The IKF First Awarded A
World Title on October 16th, 1992.
Since Then There Have Been -54- IKF World Titles
Awarded Around The World.
You Will Find Each One Of Them Below.
PROFESSIONAL MEN'S
IKF
WORLD CHAMPIONS
The
IKF Awarded It's First Pro MEN's
World Title
at Caesars Tahoe Casino in Tahoe, Nevada, USA on January 22nd,
1994. Since Then
There Have Been -42-
IKF Pro Men's World Titles Awarded.
- Bantamweight 117.1 lbs. - 122 lbs. 53.22 kg - 55.45
kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- CURRENT: Enn Fairtex
San Francisco, California, USA via Thailand 60-6-3/16, Pro Boxing:
1-1/0, 5'3", 122, 4-25-70 Fairtex. Defeated Alberto Ramirez of Tacoma,
Washington, USA at 2:39 of round 1 in Sacramento, CA, USA on June 26th, 2000.
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- Featherweight 122.1 lbs. - 127 lbs. 55.50 kg - 57.72
kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- CURRENT: Ali "Lightning"
Hallak
Granville, NSW, Australia PRO KB:
32-3-1/13, Pro Boxing: 2-1-1/0, AM KB: 17-3/10, 5'6", 56.6, 9-6-72. Won
Title By Forfeit when Billy Saul of England failed to re-schedule the bout that
by January 1st, 2001. The bout was previously planned for Australia but due to
government problems the bout was cancelled. For full story, click
HERE and read the LONG Article on
7-13-2000 entitled.."The POLITICAL Spoils In Australia!"
- INTERNATIONAL
- CURRENT: Ali "Lightning"
Hallak
Granville, NSW, Australia PRO KB:
32-3-1/13, AM KB: 17-3/10, 5'6", 56.6, 9-6-72. Defeated Lucky Clement of
Dobsonville, Roodport, South Africa, by judges card decision after the bout was
stopped due to a non ententional foul in round 9 at the Croatian Club in
Bankstown, Sydney, NSW, Australia on September 24th, 1999.
- MUAYTHAI
- CURRENT: Ali "Lightning"
Hallak
Granville, NSW, Australia PRO KB:
32-3-1/13, AM KB: 17-3/10, 5'6", 56.6, 9-6-72. Defeated Alberto Ramirez of
Tacoma, Washington, USA at 1:34 of round 1 in Sydney Australia on March 4th,
2000.
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- Lightweight 127.1 lbs. - 132 lbs. 57.77 kg - 60 kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- CURRENT: Tommy Bach
Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA, PKB: 10-1-1/3, AKB: 8-3/3, 5'9",
132, 2-22-73, Rob Zbilski. Won Title By First Round KO over Keith Nesbitt of
Steelton, Pennsylvania, USA in Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA on February 1st,
2003.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT
- FORMER: Visily "Torrero" Shish
Minsk, Belarus, PRO: 11-2/--, AM: 60-11/--, 178cm, 134, 61.3, 8-7-82,
Shish won his IKF world Title when he defeated Richard Kostuck of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, USA by TKO after Shish cut open kostuck's forehead with an elbow shot
at 38 seconds into round 1 in Minsk Belarus on January 14th, 2000. - Shish's
Title was retired by trainer, Evgeni Kotelnikov, on 9-17-03. His trainer said he
has moved up in weight.
- FORMER: Saeksan (Saekson) Saengchan Janjura
(Janjira)
North Hollywood, CA, USA Saeksan was
the first ever IKF Pro Muay Thai World Champion. He won the title giving one of
the most devastating beatings to a fighter the IKF has ever seen as he destroyed
John "The Iceman" Adams of Bakersfield, CA, USA with a dynamic leg
kick attack! He won the vacant IKF Pro World Lightweight title with a KO at 1:20
of round 2. This bout was at Table Mountain Casino in Friat CA, USA on June
25th, 1994. Saeksan continued to hold the IKF World Title until he retired from
kickboxing. He was NEVER challenged for his title, probably from the beating he
gave Adams which is still talked about to this day. He was forced into
retirement in 1997 due to medical reasons. He is currently training kickboxers
in southern California, USA.
- FORMER: Songhkla "The Superstar"
Magesticgym
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA via
Thailand Magesticgym won his title on May 1st, 1999, when he defeated Sakasem
Kathawong, the former Lumpini Stadium contender who was fighting out of
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Magesticgym title was Retired by his trainer Duke
Roufus on December 22nd, 1999. With a record of 77-25-3/21, he simply wanted to
stop fighting. He now lives in Bangkok, Thailand.
