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.
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.
Sakka Tsuguaki
1969-01-21
Reigning middleweight champion, recognized as featherweight champion when the weight divisions are reorganized.
Defeats Katsuragi Noboru to be recognized as the first champion by JKF; JKF splits into two groups in 85-04; recognition withdrawn by the group lead by the chairman Ishikawa Katsumasa; Watanabe continues to be recognized by the group lead by Todaka Kesaaki; vacant sometime after 87-06-13.
Hara Isamu
1988-05-14
Tōkyō
Defeats Asakura Toshihiro; still champion as of 88-10-15.
Kashima Ryū
1985-05-17
Tōkyō
Defeats Aoyama Takashi to be recognized as the "second" champion by the group of the JFK chairman Ishikawa Katsumasa after JKF splits into two groups in 85-04; recognized as MAJKF Title from 85-11.
