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.
World Kickboxing & Karate Association
World Kickboxing Welterweight Title [66.8kg/147.7lb] (as of 2014-12-31)
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, K-1 rules, full contact, etc. Because many match results do not specify the category, some of these entries may be for another category. If you have corrections or additional information, please send in!
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Defeats Tamashiro Yoshimitsu for the vacant title.
Andre Brilleman
1984-04-21
Amsterdam, NED
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Benny Urquidez
1985-11-16
Northridge, CA, USA
Defeats Tom Larouche; vacates the title after the match; still/again listed as the champion in the official WKA ranking as of 87-10-13.
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Hector Peña
1991-01-12
Los Angeles, CA
American champion, defeats Canadian champion Vince Ross to become the world champion (The Abbotsford News, Abbotsford, BC, CAN, 91-01-16); still/again champion in 96-01.
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Mirdi Limani
2001-06-16
Fulda, GER
Defeats Rachid el Haddad; still champion as of 05-12.
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Shemsi Beqiri
2008-11-15
Nova Gorica, SLV
Defeats Vahidin Tufekčić.
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Łukasz Rajewski
2009-11-21
Plock, POL
Defeats Joghen Waegemans; still champion as of 11-10-20; becomes an MMA fighter in 14.
* Thanks to David Leonardo Bárcena for additional information.
