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 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. 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.
Danil KARPENKO – vice-president of the WKF World Amateur Division
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.
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
For the very first time our World referee seminar takes place in Chisinau.
We got already many requests from our male / female referees and officials from 6 continents and we hope everybody who would need Visa start in time at least 8 weeks before with Visa procedure.
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 Wels 2022 , Triest 2023 or Alicante 2024must extend their license in Chisinau. The extended license is valid for three Years again. Many photos from all WKF seminars since 2011 are herein the gallery!
Next World referee seminar in autumn 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia before the upcoming World Championships !
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 nations.
The Hungarian expert Daniel Z. HIRLAU became world president of the new division since March 1st, 2024.
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.
Cornelia GESPERGER / AustriaKatharina GOTTWALD / Austria
Our last World referee seminar´s 2022 in Wels, Austria 2023 in Skofije, Slovenia and in Buenos Aires, Argentina 2023
appointed several new female WKF referees with international licenses.
Tanja HELML / Austria
Today we again have 11 female officials worldwide with an international WKF referee license.
Alexandra KAPPEL / Austria
The past has shown that we need more officially WKF licensed ladies internationally.
The next but one World referee seminar will be held now in autumn 2025, the weekend just before the European Championships 2025 .
Beatriz REYES / Chile Patrizia APOLOT / Uganda
As the world knows, our WKF is celebrating 60 years of existence in the next WKF World Championships in Spain, November 18th to 22nd
We expect in Spain 2024 again more than 1.500 Champions, man and women.
Without valid WKF license you are not an official in our World Kickboxing Federation!!
Melissa SAILER / AustriaPana BALADI / Germany
Today WKF has more than 120 international licensed referees on 6 continents. Like all knowledge, more and more strong female champions and athletes are fighting
Of these, unfortunately, we only have
eleven WORLD CLASS female officials
Susanna ARRIGHI / Argentina
Our executive board therefore emphatically requests all WKF country presidents to send more female referees to Spain, the next seminar in November 2024.
To all our country presidents World wide:
send more female referees to the next World referee seminar in November 2024 in Spain!
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.
Before next World Championships !
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.
Of course you can get new one´s on request on the official WKF desk.
For new sports passes or current annual stamps, please fill in the FIGHTER PROFILE , add a jpg Photo at and show your fighter license by registration in the venue.
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.
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!
Our executive board therefore emphatically requests all WKF country presidents to send more female referees to Spain, the next seminar in November 2024.
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.
WKF 中国区主席严迪南师父确认，将有一支强大的队伍参加 11 月 18 日至 22 日在西班牙阿利坎特举行的世界锦标赛。
