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.
International Sports Kickboxing Association
World Full Contact Light Heavyweight Title [81.5kg/179lb] (as of 2025-07-26)
As it is difficult to find comprehensive kickboxing results from the 20th century, these lists are always "under construction." Also this title is controlled by one of those organizations that have world titles in multiple categories such as kickboxing freestyle, K-1 rules, full contact, etc. Because many match results do not specify the category, some of these entries may be for another category. Plus, some kickboxing organizations were known to post the outdated/inaccurate information on their websites especially in 1990's and 2000's. If you have corrections or additional information, please send in!
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Jean-Marc Tonus
1987-06-27
Geneva, SUI
Defeats Bob Thurman; still listed as champion in the ISKA official ranking on 87-12-01.
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Jean-Yves Thériault
1988-06-03
Le Havre, FRA
Defeats Bob Thurman; still champion as of 91-03; vacant in 91.
Rick Roufus
1991-06-22
Chicago, IL, USA
Defeats Marek Piotrowski for the vacant ISKA title and also wins Piotrowski's PKC title; Marek Piotrowski defeats Javier Mendez on 94-04-15 for the light cruiserweight title (Santa Cruz Sentinel, 94-04-15 & 04/16) although many websites list it as the light heavyweight title; Piotrowski is also listed as the light cruiserweight champion in the official ISKA ranking.
Ernesto Hoost
1994-11-12
Marseille, FRA
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Jean-Yves Thériault
1995-12-01
Verdun, QC, CAN
Defeats Marcus Reed for the vacant title in his retirement match.
Simon Gonzales
1998-02<
Listed as the champion in the official ISKA ranking in 98-02.
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Orlando Rivera
1999-01<
Listed as the champion in the official ISKA ranking on 99-02-01; still listed as champion in 2007-01.
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Ken Hewski
2007-04-07
Charlottetown, PEI, CAN
Defeats Muzammal Nawaz in a bout biled as a super middleweight title match, but Hewski is listed as the light heavyweight champion in the official ISKA ranking; still listed as the light heavyweight champion in 08-10.
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Herbert Danois
2007-11-24
Vacant in 09.
Marlon Hunt
2009-03-28
Ipswich, ENG, GBR
Defeats Lukas Wolf for the vacant title.
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Jean-Luc Benoit
2011-03-19
Muret, FRA
Defeats Andrew Tate for the vacant title.
Andrew Tate
2011-06-05
Luton, ENG, GBR
Still champion as of 12-11; vacant as of 17-01-04.
Jon Durrant
2018-04-29
London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Bruno Brreto.
Karim Taquet
2022-05-07
London, ENG, GBR
Still champion as of 24-08-10; vacant as of 25-01-15.