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- Super Lightweight 132.1 lbs. - 137 lbs. or 60.1kg -
62.2kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT
- FORMER: Garnet "CHILL" John
Brighton, England, PRO KB: 24-0/2, AM KB: 13-2/1, 5'7", 61.9kg,
22, 8-11-77 John won his Title against Jose' Peres of Lisbon, Portugal (42
wins, 7 Loses and 24 T/KO's, 29) in Brighton, England on April 21st, 2000 by
Technical Decision, 20-16, 20-16, 20-15.
- John Voluntarily retired his title to focus on Pro Boxing
in 2001.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- Light Welterweight 137.1 lbs. - 142 lbs. or 62.2kg -
64.5kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Juan "The Ghost Warrior"
Torres
South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA, AM: 5-0/4,
PRO: 38-3/26, 5'4," 142, 29. Torres became the FIRST IKF Mens PRO CHAMPION
and the first IKF Mens World Champion when he defeated Jorge Angat of Angoura
Hills, CA, USA by TKO at :45 seconds of round 2. The bout was at Caesars Tahoe
Casino in Tahoe, NV, USA on January 22nd, 1994.
- Torres retired from both kickboxing & boxing in the
fall of 2000. He was never challenged for his World title after he won it.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- CURRENT: Danny "Hard As"
Steele
Los Angeles, CA, USA, via Honolulu, HW
38-13-3/29, 5'7", 138, 4-6-70. Defeated Dave Horvath of Winnipeg Manitoba
Canada by TKO at 2:53 of round 2 in Fresno, CA, USA on July 12th, 1997.
- SAN SHOU
- CURRENT: Han Yuzhu
Beijing, China, 18-8/0, 180cm, 64.5kg. Defeated Fernando Calleros of
El Paso, Texas USA by unanimous decision, 5-0, 3-2, *4-0 on December 7th, 2003,
Beijing, China. (*) One judge had Round 5 a draw.
- Welterweight 142.1 lbs. - 147lbs. or 64.6kg - 66.8kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT
- FORMER: Paul Biafore
Missaga, Ontario, Canada, 31-4-1/16, 5'10", 146, 29, 7-11-70.
Biafore won his title on May 15th, 1999 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, when he
defeated Bernard Robinson of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA by TKO at the end of
round 4.
- Biafore was never challenged for his title or offered any
other bout after he soundly defeated Robinson. He moved to Southern California
to pursue music as well as teaching kickboxing.
- INTERNATIONAL
- CURRENT: Danny "Hard As"
Steele
Los Angeles, CA, USA, via Honolulu, HW
37-12-2/28, 5'7", 138, 4-6-70. Defeated Miguel Reyes of Tijauana, Baja CA,
Mexico, by unanimous decision, 100-88, 98-91 and 99-91 In Hawaii, USA on July
16th, 1999.
- FORMER: Ivan Silva
Tijauana, Baja Ca, Mexico Silva Won his Title on December 15th, 1997
in Tijuana Mexico with a first round KO Over Dave Horvath of Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada. Having never been challenged to defend his title, (14-1 with 8 KO's)
Silva's trainer (Reyes) retired his title on June 22nd, 1999 after Silva
suffered a potentially career ending hand injury while training to defend his
title against Danny Steele in Hawaii.
- MUAYTHAI
- CURRENT: Khunpon (Surapon Dechkampu)
Atlanta, Georgia via Thailand 65-3/28, 5'8", 147, Need DOB.
Defeated John Adams of San Dimas, CA USA by KO at 2:23 of round 1 in Tijuana
Mexico on December 15th, 1997.
- SAN SHOU
- CURRENT: Matee "Dragon Leg"
Jedeepitak
Walled Lake, Michigan, USA, via
Ratchaburi, Thailand 124-52/38, 5'7", 142. Scheduled to fight Danny Steele
of Los Angeles, CA, USA for this title on December 15th, 2001 in San Jose.
Steele did not make the weight limit of 147 lbs (Only made 149.5) so Jedeepitak
won the title by forfeit. He went on to fight Steele anyway defeating him by
unanimous decision, 5 rounds to 0 on all 3 judges cards.
