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 Welterweight (-77 kg), Lightweight (-71 kg), Super Featherweight (-67.5 kg), and Women's Flyweight (-53.5 kg) has been active this month.
POUND-FOR-POUND MEN
Miguel Trindade's (10) and Bobo Sacko's fight was cancelled after Trindade missed weight by more than one kilogram. Trindade instead faced Khalil Kutukcu in a 74 kg catchweight contest, earning a unanimous decision victory.
HEAVYWEIGHTWEIGHT (+95 KG)
Levi Rigters (2 to 3) stopped Asadulla Nasipov with a third-round knee to the head to advance to the final of the 4-man qualification tournament, where he lost by unanimous decision to Sofian Laidouni (7 to 2) after suffering a second-round knockdown.
Sofian Laidouni (7 to 2) defeated Nabil Khachab by unanimous decision to reach the tournament final, where he overcame Levi Rigters (2 to 3) by unanimous decision after scoring a knockdown.
Rade Opacic (8 to 9) defeated Mike Kena by unanimous decision after forcing a third knockdown from low kicks to advance to the final, where he lost to Miloš Cvjetićanin (NR to 8) by split decision.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTWEIGHT (-95 KG)
Tarik Khbabez (1) defeated Bahram Rajabzadeh (3) by majority decision to capture the vacant GLORY Light Heavyweight title in a fight of the year contender.
Donegi Abena (2) stopped Tarik Cherkaoui in the first round after scoring three knockdowns.
Ștefan Lătescu (7) knocked out Frank Kanaté in under a minute.
MIDDLEWEIGHT (-85 KG)
Sergej Braun (5) defeated Iliass Hammouche by disqualification after Hammouche lost his temper while protesting a knockdown count.
Mohamed Touchassie (6) stopped Mbamba Cauwenbergh with punches.
Max Weekers (10 to 8) defeated Bo Fufan by unanimous decision.
Sergey Ponomarev (6 to 8) drops two spots after a year of inactivity.
Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf (8 to NR) leaves the rankings after 18 months of inactivity under kickboxing rules and following his MMA debut. WAKO-Pro champion Fabian Lorito (NR to 10) makes his entry.
LIGHTWEIGHT (-71 KG)
Kaito Ono (9) defeated Petchmai Siadammooplara by unanimous decision.
FEATHERWEIGHT (-64 KG)
Zhu Shuai (3) lost by split decision to Arthur Klopp in a 66 kg bout. This doesn’t affect his ranking.
Tomas Aguirre (8) knocked out Antonio Campoy with a flying knee in the opening round.
SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT (-61 KG)
Hyuma Hitachi (9) defeated GUMP by unanimous decision.
Panuwat (10) defeated Ryunosuke Hosokoshi by unanimous decision, scoring a first-round knockdown.
BANTAMWEIGHT (-58 KG)
Prajanchai (7) lost his ONE 56.7 kg title to Jonathan Di Bella (2) by unanimous decision. A stellar performance for the Italian-Canadian, using his footwork and speed to outscore Prajanchai over five rounds and re-claim the belt.
Kyo Kawakami (8) knocked out Knight Makino with a knee to the head in the second round.
SUPER FLYWEIGHT (-55 KG)
Ryunosuke Omori (7) defeated Kakeru by unanimous decision.
FLYWEIGHT (-53 KG)
Ryujin Nasukawa (3) knocked out Chalamdam Nayokathasala in the first round.
WOMEN'S OPENWEIGHT (+59 KG)
Jackie Buntan (2) lost to Stella Hemetsberger (6) by unanimous decision for the ONE Muay Thai title. This does not affect their respective rankings.
WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (-57.5 KG)
Sarah Moussadak (4 to NR) leaves the rankings after announcing her transition to MMA and signing with a promotion for her debut. Kyara van der Klooster (NR to 10) makes her entry as the Enfusion 55 kg champion.
Eva Guillot (8) defeated Michelle Krumpetz by decision.
WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT (-50 KG)
Mei Miyamoto (1) defeated Ko Yuna by unanimous decision in a lackluster performance.
WOMEN'S ATOMWEIGHT (-47 KG)
Koyuki Miyazaki (1 to NR) leaves the rankings after announcing her retirement following a year of inactivity. Momoka Cinderella (NR to 10) makes her entry as the Deep Kick champion.
