Articles & Q&A

How the ranking works, who is rising, what every event is worth, and answers to the questions we get most. Every number in these pages comes from the same engine that builds the tables.

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All Rules & points 16 Rankings explained 15 Fighter stories 15 Events & results 16 Branches & federation 17 Referees & officials 9 Health & safety 10 Guides & how-to 20 Training & preparation 6 For federations & organisers 7 For fans 5 Glossary & explainers 4 Questions & answers 7

For federations & organisers

Starting a federation, joining KBN, sanctioning and running events.

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Joining KBN

For federations & organisersJoining KBN

How a national federation joins KBN and becomes a branch

A national federation joins KBN by applying with its legal credentials, accepting the KBN Executive Statute and paying annual memb...

14 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁11.8k ♥754 ↗113

Running a branch

For federations & organisersRunning a branch

The branch admin role explained: powers, limits and good practice

A KBN branch administrator manages their country's branch page and events, and reviews their country's applications through the fi...

8 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁14.4k ♥1.1k ↗270

Guides & how-to

Step-by-step help for applicants, admins and fans.

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Athletes

Guides & how-toAthletes

The KBN fighter portal: a complete guide for licensed and new athletes

The KBN fighter portal is where athletes track their application through the six stages, submit new bout records with evidence, do...

9 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁9.9k ♥1k ↗321

Parents

Guides & how-toParents

Registering an athlete under 18: a guide for parents and guardians

An athlete under 18 can apply for a KBN ranking only with the written consent of a parent or legal guardian uploaded with the appl...

5 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁29.6k ♥1.6k ↗486

Admins

Guides & how-toAdmins

For branch admins: verifying an application in under ten minutes

The pipeline board, the stage-1 checklist, the AI pre-check, and the approve/reject decision for each result.

15 Jun 2026 · 2 min👁2.7k ♥158 ↗47

Rankings explained

Reading the tables, movement, scopes and divisions.

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Rankings explainedEligibility

What "ranking published" means, and why some licensed fighters are not in the tables

A fighter appears in KBN ranking tables only when four conditions are met: licensed status, ranking published by KBN World HQ, not...

15 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁14.5k ♥1.3k ↗189

Fighter stories

Profiles, records and what the numbers say.

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Fighter storiesApplicants

From applicant to licensed: Callum Reid's journey through the six stages

A UK kickboxer with six claimed bouts is at stage 2. What his file looks like, what the branch checks and when he will appear in t...

12 Aug 2026 · 2 min👁18.1k ♥1.4k ↗580

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How a national federation joins KBN and becomes a branch

14 Sept 2026 · For federations & organisers

The KBN fighter portal: a complete guide for licensed and new athletes

9 Sept 2026 · Guides & how-to

The branch admin role explained: powers, limits and good practice

8 Sept 2026 · For federations & organisers

Registering an athlete under 18: a guide for parents and guardians

5 Sept 2026 · Guides & how-to