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Kickboxing
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Start with the basics
What is kickbox?
In a sporting context, kickbox means kickboxing: a family of stand-up combat sports built around punches and kicks. The name alone does not specify a ruleset. Legal techniques, contact levels and scoring depend on the organization and discipline.
KickboxHub focuses on competitive fighters and bouts. For the full explanation, read our guide to kickboxing rules and styles.
Competitive kickboxing
Fighters face an opponent under a defined ruleset, with officials and recorded outcomes. Ring formats can allow knees and limited clinching; other disciplines use controlled contact.
WAKO's competitive disciplinesCardio kickboxing
Fitness classes use punching and kicking movements for exercise, usually without an opponent or sparring. Class formats vary; a cardio session does not produce a competitive fight record.
A non-contact fitness exampleLive database snapshot
Kickboxing by the numbers
KickboxHub currently connects 14 promotions with fighter profiles, event cards and verified results. Counts grow as historical and current records are reviewed.
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Rules, styles and competition explained
There is no single universal kickboxing ruleset. Use these guides to understand what changes between organizations and how those differences affect tactics, scoring, records and rankings.
What is kickboxing?
Learn the legal strikes, fight structure and major competitive styles.
Rules and scoring
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Weight classes
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Kickboxing vs Muay Thai
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Organizations and promotions
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Tournaments
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How rankings work
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Fighter records
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Modern ring kickboxing is related to boxing and Muay Thai, but it should not be treated as a synonym for either. Boxing permits punches only. Muay Thai generally gives a larger role to elbows, knees, clinch work and off-balancing. Kickboxing rules vary: K-1-style contests, full-contact kickboxing and promotion-specific formats can all define legal targets and judging differently. When a result or record looks inconsistent, check the event's ruleset and the scope used by the record source before drawing a conclusion.
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Upcoming kickboxing events
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UTMA #21
UTMA Championship · Kaunas, LT
GLORY RIVALS 6
GLORY Kickboxing · Den Bosch, NL
COLLISION 10
GLORY Kickboxing · Arnhem, NL
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Kickboxing records can disagree because sources include different amateur bouts, exhibitions, rulesets or historical events. KickboxHub connects fighters to event-level results and publishes how its rankings and records are handled. Treat the database as a traceable research tool: open the fighter, inspect the bout history, follow the event and promotion relationships, and consult the methodology when comparing totals or rankings.