- Super Welterweight 147.1 lbs. - 153 lbs. or 66.9kg -
69.5kg
- FULL CONTACT
- CURRENT: Jimmy Stewart
Wednesday, October 6th, 2004: Jimmy Stewart has done MORE to Promote
a World Title Challenge than ANY OTHER FIGHTER. In doing so he has had "SIX",
yes, "SIX" fighters pull out on him between October 2002 and October
2004. The last one was the last draw for us here at the IKF. Jim Tisdale is the
trainer of Eric Marshall of Florida. Marshall was scheduled to meet Stewart for
an October 9th showdown for the vacant title. However, on Monday, October 4th,
(5 days before their World Title Bout) Tisdale called the IKF and informed us
Marshall hurt his back sparring over the weekend and is forced to pull out of
the bout. Marshall was the 6th failed opponent for Stewart and marks the LAST
DRAW for us. stewart DESERVES this Title simply because he challenged ONLY THE
BEST for it. However, NONE of them were able to meet him in the ring and "Walk
The Walk" for it. Now that he has it, Stewart as well as us here at the IKF
can tell all Challengers or those questioning Stewarts ability, "Bring
It ON!"
- FORMER: Vladimir Avtamonov
Omsk, Siberia, Russia, PKB: 22-1/11, AMKB: 35-5, Avtamonov won his
title when he defeated Perry Ben of Coventry, England by unanimous decision,
120-110, 120-107, 120-107 in Omsk, Siberia, Russia on February 3rd, 2001.
Avtamonov was scheduled to defend his title on October 26th, 2002, in Butler,
Pennsylvania, USA against Jimmy Stewart. However his trainer Oleg Vadaturskiy
never even attempted to attain the proper Visa's (as agreed with him and the
promoter) to come to America. Instead of informing the IKF or Stewart's
promoters of this, he simply stopped responding to any e-mails 3 weeks prior to
the fight date. To the best of our knowledge, although Avtamonov may have wanted
to fight, his trainer had no desire to travel to the USA for the fight. This
left the IKF no choice but to retire the title from Avtamonov in December of
2002since his trainer had no plans of him meeting the challenge.
- INTERNATIONAL
- CURRENT: Fernando "COOL"
Calleros
El Paso,Texas, USA PRO KB: 29-8/16, Pro
Boxing: 0-0-1/0, AM KB: 10-1/7, 5'8", 142, 7-7-74 TEAM CALLEROS. Defeated
Miguel Reyes of Tijauana, Baja CA, Mexico, by unanimous decision, 96-92, 97-91
and 97-91 in Sacramento CA, USA on June 26th, 2000.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT
- FORMER: Dmitry "The Shock"
Shakuta
Minsk, Belarus, 115-5/22, 186cm, 148,
67.27kg, 8-7-80, Shakuta won his IKF Title when he defeated Pramuenrit
Sithsaeng-a- run of Thailand by KO in Novosibirsk, Russia on June 29th, 2000.
- Shakuta's Title was retired by trainer, Evgeni Kotelnikov,
on 9-17-03. His trainer said he has moved up in weight.
- SAN SHOU
- CURRENT: Danny Hoyer
Brunssum, Netherlands, 22-9/2, 153, 172cm 7-5-81, Wushu institute
Hoyer, Loe Hoyer. Defeated Alexis Hountondji of Belgium by KO when Hountondji
could not stand by the end of Referee Dan Stell's count of 10 after a strong
knee by Hoyer to his body at 1:00 of round 5, May 1st, 2004, Brunssum,
Holland/Neatherlands.
- Light Middleweight 153.1 lbs. - 159 lbs. or 69.6kg -
72.2kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- CURRENT: Anthony "Powerhouse"
Bartinelli
Phoenix, Arizona, USA KB: 12-0/11,
Pro Boxing: 16-8-2/9, 5'11", 159, 12-5-79 Clement Vierra. Defeated
undefeated Mike Nagy of Lake In The Hills, Illinois, USAby KO at the end of the
3rd round at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, USA on April 17th, 2001.
- FORMER: Francis "Footloose"
Farley
San Cruz , CA, USA Farley was awarded
the IKF Title when his opponent, Tom Montgomery of Brighton England, hit Farley
with a spinning Elbow. The foul ended the bout giving Farley the win. The bout
was at the San Jose State Event Center in San Jose, CA, USA on May 13th, 1995.
