As kickboxing continues to grow on a global scale with promotions like GLORY, K-1, ONE Championship, and more, fighters are constantly jockeying for position in the media's eyes, and rankings. Each month, the Beyond Kickboxing board will publish updated rankings for every weight class, from Heavyweight to Flyweight, along with pound-for-pound rankings for both men and women.
No fighter in the top 10 at Heavyweight (+95 kg), Welterweight (-77 kg), Super Featherweight (-67.5 kg), Super Flyweight (-55 kg), Women Bantamweight (-57.5 kg), Women Strawweight (-50 kg), and Women Atomweight (-47 kg) has been active this month.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (-95 KG)
Sergej Maslobojev (4) knocked out Alexandru Burduja in the first round in the main event at UTMA #16.
MIDDLEWEIGHT (+85 KG)
Mohammed Touchassie (6) stopped Ali Cenik in two rounds to capture the 8TKO Light Heavyweight title.
LIGHTWEIGHT (-71 KG)
Mohammad Siasarani (5) defeated Joao Pedro Dantas by unanimous decision.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (-61 KG)
Hyuma Hitachi (9 to 8) defeated Panuwat TGT (10) in a scrappy back-and-forth battle by unanimous decision to capture the vacant RISE -60 kg title.
BANTAMWEIGHT (-58 KG)
Takumi Terada (1 to 3) drops two spots after a year of inactivity in the division.
Keisuke Monguchi (6 to 8) lost by technical knockout to Zhao Zhengdong (NR to 7) in the third round. Monguchi valiantly attempted to mount a comeback, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the sharp-looking Chinese fighter.
FLYWEIGHT (-53 KG)
Ryu Hanaoka (2 to NR) exits the rankings after spending a year above the 53 kg limit and vacating his RISE title with the intention to compete at 55 kg.
Ryujin Nasukawa (3 to 2) stopped Yuto Uemura with punches in the first round.
Kaito Hasegawa (NR to 10) reenters the rankings.
WOMEN'S OPENWEIGHT (+59 KG)
Marieke Calis (2 to 1) defeated Aurore Llorens (3) by unanimous decision.
Kelly Danioko (6 to NR) leaves the rankings after 18 months of inactivity.
Iveta Srncova (NR to 10) makes her entry.
