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Kickboxing fans who take the time to visit www.centralkickboxing.org
to look at the rankings often leave with the intent to visit the websites
of the sanctioning organizations to compare the rankings. This is highly
encouraged. It is in a fan’s best interest to know who all the players
are in the sport.
Sanctioning
organizations act as governing bodies in the sport and are responsible for
more than rankings. They make decisions that affect the sport such as
equipment standards and scoring procedures. Today, they also act as
lobbyists and consultants.
Rankings, however, are one of the most visible responsibilities.
The
CKO Rankings are relatively easy to follow. Once a fan grasps the concept
that each rank is treated like a title, it is smooth sailing. Kickboxing
sanctioning organizations operate a little differently. They are
businesses and only if a sanctioning fee is paid will a belt change hands.
For instance, if RED is the champion and BLUE defeats him on an event
where the promoter didn’t pay the sanctioning fee, RED will remain
champion. One organization has the unfortunate reputation of having
accepted the fee after the event. In other words, BLUE defeated RED on an
unsanctioned event and his manager offered the organization the fee
afterward in exchange for the title.
Contenders
who pay sanctioning fees receive special treatment (ie. rankings) when compared to those
who do not pay. Those who fight closer to the organization’s base of
operations are also evaluated more favorably since they are more visible on the radar.
Lastly but most obviously, sanctioning bodies have two systems of
measurement.
1- The title is given to the winner of the
title match.
2- The other rankings are based on
evaluations.
Below
you will find the January 2007 rankings for the CKO, IKF, WKA, ISKA, WAKO
and WBC. Keep in mind that the CKO only tracks the 90+ weight category
while the others split the division into 2 or 3 weight divisions and a few
rules divisions.
They may also have a fighter ranked higher than #1.
"World Champions" are therefore given the rank of #0 on the lists below.
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CKO
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+90
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1-Sem
Schilt, 2-Remy Bonjaski, 3-Hong Man Choi, 4-Glaube Feitosa, 5-Ray
Sefo, 6-Jerome LeBanner, 7-Stefan Leko, 8-Peter Aerts, 9-Bjorn
Bregy, 10-Siala-Mou Siliga.
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IKF
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-97.7
IR
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1-Mike
McDonald, 2-Giuseppe DeNatale, 3-Mark Russell, 4-Scott Lighty,
5-Dewey Cooper, 6-Duncan Airlie James, 7-John James, 8-Mark Miller,
9-Horace Craft, 10-Travis Johnson.
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+97.8
IR
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1-Ernesto
Hoost, 2-Jerome LeBanner, 3-Stefan Leko, 4-Peter Aerts, 5-Ricky
Nicholson, 6-Mike Bernardo, 7-Ivan Tolkachev, 8-Ray Sefo, 9-Carter
Williams, 10-Kelly Leo.
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-97.7
MTR
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1-Azem
Maksutaj, 2-Sinisa Andrijasevic, 3-Shemetov Vitaly, 4-Duncan Airlie
James, 5-Marshall Berger, 6-Scott Lighty, 7-Mame Semou Diouf.
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+97.8
MTR
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0-Giuseppe
DeNatale, 1-Remy
Bonjasky, 2-Peter Aerts, 3-Ernesto Hoost, 4-Jerome LeBanner,
5-Stefan Leko, 6-Musashi Musashi, 7-Ray Sefo, 8-Alexey Ignashov,
9-Mike Bernardo, 10-Ivan Tolkachev.
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-97.7
MMTR
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1-Azem
Maksutaj, 2-Mike McDonald, 3-Giuseppe DeNatale, 4-Rick Roufus,
5-Sinisa Andrijasevic, 6- Shemetov Vitaly, 7-Dewey Cooper, 8-Duncan
Airlie James, 9-Marshall Berger, 10-Scott Lighty.
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+97.8
MMTR
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0-Matt
Skelton, 1-Remy
Bonjasky, 2-Peter Aerts, 3-Ernesto Hoost, 4-Jerome LeBanner,
5-Stefan Leko, 6-Musashi Musashi, 7-Ray Sefo, 8-Alexey Ignashov,
9-Mike Bernardo, 10-Ivan Tolkachev.
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WKA
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-95
KB
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0-Constantin
Peev, 1-Stefan Leko, 2-Jurgen Kruth, 3-Sinisa Andrijesavic, 4-Ray
Sefo, 5-Rick Roufus, 6-Grant Barker, 7-Zijo Polyo, 8-Attila Fusko,
9-Shaun Johnson, 10-Tyrone Herod.
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+95
KB
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1-Peter
Aerts, 2-Ernesto Hoost, 3-Sam Greco, 4-Mike Bernardo, 5-Filho,
6-Jerome Labanner, 7-Maurice Smith, 8-Stan Longinidis, 9-Masake
Satake, 10-Jeff Roufus.
