WKF AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA

Daniela GARRIDO ASENJO / Chile

Katrina DIAMANTOPOULOU / Greece

Spiridoula MOUTOU / Greece

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.

History has shown that nothing is set in stone.

As the world know – our next World referee seminar will be held October 18th in Baia Mare, Romania, just the weekend before the WKF European Championships.

The next but one World referee seminar will be held in October 2020 in Cairo, the weekend just before the World Championships in Egypt.

He WENJU / China

Susanna ARRIGHI / Argentina

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

Nicole DESJARDINES/Canada

Today WKF has more than 100 international licensed referees on 6 continents.

Of these, unfortunately, we only have seven female officials.

Like all knowledge, more and more strong female champions and athletes are fighting

Our executive board therefore emphatically requests all WKF country presidents to send more female referees to the seminar in Romania.

Adriana TATU / Romania

It’s in your hands

and we just need

more female officials in the ring

From the beginning in WKF we split very clearly amateur and pro business, in ring sport as well as in PPF and MMA. New is our SANDA & WUSHU division.

WKF PRO-AM continental Champion belt

This is to follow many requests and wishes of our clients , managers and thousands of our fighters from all over the World. Today we are very successfully not only in pro sport but of course in amateur business too.

WKF AMATEUR DIVISION

With great pleasure we want your poster of WKF sanctioned tournaments, with our logo on the poster. We would like to help with online advertising free of charge, of course. Short reports after would be great.

We just want to remind every WKF country president World wide to send fighter profiles of your amateurs or just non-professional male/female fighters in ring sport.We have same system like in other pro sport in WKF.

We offer the chance to fight in all 5 ring sport divisions for our great demand WKF Champion belts. Here are our 5 pro divisions, with valid World ranking lists, rules, title fight minimum requirements and much more.

PRO – AM / PPF / PRO RING SPORT / MMA / SANDA

Our WKF PRO AM titles has a great value because of our World wide network with today more than 140 member countries you have the chance to fight not only at home.

And no fighter will lose his/her amateur status , he/she can fight still on any tournament, any World Championship World wide. And you can be sure just to face another amateur fighter with perhaps 15 to 20 fights and not real pro with more than 100 fights.

The rules and regulations for PRO AM are easy to understand and waiting for your download.

All you have to do is just send your fighter profile and jpg photos like always and we post your team online in the PRO AM World ranking.

Because: only male/female fight in our PRO AM World ranking are qualified to fight for our WKF titles.

For further requests or interest on any possible PRO AM title fights do not hesitate to send a mail , please.

WKF PRO-AM World Champion belt

Four titles on just one event in Poland

WKF World president Fritz EXENBERGER

WKF – World Kickboxing Federation

PRO – AM / PPF / PRO RING SPORT / MMA / SANDA

founded 1964 (!) is the oldest and perhaps the largest World wide sanctioning body for Kick boxing, Thai boxing and MMA. For amateur events as well as for professionals. We have today 6 continental office and more than 140 member countries World wide. Plus 6 more in negotiation for new membership. All our WKF events World wide here !

Now we want to invite YOUR champions for international events and we are looking for WKF promoters and managers in Australia & Oceania. If you´re interested to become part of the WKF family send just a mail to our office.

WKF World head office web site is here  www.wkfworld.com

Do you know all our 6 continental web sites ?

WKF AFRICA    WKF ASIA   WKF EUROPE   WKF LATIN AMERICA and CARIBBEAN ,

WKF AUSTRALIA and WKF NORTH AMERICA 

WKF AUSTRALIA head office confirm the great success on the last event in Papua New Guinea !

Here is the report of WKF PNG president Mr. Stanley NANDEX

PNG RAISED ANOTHER WORLD CHAMPION IN THE MUAYTHAI KICKBOXING DISCIPLINE

3 Champions of PNG – Rickson YAMO, Jeffery DAKA, and Jonathan TUHU

The world title kickboxing showdown on the 4^th May 2019 in Port Moresby at the Sir, John Guise Stadium ended successfully over the weekend.

The World Kickboxing Federation (WKF) assisted by the WKF Oceania office sanctioned the event as one of the success in the sport of kickboxing in PNG..

Jeffery DAKA with WKF World president

The WKF Approved 7x Title Belts on the card, plus other Divisional and Undercard Fights all finished on high note that impressed the Oceania and world presidents.

The Trophies and Belt Presentation was held at Sports Inn on Sunday 5^th May, and was presented by the WKF Oceania President Mr. Rustam Ali Attai alongside with WKF CEO & President Mr. Fritz Exenberger.

The Promoter of the show Mr. Stanley Nandex under the Headhunter KO Promotions was impressed with the outcome despite other international fighters who could not make it for the fight due to VISA and OTHER personal reasons.

Despite the difficult circumstances faced at the last minute with 5 fighters couldn’t make it, only 2 International fighters were brave enough to take on PNG Team for the title fights. The title belts were awarded to Jeffery Daka, Lee Henry Garap and Rickson Yamo .

Jonathan Tuhu took the WKF MuayThai light-middle weight title up against the Malaysian most decorated fighter Chee Jian Kai. The fight went distance as the main event of the show. Jonathan was very strong with skills and was able to keep the fight under control until the final round of the fight winning the title.

During the presentation Lee ‘The Flash’ Garap who also won the WKF International welter weight title, Jeffrey Daka WKF Continental Middleweight Title. In the other international contest, Mr. Solomon Taimani of Team PNG who lost to his Pakistani-PNG opponent Mr. Karkar Ezetullah for the Intercontinental WKF Cruiserweight Title.

From left:Eddie Kavina General Secretary , Stanley Nandex Promoter, Jonathan TUHU, WKF AUSTRALIA and OCEANIA continental president Rustam ATTAI and WKF World president Fritz EXENBERGER

World Champion Rickson YAMO and WKF continental president Rustam ATTAI

In the other undercard fights, more than five provinces took part represented by senior fighters. These fighters have now been qualified to secure themselves to fight for international contest in the next upcoming event this year. Nandex said he aims to bring back the sport and promote the fighters.

He also thanked the sponsors, NCDC, PNG Tourism Promotion Authority, Post Courier, PNG Sports Foundation, Department of Treasury, Hela Provincial Government and office of the Vice Minister for Sports Hon. Wesley Raminae for the support in hosting such high profile events in the country.

Also during the Presentation day at Sports Inn Hotel PNGKBF President Mr. Stanley Nandex had an opportunity to speak to all fighters who participated.

With their Provincial Presidents, about using the Kickboxing code to promote Community Leadership Development, People and Youths mental & health development and Charity activities to help victims in Rural communities where Government services lack.

But where sports can penetrate to be first support at site in times support and community assistance.

WKF AUSTRALIA and OCEANIA continental president Rustam ATTAI, WKF PNG president and promoter Stanley NANDEX and WKF World president/CEO Fritz EXENBERGER

World Champion Jonathan TUHU with Stanley NANDEX and TV Wan Arther