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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

OCTOBER  19th – 23rd

CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA

next WKF World Championship 2028 in Bucharest, Romania

 

As WKF AMATEUR DIVISION World presidents it’s a great pleasure and honor for me to welcome all of our World best fighters and Champions, officials, country presidents and supporters to our next World Championships in October, 19th to 23rd 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia.

all times medal World record

in TOP TEN we have 9 (!) European countries !

But leading Nr. 1 country today in the World is Argentina🙂

WKF World family is first time in history guest in Cartagena, Colombia!

After the huge success in the last World Championships in  Alicante 2024 WKF head office expect again more than 70 countries and over 2.000 fighters from all over the World.

In east and west and from Scandinavia to South Africa and San Fransisco to Vladivostok!

More than 2.000 competitors expected, in all WKF disciplines,

Forms, Tatami,

ring sport, MMA,

BOXING and Wushu

Everybody want to attend this historical and amazing event!

Asia, North America and Latin America, Africa, Europe and again Australian countries confirmed already huge teams to show the World how strong they are !

We need our best African Champions in Colombia!

Just the weekend before, WKF promote our annual WKF World referee seminar 2026 in Cartagena. Without valid WKF license – no exception – you are not an official in our World Kickboxing Federation!

WKF COLOMBIA president Mr. Luis MEDIOMUNDO is the host of the next WKF World referee seminar In November 2026.

Venue is the amazing 4 star main Hotel in Cartagena.

This is the perfect weekend, just before the World Championships 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia. 

For the second time our World referee seminar takes place in Colombia.

We got already many requests from our male / female referees and officials from 6 continents and we hope everybody who would need Visa start in time at least 8 weeks before with Visa procedure.

Invitation is here soon!

Registration deadline October 2026

For details about Visa invitations, any requests about airport transfer and more contact our organizing team Mrs. Bianca Daniela BOHORQUEZ , Vice president WKF ONAM COLOMBIA

Our update WKF licensed referee list is here !

Many photos of our international WKF referees here !

All rule books in 4 languages and more free to down load here !

All International WKF referees who not has attended the seminars in Triest 2023 or Alicante 2024 or Moldova 2025 must extend their license in Cartagena. The extended license is valid for three Years again. Many photos from all WKF seminars since 2011 are here in the gallery!

Next World referee seminar in autumn 2027 in Europe, before the upcoming  European Championships 2027 !

Please note:

without valid WKF license you are

not qualified official for WKF events !

African continental open Championships 2025

Qualification for the World Championships in Colombia 2026

click HERE

The next official WKF World Cup will be held after the summer break from September 15-21 in Minsk, Belarus.

Eastern Europe will be represented by major teams.

We need all our African Brothers and Sisters in Belarus, to show the World – Who is WKF AFRICA

Request ON TIME if you need entry visa !!!

Contact today with your request our friends in Minsk,

WKF HEAD OFFICE by E-mail: blr.kickboxing@yandex.by

The complete announcement will be made after the European Championships in Chisinau. June 22nd to 29th.

Initial information about the World Championships in November 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia, will also follow after the European championships.

Our Amateur World President Mr. Carlos SUAREZ from Buenos Aires will be the official observer of WKF head office in Minsk, Belarus as well.

 

AND: the next official WKF World Championships in November 2026 in the city of Cartagena, Colombia!

An officially sanctioned International Referee Seminar will take place on October 20th in Mielec, Poland.

This seminar will prepare our best international referees for the upcoming 2026 World Championships and renew their WKF licenses.

No WKF license, no WKF Referee!

To date, 14 nations from Latin and Central America alone have been confirmed for the 2026 World Championships in Cartagena, Colombia. Therefore, around 500 South Americans – men and women – are expected!

Our friends will be returning with numerous amateur boxers. Anyone who attended the last World Championships 2024 in Alicante saw the level of our sports friends for themselves. 

The next World Referee Seminar will take place in November 2026 in Cartagena.

Dear sports friends,

On March 1st, 2024, a new WKF Division Worldwide will begin work.

By athletes – for athletes!

The aim is not to compete with existing associations, but rather to complement them with significantly less bureaucracy and fewer annoying, outdated regulations.

In collaboration with all of our 140+ WKF country presidents with the new WKF department “BOXING/BKFC”, we are also internationally networked on 6 continents in over 140 nations.

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The Hungarian expert Daniel Z. HIRLAU will become world president of the new division from March 1st, 2024.

From now on, ALL BOXERS – women and men – can use our free offer and apply for inclusion in the BOXING World rankings via the FIGHTER PROFILE. Free and non-bureaucratic!

The international WKF license applies to all boxers!

For PROFI boxers, a corresponding license and registration in BOXREC is mandatory! We would be happy to help you with this too.

The first amateur BOXING tournament will take place on April 26th/27th in Innsbruck, at the same time as the WKF Austrian Open in kickboxing.

All registrations should be sent directly to the BOXING head office, Mr. Hirlau,

by email: wkf-boxing@gmx.at

Anyone with a WKF license and a valid medical certificate is eligible to participate.

If you have any further questions, I will be happy to help you at any time.

contact mail:  Ő beszél magyarul / limba romana / English oder Deutsch

respectfully greetings

Daniel Z. HIRLAU

WKF BOXING / BKFC

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