Mr. Farley announced his retirement after his KO loss to Trevor Ambros of
England in San Jose, CA, USA on May 15th, 1999. The bout though was not
sanctioned by the IKF.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT
- FORMER: Kongnapa
Omaha,
Nebraska USA via Thailand 106-10-6/53, 5'8", 155, 3-2-68 6-7-04. Defeated
Pedro Villaoobos by KO at 1:54 of round 2 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on November
10th, 2000. IKF retired Kongnapa's Title on September 7th, 2004 because we could
not locate him anywhere for a Title Defense.
- FORMER: Kongnapa
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, USA via Thailand Kongnapa won IKF Pro MuayThai Junior Middleweight
Title, on October 24, 1998 with a first round KO over Ryan Jones of Winnipage,
Manitoba, Canada. First Defense: February 26th, 2000, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
USA: Defeated Dimitri Shakuta of Minsk Belarus by Majority decision, 48-46,
48-46 and 47-47. Kongnapa Trainer Duke Roufus Retired his Title on May 10th,
2000. 103 Pro Wins, 10 loses, 6 draws with 51 KO/TKO's, 5'8", 154 lbs, 31
years old ( 3-2-68). However, Kongnapa has told the IKF that he never retired.
Regardless, his title was vacated and won by someone else. Kongnapa later won
another IKF MuayThai World Title in Atlanta, GA, USA in 2000, noted above.
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- Middleweight 159.1 lbs. - 165 lbs. or 72.2kg to 75kg.
- FULL CONTACT-
This World Title Has Never Been Held by 2 Different Fighters.
- VACANT
- FORMER: Dave "The Madman"
Marinoble
Roseville, CA, USA 17-2-2/8, 5'11",
164, 9-17-68 Self. Defeated former Champion Tommy Kimber by TKO at 1:08 of the
8th round on July 28th, 2001 in Kuala Limpur MALAYSIA at the Shah Alam Stadium.
Marinoble officially retired his IKF Title on October 2nd, 2004 as he retired
from the sport.
- FORMER: Tommy "The Terminator"
Kimber
Salem, Mass., USA, Pro KB: 17-2/10, AM
KB: 7-3, 6', 163. Kimber won his title on May 15th, 1999 in Lowell,
Massachusetts, USA, when he defeated Curtis Bush of Virginia Beach Virginia, USA
(42-9-2 with 30 KO's) by unanimous decision, 100-85 on 2 judges cards and 100-86
on the other. Kimber became the first IKF Champion to lose their title when he
was stopped at 1:08 of the 8th round by challenger Dave Marinobleof Roseville,
CA, USA when the two fought in Malaysia on July 28th, 2001.
- INTERNATIONAL
- CURRENT: Santiago Manzanarez Soriano
Mexico, 16-0-1/8, 75kg, 32. November 27th, 2004, Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico: Defeated Fernando Calleros of El Paso, Texas, USA by Split Decision
97-99, 98-92 and 97-94.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT
- FORMER: Adolfo "Chicharo"
Lozano
Puerta Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, 14-4/5,
5'8", 74.2kg, 162, 12-18-73. November 27th, 2004, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico:
Defeated Jeremy Harminson by Medical TKO at end of round 2. Ringside Doctor
ruled cut from a legal elbow on Harminson's head was too deep to allow Harminson
to continue. - Adolfo retired his IKF Title on September 13, 2005 after he
determined a knee injury would not allow him to fight again to defend his title.
- FORMER: Robert Coquete
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Coquete won his IKF Title on February
10th, 2000, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada by unanimous decision over Eval Denton
of England ( 48-47, 49-46 & 48-47) in Winnipeg, Matitoba Canada on February
12th, 2000. Coquete was challenged in the Spring of 2000 to re-match Denton in
England but wanted too high of a purse ($6,000) and the bout was dropped.
Coquete was later challenged by Chad Sawyer and the IKF stepped in to require
Coquete accept the challenge for the minimum "First Challenge Purse"
of $2,500. His trainer, Arthur Pereira came in with several other *issues why he
didn't want Coquete to fight Sawyer. After a long process of trying to make the
match. Coquete himself choose to vacate the title and move up in weight.
- SAN SHOU
- CURRENT: Rudi Ott
San
Jose, California, USA, 20-3/5, 1 no contest, 5'8", 165, 9-16-72, Cung Le.
Defeated Dave Marinoble, Roseville, CA, USA, 16-1-2/8 by unanimous decision,
49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 on August 31st, 2002 at Win-River Casino in Redding, CA,
USA. Ott and Marinoble rematched on a non IKF sanctioned event in the same rule
style and weightclass on February 28th, 2003. Marinoble won the bout by
unanimous decision.
