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. Every month, the Beyond Kickboxing board will compile kickboxing rankings for each weight class from Heavyweight to Flyweight, as well as the pound-for-pound rankings for both men and women.
POUND-FOR-POUND MEN
Kazuki Osaki (5➡4) knocked out Nicolas Rivas with a spectacular spinning back kick in the fourth round of their fight to capture the vacant ISKA Oriental rules Flyweight title.
Wei Rui (10) defeated Hisaki Higashimoto by wide unanimous decision after scoring three knockdowns, all with punches.
POUND-FOR-POUND WOMEN
No fighter in the top 10 has been active this month.
HEAVYWEIGHT (+95 KG)
No fighter in the top 10 has been active this month.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (-95 KG)
No fighter in the top 10 has been active this month.
MIDDLEWEIGHT (-85 KG)
No fighter in the top 10 has been active this month.
WELTERWEIGHT (-77 KG)
Endy Semeleer (1) solidified his spot as the king of the Welterweight division with a dominant victory over Murthel Groenhart, knocking him down multiple times and scoring a landslide unanimous decision.
LIGHTWEIGHT (-71 KG)
No fighter in the top 10 has been active this month.
SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT (-67.5 KG)
Wei Rui (4) defeated Hisaki Higashimoto by wide unanimous decision after scoring three knockdowns, all with punches.
FEATHERWEIGHT (-64 KG)
Hiroki Kasahara (9) defeated Rambo Mor Rattanabandit by unanimous decision in an open finger gloves match. The fight was contested at 65 KG. If Kasahara competes above the 64 KG limit in his next bout he will be removed from the Featherweight rankings.
Kan Nakamura (10) defeats Naoki by majority decision to become the new RISE Lightweight champion.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (-61 KG)
No fighter in the top 10 has been active this month.
BANTAMWEIGHT (-58 KG)
Shoki Kaneda (4) defeated Liu Zhipeng by unanimous decision.
Kyo Kawakami (7➡9) lost his Shoot Boxing 57.5 KG title in a very close five rounds fight with Kotaro Yamada (NR➡8), one judge seeing the fight as a draw and other two giving it to Yamada by only a point.
Jonathan Di Bella (10➡NR) leaves the rankings.
SUPER FLYWEIGHT (-55 KG)
No fighter in the top 10 has been active this month.
FLYWEIGHT (-53 KG)
Kazuki Osaki (1) knocked out Nicolas Rivas with a spectacular spinning back kick in the fourth round of their fight to capture the vacant ISKA Oriental rules Flyweight title.