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-95
TB
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0-Yahya
Gulay, 1-Sinisa Andrijesavic, 2-Ray Sefo, 3-Rick Roufus, 4-Sefan
Leko, 5-Mark Russell, 6-Attila Fusko, 7-Shaun Johnson, 8-Ron Sefo,
9-Achile Roger, 10-Tyron Herod.
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+95
TB
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0-Michael
Bernado, 1-Ernesto Hoost, 2-Peter Aerts, 3-Mike Bernardo, 4-Sam
Greco, 5-Filho, 6-Jerome Lebanner, 7-Maurice Smith, 8-Satake
Masaki, 9-Stan Longinidis, 10-Jeff Roufus.
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ISKA
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-91.8
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0-Alexei
Ignashov, (1-3 alphabetical) Dimitri Antonenko, Igor Sharapov, Tony
Tasker.
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-96.4
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0-Mark
Russell & Serguei Ivonovich, (1-7 alphabetical) Ronnie Copeland,
Giuseppe DeNatale, Yahya Gulay, Duncan A. James, Scotty
Lightly, Azem Maksutaj, Mark Selbee.
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+96.5
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0-Jerome
Lebanner & Lukasz Jarosz, (1-15 alphabetical) Peter Aerts, Xhvat
Bajrami, Remy Bonjasky, Dan Erickson, Francisco Filho, Badr Hari,
Ernesto Hoost, Alexey Ignashov, Ruslan Karaev, Stefan Leko, Azem
Maksutaj, Rick Roufus, Semmy Schilt, Gary Turner, Alexander Ustinov.
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WAKO
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-94.1
LK
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1-Dejan
Milosavljevic, 2-Dmitry Antonenko, 3-Tawfik Ali, 4-NunoSilva, 5-Sasa
Cirovic, 6-Ivan Stanic, 7-Vorobjov Dmitri, 8-Cirovic Sasa, 9-Georgi
Siderov, 10-Anaatolij Borozna.
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+94.2
LK
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0-
Daniele Petroni, 1- Lukasz Jarosz, 2- Dragan Jovanovic, 3- Anatoly
Borozna, 4- Hawbeer Salan, 5-Kafiz Bahshaliyev, 6-Goran Radonjic,
7-Jan Antoska, 8-Ruslan Abasov, 9-Ante Varnica, 10-Voznovich
Eduard.
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-94.1
MT
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0-Duncan
Campbell, 1-Igor Jurkovic, 2-Aleksei Shevzov, 3-Malchanau Andrej, 4-
Darko Milasinovic, 5-Attila Fusko, 6-Jmakin Alexander,
7-Krasnobrizii Mikail, 8-Skujis Irenjius, 9-Kutibaev Erbinkai,
10-Kirkwood Walker.
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+94.2
MT
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0-
Daniele Petroni, 1-Dazamal Kasunov, 2-Hur Siarhei, 3-Adnan Redzovic,
4-Kiril Pendivrov, 5-Peter Aerts, 6-Ernesto Hoost, 7-Jerome Lebanner,
8-M. Tigar, 9-Arhipov Sergei, 10-Gadgiev Shamhal.
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-94.1
TB
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0-Sergei
Ivanovic, 1- Igor Jurkovic, 2-Aleksei Shevzov, 3-Malchanau Andrej,
4-Darko Milasinovic, 5-Pantuknov Alexander, 6-Leguta Gennady,
7-Baculoy Nisa, 8-Sergiy Arkhipov, 9-Johanovic Dragan, 10-Kasunov
Djanal.
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+94.2
TB
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0-Mark
Russell, 1-Dazamal Kasunov, 2-Hur Siarhei, 3-Adnan Redzovic, 4-Kiril
Pendivrov, 5-Arhipov Sergej, 6-Alexander Ustinov, 7-Shamkhla
Gadzhiev, 8-Vlanovic Mirko, 9-Rabrenovic Milan, 10-Gadgiev Shamhal.
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WBC
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-95.454
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1-
Hiromi Amada, 2- Martin Holme, 3- Dimitar Iliev, 4- Stefan Leko, 5-
Scott Lighty, 6-Musashi, 7-Mohammad Magomedov, 8-Michael McDonald,
9-Steve Mckinnon, 10- Ramazan Romazonov.
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-104.50
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1-
Marvin Eastman, 2-Eduard Voznovich, 3- Ruslan Abasov, 4- Jasmin
Becirovic, 5- Marshall Berger, 6- Zurab Besiashvili, 7- Marek
Boguscewicz, 8- Remy Bonjaski, 9- Zhang Qing Jun, 10- Ruslan Karaev.
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+104.50
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1-
Peter Aerts, 2- Drimitri Alexudis, 3- Alben Belinski, 4- Nathan
Briggs, 5- Hong Man Choi, 6- Lane Collyer, 7- Peter Graham, 8- Nobu
Hayashi, 9- Ernesto Hoost, 10- Dalas Jone.
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