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 Kickboxing Freestyle Light Middleweight Title [72.5kg/159lb] (as of 2026-01-15)
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 Plus, some kickboxing organizations were known to post the outdated/inaccurate information on their websites especially in 1990's and 2000's. If you have corrections or additional information, please send in!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.
Kash Gill
1993-11-21
Birmingham, ENG, GBR
Defeats Jules Imeul (substituting for Franck Van Hoove); still listed as champion in 2003-03; vacant as of 03-05.
Batu Khasikov
2007-11-30
Moscow, RUS
Defeats Haris Norwood; still listed as champion in 09-01.
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Ludovic Millet
2013-05<
Listed as champion in the official rankings as of 13-09-21 (possibly from 13-04 or 13-05); also holds the super welterweight title.
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Wilfried Martin
2015-05-01
Guéret, FRA
Defeats Asami Zaurus for the vacant title.
Hiroto (Nema Hiroto)
2016-11-27
Okinawa, Okinawa, JPN
Vacant on 17-07-21 upon retirement.
Edouard Bernadou
2018-12-08
Agde, FRA
Defeats Eder Lopes; vacant in 22.
Taras Hnatchuk
2022-11-19
Strasburg, FRA
Defeats Jeremy Antonio; still champion as of 24-08-10; vacant as of 25-01-15.
