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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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Referees & officials

Scoring, check-in and the referee app.

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Becoming an official

Referees & officialsBecoming an official
How to become a kickboxing referee: skills, training and certification

To become a kickboxing referee you typically need solid knowledge of the sport, a referee course and exam run by a federation, sup...

24 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁32.7k ♥2.8k ↗816
Referees & officialsBecoming an official
How to become a combat sports judge: learning to score rounds consistently

Becoming a combat sports judge means learning the scoring criteria of your discipline, practising scoring full bouts against exper...

13 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁19.7k ♥590 ↗94

Scoring

Referees & officialsScoring
Ten-point must: how KBN judges score a round

10–9, 10–8, 10–7 and the rare 10–10. What each score means, how knockdowns and fouls are recorded, and how the app sends it to the...

23 Sept 2026 · 2 min👁40.9k ♥1.4k ↗722

For fans

Following fighters, reading fight cards and understanding decisions.

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Watching

For fansWatching
How to follow live scoring on the KBN live centre

The KBN live centre shows the current bout, round, judges' running totals and per-round scores, plus tonight's card with statuses,...

5 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁10k ♥1k ↗303

Understanding decisions

For fansUnderstanding decisions
Why judges' decisions are disputed: a fan's guide to scoring controversies

Judges' decisions are often disputed because bouts are scored round by round rather than overall, scoring criteria are not what ma...

20 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁35.8k ♥4.1k ↗1.2k

Events & results

Sanctioned events, levels and what they are worth.

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Events & resultsResults
How results are verified after an event: from the judges' pad to the ranking

At a KBN event, the officials' final result creates pending bouts for both fighters; they count in the ranking only after an admin...

20 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁17.2k ♥1.8k ↗457

Questions & answers

Short answers to the questions we get most.

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Q&AOfficials
Referees, judges and live scoring

4 questions answered: Do live scores change the ranking? · What if my phone loses signal during a bout? · What does the check-in s...

5 Jun 2026 · 2 min👁39.6k ♥4.4k ↗2k

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How to become a kickboxing referee: skills, training and certification
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Ten-point must: how KBN judges score a round
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How to become a combat sports judge: learning to score rounds consistently
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How to follow live scoring on the KBN live centre
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How results are verified after an event: from the judges' pad to the ranking
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Why judges' decisions are disputed: a fan's guide to scoring controversies
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Questions & answers

Q&A

Short answers on points, applying, documents, rankings, officials, branches and privacy.

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