- Super Middleweight 165.1 lbs. - 172 lbs. or 75kg -
78.1kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- SAN SHOU
- CURRENT: Bao Ligao
Beijing, China, 48-6/5, 178cm, 78kg, Ma Kun. Defeated Dave Marinoble
of Roseville, California, USA by unanimous decision, *4-0, 4-1, 5-0, December
7th, 2003, Beijing, China. (*) One judge had Round 5 a draw.
- Light Heavyweight 172.1 lbs. - 179 lbs. or 78.2kg -
81.3kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- CURRENT: Frankie Tropea
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada 17-1/5, 175, 5'10",
5-11-76, June 25th, 2005, Grand Portage, Minnesota, USA: Defeated Nick
Rondinelli of London, Ontario, Canada by split decision 112-117, 113-115 and
116-112.
- FORMER: Rick "The Jet" Roufus
Atlanta, Georgia, USA Roufus became the second IKF Mens PRO CHAMPION
and the second IKF Mens Pro World Champion when he defeated Michael McDonald of
Vancouver, BC, Canada, by "KO" at :43 seconds of round 1. The bout was
at Caesars Tahoe Casino in Tahoe, NV, USA on January 22nd, 1994.
- Roufus retired his IKF FCR Title to move into to
International rules in 1998.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- SAN SHOU
- CURRENT: Cung Le
San
Jose, California, USA, PRO: 14-0/8, Combined: 36-3/24, 5'10", 178, 29, Cung
Le Martial Arts. Defeated Shoni Carter of Chicago, Illinois, USA by unanimous
decision 5-0, 5-0 & 5-0, (5 Round to 0) in San Jose, CA, USA on December
15th, 2001
- Light Cruiserweight 179.1 lbs - 186 lbs. or 81.4kg. -
84.5kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- CURRENT: Mike "Tension" Nevitt
Sycamore, Illinois, USA 24-0/11, Pro Boxing: 6-0/3, AKB: 27-2/17,
5'11", 185, 5-10-71, Team Green. Defeated James Watling of England by
unanimous decision 118-111, 118-110 and 118-111 on November 30th, 2002, in
Rockford, Illinois, USA
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Kurt Podany
July 10th, 1998 by TKO at 1:41 of the 4th round when his opponent,
IKF US Light Cruiserweight Muay Thai Champion, Kwame Stephens (22-2 with 19
KO's) of Carbondale Illinois, USA, injured his foot in the bout and couldn't
continue.
- Due to a neck injury, Podany decided he could no longer
fight MuayThai Rules and retired both his IKF MuayThai titles in April, 2000. He
is currently ranked in the International Rules division.
- In 2002, Podany suffered a gunshot wond to his stomach.
Full details are unknown. From this injury he was foreced to retire from
kickboxing and is living in Omaha Nebraska.
- SAN SHOU
- CURRENT: Liu Hailong
Beijing, China, 50-4/11, 176cm, 186lb, Ma Kun. Defeated Eduardo
Fujihira of Brazil by unanimous decision, *3-1, 5-0, 5-0, December 7th, 2003,
Beijing, China. (*) One judge had Round 5 a draw.
- Cruiserweight 186.1 lbs - 195 lbs. or 84.6 kg - 88.6
kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT
- FORMER: Don "The Dragon"
Wilson
Hollywood, CA, USA 71-5-2/47- 3 No
Contests 6' 190 Wilson won his title on May 15th, 1999 in Lowell,
Massachusetts, USA, when he defeated Dick Kimber of Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. At
the end of the 3rd round Wilson came alive and exploded with a flurry that
eventually knocked Kimber to the floor motionless. Referee Dan Stell counted
Kimber out on the floor, a count that went into the round break. Kimber never
stood during the count.
- Having never been challenged for his title, Wilson
Voluntarily Retired it to move down to the Light Heavyweight Division.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT
- FORMER: Chris Wright
Merseyside, England 15-3/7, 6', 189, Need DOB Alby Bimpson. Defeated
Duncan Airlie James of Glasgow, Scotland by head kick KO at 2:04 of round 2 in
St. Helens, England on August 16th, 1998.
- Wright's trainer officially retired his Title on
January 25th, 2006
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- Heavyweight 195.1 lbs. - 215 lbs. or 88.7kg - 97.7kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT
- FORMER: Dennis "Kaheke" Alexio
Molokai, Hawaii, USA 70-2/65, Pro Boxing: 5-1/3, 5'11", 215-225,
3-12-59 Alexio won his title when he defeated Barrington Patterson of London,
England by TKO at the end of the 5th round In Hawaii, USA on May 31st, 1997.
