Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
Japan Kickboxing Association
Oriental Welterweight Title [66.6kg/147lb from 1969-01-21]
As it is difficult to find comprehensive kickboxing results from the 20th century, these lists are always "under construction." Also many names of the Thai fighters are not available. If you have corrections or additional information, please send in!
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name indicate the surname/family name.
Horikawa Satoshi
1969-01-21
Reigning heavyweight champion, recognized as lightweight champion when the weight divisions are reorganized; vacant in 69 (sometime after 69-03-25).
Ueda Tsutomu (Ueda Katsuji)
1969-06-28
Tōkyō
Defeats Pongnit Kittoyorten? (spelling unknown; written ポンニット・キットヨーテン in Japanese); retires in 70 (sometime after 70-01-24).
Saitō Gensuke
1972-01-02
Tōkyō
Defeats Khonaron Lerdrit? (spelling unknown; written コーンナロン・ラートリット in Japanese); vacant in 72-12.
Tomiyama Katsuji
1974-01-02
Tōkyō
Defeats Sanegan SorPassin? (spelling unknown; written サネガン・ソーパッシン in Japanese).
Inage Chūji
1975-01-02
Tōkyō
Tomiyama Katsuji [2]
1976-01-02
Tōkyō
Vacant on 84-11-01 when JKA joins the newly formed Japan Kickboxing Federation.
