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.
Takada Yasuhiko
1969-01-27
Shizuoka
Defeats Matsuki Shunsuke to become the first champion; vacant on 69-06-28 upon winning the Oriental title.
Kashio Shigeru
1969-10-18
Tōkyō
Defeats Matsuki Shunsuke.
Koike Tarō
1970-01-10
Tōkyō
Kashio Shigeru [2]
1970-06-03<
Miyokawa Masashi
1971-07-10
Tōkyō
Nagayama Isao
1972-01-08
Tōkyō
Miura Masaharu
1972-09-02
Tōkyō
Vacant in 73 (sometime after 73-11-10).
Nakamura Akimitsu
1974-01-05
Tōkyō
Defeats Nagao Hirokazu.
Ryū Senkei
1974-09-28
Tōkyō
Popeye Sadao
1975-01-04
Tōkyō
Mickey Suzuki
1975-08-16
Tōkyō
Sasaki Kojirō
1976-07-17
Tōkyō
Vacant in 80 (sometime after 80-01-05).
Horiuchi Yukio
1980-05-01
Tōkyō
Defeats Unaya Hiroshi; vacant in 80 (sometime after 80/0/28).
Mutō Hideo
1980-12-08
Tōkyō
Defeats Takeshita Katsumi; vacant on 84-11-01 when JKA joins the newly formed Japan Kickboxing Federation.
Mutō Hideo
1984-11-30
Tōkyō
Defeats Toki Toshiyuki to be recognized as the first champion by JKF; JKF splits into two groups in 85; Mutō continues to be recognized by the Todaka group; vacant sometime after 85-11-09.
