World Kickboxing Federation

On November 15th we have two historic ladies international title fights , first time in history Austria vs. Colombia in Lowkick and K-1.

During PAN-AMERICAN Championships in the City Bucaramanga!

Riley ADAMS from Vienna in Lowkick – 54 Kg / 119 lbs vs. Jessica MORENO , European Champion vs. Latin American Champion.

Austrian girl Lilly WURZER – 57 Kg / 125 lbs  in K-1 vs. Gabriela MARTINEZ.

For sure two great technical fights 5 x 2 minutes.

Next amazing TOP international WKF Open tournament in Minsk, Belarus.

CHINGIZ ALLAZOV CUP

Place: Belarus, Minsk, Republic Center of Olympic Training “Stayki”

Dates : 27-30 November
27 – weight control and registration, meet with Chingiz
28/29/30 – days of fighting

Weight and age categories:

14-15 years old boys and girls – 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 63.5, 67, 71, 75, 81, +81 kilograms

16-17 years old boys and girls – 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 63.5, 67, 71, 75, 81, 86, 91, +91 kilograms

If you want to come , you must to send a preliminary application for post no later than 17 November :

Ivan-krab@mail.ru
+37529 3068260 WatsApp, Viber, Telegram

If you have some questions about competition or transfer or residence, please write or call for this contact.

Next amazing TOP class International WKF tournament in Tiraspol, Moldova.

Good hospitality, nice food and some of the best fighters in East and West meet in Tiraspol again.

WKF HEAD OFFICE work very hard in cooperation with our IRC- “International rules committee”  to train our international officials and referees, to answer protests and requests for the competition rules and to develop our various WKF rules.

 

Our last World referee seminar´s 2023 in Skofije, Slovenia, 2024 in Alicante, Spain and 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova, appointed several new TOP female WKF referees with international licenses.

The last international referee seminar in 2025 in Minsk, Belarus, has brought three more highly qualified “Women in Black” to our team, and thus further strengthens our team.

Today we again have

19 female officials worldwide

only with an international WKF referee license.

As the world know – our next World referee seminar will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday and Sunday just before the WKF World Championships 2026

 

The next but one World referee seminar will be held in in November 2027, the weekend just before the following

European Championships 

 

 

Without valid WKF license you are not an official in our World Kickboxing Federation!

 

 

 

 

Today WKF has more than 140 international licensed referees on 6 continents.

 

 

 

Of these, unfortunately, today we only have just 

19 (!)

 

nineteen 

international 

licensed female officials

 

 

 

 

Like all knowledge, World wide more and more strong female champions and athletes are fighting, on tatami and Ring!

 

Our WKF executive board therefore emphatically requests all our

WKF country presidents

to send more female referees to Cartagen in Colombia to the next World referee seminar in November 2026, in our main Hotel.

 

To all our country presidents World wide:

It’s in your hands and we just need

more female

WKF licensed officials

For Kickboxing and Boxing !!!

again 800 + male / female fighters are expected

As is already known, the WKF Austrian Championships will now take place on 10./11. April held in Vienna.

More than 2.500 down loads (!) already show the great interest in the last qualification for the amazing World Championships in Cartagena, Colombia.

A large field of Austrian WKF clubs and members can be expected again.

Everybody want to fight in the Caribbean World Championships, autumn 2026

 

In semi-contact or point fighting Austrians were able to place themselves TOP at the last World Championships in Alicante.

WKF AUSTRIA have currently special Austrian training centers in Innsbruck, Wels and Vienna.

Austrians new national MMA coach will also announce his national team 2026 for Colombia there!

This event is the last chance for all Austrian champions to qualify for the World  Championship! This applies accordingly to all tatami and ring sports, BOXING  and of course forms / Kata and MMA.

Here is the invitation, of course in German language 

WKF COLOMBIA president Mr. Luis MEDIOMUNDO is the host of the next WKF World referee seminar in November 2026

Venue is the amazing 4 star main Hotel in Cartagena.

This is the perfect weekend, just before the World Championships 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia 

 

For the second time our World referee seminar takes place in Colombia.

We got already many requests from our male / female referees and officials from 6 continents and we hope everybody who would need Visa for Colombia start in time at least 8 weeks before with Visa procedure.

For details about Visa invitations, any requests about airport transfer and more contact from our organizing team Donna Bianca BOHORQUEZ

 

Our update WKF licensed referee list is here !

Many photos of our international WKF referees here !

All rule books in 4 languages and more free to down load here !

All International WKF referees who not has attended the seminars in Triest 2023 ,  Alicante 2024 , or Chisinau 2025 must extend their license in Cartagena.

The extended license is valid for three Years again. Many photos from all WKF seminars since 2011 are here in the gallery!

 

Next World referee seminar in autumn 2027 in Europe.

before the upcoming  European Championships

Please note:

without valid WKF license you are

not qualified official for WKF events !

After the International Referee Seminar in Minsk, three new female European referees with official WKF licenses were positively assessed. With our new referees, the number of internationally licensed female referees increases to 17.

The youngest in the trio is Ksenia NOVIKOVA from Belarus, who received the C license after the seminar and an excellent exam.

The Russian expert Liliya VOROGUSHINA has been active in the scene as a referee for a long time and has been awarded the International B License.

By decision of the WKF Board, Mrs. Olga Nikolaevna STRIZHAKOVA was awarded the highest WKF A license. She has many years of experience as an international referee and, in the opinion of many WKF board members present in Minsk, was one of the best referees, both as a judge and in the ring.

In addition to Russian, Ms. STRIZHAKOVA also speaks fluent Spanish und English

She will be another important expert and sporting link between WKF EUROPE and South America at the upcoming World Championships 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia.

The WKF Board congratulates all three ladies and is pleased to have other highly qualified international referees from Europe on the team.

The next Latin American Referee Seminar under the direction of Amateur World President Carlos SUAREZ will take place on November 11th and 12th, before the Pan American Open in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Numerous new licenses will be awarded there, and existing ones renewed. It’s well known that our Latin American sports friends always have top-trained officials.