Defense: May, 1998, Sacramento, California, USA: Defeated Achille Roger of
France by TKO in 5th round.
- Alexio's World Title was retired by the IKF on November
24th, 2003. The reason was because the IKF Organization had been trying to
contact Mr. Alexio since June of 2003, to discuss what his future plans for the
sport were such as a title defense or a retirement of his title, yet we never
received any return phone call.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT
- FORMER: Rick "The Jet" Roufus
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, KB: 61-7/39, BX: 14-3/12, 5'11", 215,
33, 6-3-66 Roufus won his title on May 15th, 1999 when he defeated Stan
Longinidis of Boxhill, Victoria, Australia by TKO after Loniginidis suffered a
broken bone in his foot at the end of round 9. Roufus was ahead on all 3 judges
cards at the time, 89-81, 86-83 and 88-81. The bout was in Lowell Massachusetts,
USA.
- On September 29th, 2003 Roufus Officially announced his
retirement to the IKF. In his last event, he tore his ACL (Knee). Although he
had come back from knee injuries in the past, this time he felt he could not
recover from the severity of the injury this time.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- Super Heavyweight 215.1 lbs. and above or 97.8kg. and
above.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT
- FORMER Mark "The Hammer"
Selbee
Atlanta, Georgia, USA 21-0/12, 215, 6'5".
Selbee won his Title when he defeated Raoul Doucet of Ontario Canada by TKO -
Three Knockdown Rule At 1:09 of round 1 on September 11th, 2004 in Atlanta
Georgia, USA.
Having never been challenged Mark retired his Pro World Title
in October of 2006.
- FORMER: "MEAN" Mike LaBree
Roscoe, Illinois, USA, 46-2/40, 6'4", 217 LaBree won his title
on May 15th, 1999 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, when he defeated Kevin Rosier
of Buffalo, New York, USA at 26 seconds into round 10, LaBree caught Rosier with
a short left to the head and Rosier went down to his knees and the bout was
stopped.
Labree defended his title in his retirement bout on February 3rd,
2001 in Hayward, Wisconsin. He won with a 3rd round TKO over #1 contender,
George Randolph of Glenville, West Virginia, USA.
- After defeating the #1 contender by TKO in the 3rd round
on February 3rd, 2001, Labree Voluntarily Retired his title and from kickboxing
at the age of 38.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- MUAYTHAI
- CURRENT: Matt Skelton
Bedford, England 63-8/57, 191cm-6'3", 116 kg/256 lbs, 1-27-67
Pro Boxing: 12-0/11 Nigel Howlett, Eagle Gym. Stopped Jeff Ford of Kansas City
Missouri, USA at 1:51 of the second round in North Hampton, England on November
26th, 2000
DEFENSE: Skelton defended his title on November 18th, 2001 in
North Hampton England when he defeated Peter Varga of Budapest, Hungary by TKO
at 53 seconds of round 3.
- FORMER: Jeff "DUKE" Roufus
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Roufus won his IKF Title on December 4th,
1998 in Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA over Hiriwa TeRangi of New Zealand unanimous
decision 50-43 on all 3 judges cards.
DEFENSE: Roufus defended it once with
a first round KO over Grant Barker of Sydney Aaustralia.
- Roufus Voluntarily vacated his Super Heavyweight Title to
move DOWN to the Heavyweight Muay Thai Division. He later retired. However, at
the end of October, 2000, Roufus announced he would come out of retirement to
fight in the K-1 USA. He lost his second round bout in the May, 2001 K-1 USA and
his opening round bout in the August K-1 USA. He's scheduled to fight again in
the May 2002, K-1 USA. On December 11th, 2002 Roufus made his retirement
official due to his busy schedule with promoting his own events and other work.
Hin final fight record was 36-8-1/26 and in pro boxing he was 2-0/1.
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S
IKF
WORLD CHAMPIONS
The
IKF Awarded It's First Pro WOMEN's
World Title
In Honololu Hawaii, USA on October 16th, 1992. Since Then
There Have Been -7-
IKF Pro Women's World Titles Awarded.
