all rights and obligations.
WKF CEO and World President Fritz EXENBERGER emphasized that without the Russian team no international federation can consider itself leading, because athletes from Russia are few of the strongest in the world.
WKF and FKR are ready to implement the most ambitious joint projects. Soon we will please kickboxing fans all over the world. Follow the news!
March 28, 2025 – Historic contract signing with the entire FKR board at the Moscow Olympic Center
On March 1, 2024, a new WKF Division Worldwide began work.
By athletes – for athletes!
The aim is not to compete with existing associations, but rather to complement them with significantly less bureaucracy and fewer annoying, outdated regulations.
In collaboration with all of our 140+ WKF country presidents with the new WKF department “BOXING/BKFC”, we are also internationally networked on 6 continents in over 140 countries.
The Hungarian expert Daniel Z. HIRLAU is our world president of the new division from March 1st, 2024.
official BOXING Champion belt
From now on, ALL BOXERS – women and men – can use our free offer and apply for inclusion in the BOXING World rankings via the FIGHTER PROFILE. Free and non-bureaucratic!
The international WKF license applies to all boxers!
For PROFI boxers, a corresponding license and registration in BOXREC is mandatory! We would be happy to help you with this too.
WKF head office would like to remind all our presidents to fix and to to update on time WKF fighters license (sport book) for all participants for all Championships and events for 2024 / 2025
Please pay attention to the valid medical certificate !
All international teams are requested for,
to present their valid WKF licenses by registration and weigh-in.
For new sports passes or current annual stamps, please fill in the FIGHTER PROFILEadd a jpg Photo at and show your fighter license by registration in the venue.
Erin MANSFIELD from the “Hopwood fight Centre” England defeats Sophie Varley, Scotland with TKO in final round
Erin controlled the contest from the first bell controlling the range and tempo of the fight and picking her opponent off with sharp combinations.
Lilly WURZER, Austria
By the last round, with Varley looking tired and hurt, Mansfield increased the pace and finished the contest with a hard combination that dropped Her opponent and the referee stopped the fight declaring Erin Mansfield as the new champion
breaking news: Austrian team OCTAGON PRO GYM want to challenge Mansfield, perhaps March 3rd in Austria for the next higher WKF International K-1 title – 60 Kg.
Possible opponent is young talent Lilly WURZER – first negotiations have begun