- Flyweight 112.1 lbs. - 117 lbs. 50.95 kg - 53.18 kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Ramona Gatto
May 13th, 1995, San Jose , CA, USA: In a contriversial match, Olga
Vlasour of Russia defeated Ramona Gatto by unanimous decision. This bout was
co-sanctioned by the ISKA. It was discovered AFTER the event that it was the
plan to have Gatto lose to force a rematch in Russia. The only way she could
have won was by KO according to then ISKA representative Dwight Brown. 2 ISKA
judges ruled Gatto as the loser while the 1 California State Athletic Commission
judge ruled in favor of Gatto. After further review, the title decision was
reversed by the IKF and awarded to Gatto - after 5 different reviews. All 5
groups of judges scored Gatto the unanimous bout winner.
- Upset with the politics of the ISKA since ISKA left
Vlasour as their Champion, Gatto, from the anger of it all, never fought again.
A sad thing to happen to Gatto and the sport of kickboxing. For complete
details, check it out on the IKF Opinion Page Click Here.
- MUAYTHAI
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- Bantamweight 117.1 lbs. - 122 lbs. 53.22 kg - 55.45
kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- CURRENT: Holly Ferneley
Sydney, NSW, Australia PRO KB: 7-3-2/4, Pro Boxing: 1-4-1/0, AMKB:
5-2/4, 1.65 meters, 122 lbs. 55.7, 8-13-71.Won title by Forfeit on January 1st,
2001.
- FORMER: Ramona "EAGLE" Gatto
San Jose, CA, USA Gatto defeated Debra Cruickshak of Michigan, USA
for the IKF Woman's Pro World Bantamweight Title. Gatto's Bantomweight title was
stripped in 2000 when she refused a challenge from Australia's Holly Ferneley.
She retired shortly after.
- INTERNATIONAL
- CURRENT: Holly Ferneley
Sydney, NSW, Australia PRO KB: 7-3-2/4, Pro Boxing: 1-4-1/0, AMKB:
5-2/4, 1.65 meters, 122, 55.7, 8-13-71. Defeated Lynette Els of Three Rivers,
Vereeniging, South Africa by kick KO in round 3 at the Croatian Club in
Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on Septemebr 24th, 1999.
- MUAYTHAI
- CURRENT: Karen Harding
Epsom, Surrey England, Mark Wakeling, Sorry but no other stats or
contact info was provided by IKF Europe. Defeated Gulzapa Azzizova of Kazakhstan
by unanimous decision on August 18th, Reading, England
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- Featherweight 122.1 lbs. - 127 lbs. 55.50 kg - 57.72
kg.
- FULL CONTACT -
This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- INTERNATIONAL
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Ramona "EAGLE" Gatto
San Jose, CA, USA Gatto became the first Woman's champion, the first
PRO IKF Champion and the first IKF World Champion when she KO'ed Debbie Page of
Albq, New Mexico, USA. The bout was Honololu Hawaii, USA on October 16th, 1992.
First
Defense: Defeated Lapin Padilla of Albq. New Mexico, USA by TKO in the 9th
round. The bout was at Win River Casino, Redding, CA, USA on February 18th,
1995.
- Gatto went on to win 2 more IKF World titles in 3
different weight classes. She defeated Olga Vlasour of Russia for the IKF
Woman's Pro World Flyweight title and Debra Cruickshakof Michigan, USA for the
IKF Woman's Pro World Bantamweight title. Her Bantomweight title was stripped in
2000 when she refused a challenge from Australia's Holly Ferneley.Gatto never
fought after May 13th, 1995.
- MUAYTHAI
- CURRENT: Holly Ferneley
Sydney, NSW, Australia PRO KB: 7-3-2/4, Pro Boxing: 1-4-1/0, AMKB:
5-2/4, 1.65 meters, 125 lbs. 55.7, 8-13-71. Defeated Julie Wood of Newtown, New
Zeland by KO at 2:36 of round one at the Bankstown Sports Hall in Bankstown,
Sydney, Australia on March 4th, 2000.
- SAN SHOU
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
AMATEUR MEN'S
IKF
WORLD CHAMPIONS
The
IKF Awarded It's First AMATEUR World Title
In
Newcastle, England on April 29th, 2001. Since Then
There
Have Been -11-
IKF Amateur World Champions.
- Lightweight 127.1 lbs. - 132 lbs. 57.77 kg - 60 kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Paul Middlehurst
Middlehurst of Haydock, England became the second IKF Amateur World
Champion and the second IKF JUNIOR Amateur Champion when he defeated Taigo
Mendes of Portugal by first round KO in Liverpool, England on June 15th, 2001.
- INTERNATIONAL
- CURRENT: Jamie Gilbert
Liverpool, England, 9-2/1, 60kg, 132, 5'7",
5-3/83, Ray Gilbert, +44 07762278919, Won Title on April 8th, 2006 in Liverpool,
England when he defeated Deejay Jones of North Carolina, USA by unanimous
decision, 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46.
- MUAY THAI
- CURRENT: Paworit Sasiprapa
Paworit Sasiprapa, Bangkok, Thailand, 51 Wins,
18 losses, 2 draws and 6 KO'S - (6-12-06), Trainer Thakoon Pongsupha, Won Title
on July 2nd in Liverpool, England, when he defeated Adam Graham of Kirby Thai
Boxing England by Unanimous Decision.
- Light Welterweight 137.1 lbs. - 142 lbs. or 62.31 kg
- 64.54 kg
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Craig Richardson
Richardson became the FIRST IKF Amateur World Champion and the First
IKF JUNIOR Amateur Champion when he defeated Bruno Susano of Portugal by
unanimous decision, 68-63, 69-64 and 69-64 in Newcastle England, April 29th,
2001.
- Super Welterweight 147.1 lbs. - 153 lbs.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- INTERNATIONAL
- CURRENT: Clifford Larson
Won Title on April 29th, 2006, at the Yavapia Apache Nation in Camp
Verde, Arizona USA when he defeated Darren Snell of Calgary Alberta, Canada by
TKO at 1:01 of round 3. (11-6-06)
- Light Middleweight 153.1 lbs. - 159 lbs.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Anthony McGaughey
McGaughey of Norman, Oklahoma, USA 27-1-1/16,
157, 5'11", 9-27-77, Won his Title on April 11th, 2005 in Roseville,
California USA when he defeated Mike Morello of Santa Barbara, California, USA
unanimous decision 48-47, 49-46 and 48-47.
- Light Heavyweight: 172.1 lbs. - 179 lbs. - 78.3 kg -
81.4 kg
- MUAY THAI
- CURRENT: Scott "Pitbull" Clark
Clark of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, 22-3-1/15, 174, 5'10", 27, 10-3-77, Won his Title on May
28th, 2005 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada when he defeated Nenad Grujic of Basel,
Switzerland by knockout at 1:42 of round two.
- Light Cruiserweight: 179.1 lbs - 186 lbs. or 81.4kg. -
84.5kg.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Stephen "Wonderboy"
Thompson
Thompson of Simpsonville, South
Carolina, USA, 33-0/18, 184, 6', 20, 2-11-83 became the fourth IKF Amateur
Champion on November 15th, 2003, Greenville, South Carolina, USA when he
defeated Kevin Engle of St Louis Missouri, USA by unanimous decision, 50-42,
50-42 and 49-45.
- Thompson retired his amateur title when he turned pro on
May 15th, 2004
- Heavyweight: 195.1 lbs. - 215 lbs. - 88.7 kg - 97.7 kg
- MUAY THAI
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Mark 'The Beast' Epstein
Epstein of Woolwich, London, England 5-2/3, 5'9",
94kg, 10-26-86 Won his title on March 12th, 2005, Kent, England when he defeated
Alan Fenandes of India by TKO at :29 seconds of round 3.
- Super Heavyweight 215.1 lbs. and above or 97.8kg. and
above.
- FULL CONTACT
- VACANT - This World Title Has Never Been Held by Anyone.
- FORMER: Trent "Thunderfoot"
Tompkins
Tompkins of Waterloo, Iowa, USA 15-0/9
- (1 no contest), 6'1", 217, 7-20-81 Russ O'Connell became the FIRST IKF
Adult Amateur Champion on August 23rd, 2003 in Waterloo Iowa, USA when he
defeated Rob Macdonald of London, Ontario, Canada at 1:35 of the first round by
a roundhouse kick to Macdonald's head.
AMATEUR WOMEN'S
IKF
WORLD CHAMPIONS
- Middleweight: 159.1 lbs. - 175 lbs.
- FULL CONTACT
- CURRENT: Jennifer Fowler
Sunnyvale, California, USA 6-0/1, 164, 5'8",
1-13-76, - (2-26-06) Trainer Cung Le & Rudi Ott
Won Title on February 25th, 2006 in Fairfield, California, USA when she
defeated Jenna Droluk by split decision, 49-46 Droluk, 48-47 Fowler & 49-46
Fowler.