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To get a KBN kickboxing world ranking you apply online with proof of identity and evidence for each official bout; KBN verifies ev...

A KBN fighter licence is an official document, issued only by KBN World HQ after identity and results are verified, that proves wh...

A KBN fighter licence is valid for one year from its issue date minus one day, and renewal can start in the fighter portal before...

Before your first fight you need medical clearance, any licence the event requires, a safe plan to make weight, the right kit, a c...

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

To verify a KBN fighter licence, scan its QR code or enter the licence number, certificate number or Fighter ID at the verify page...

Scan the QR code or type the number. What a valid record shows, and what "no matching record" means.

Athletes from the United Kingdom apply for the KBN World Ranking online; KBN United Kingdom, based in London, checks their documen...

Turkish athletes apply for the KBN World Ranking online, and KBN Turkey in Istanbul verifies their documents and results before KB...

Athletes from Russia apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Russia in Moscow verifies identity and results, and KBN World HQ...

Iranian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Iran in Tehran verifies documents and results, and KBN World HQ issue...

Athletes whose KBN country is the United Arab Emirates apply online and are verified by KBN UAE in Dubai before KBN World HQ issue...

Athletes from Uzbekistan apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Uzbekistan in Tashkent verifies their documents and results,...

Nigerian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Nigeria in Lagos verifies documents and results, and KBN World HQ is...

Brazilian athletes apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Brazil in São Paulo verifies their documents and results, and KBN W...

KBN uses three numbers per athlete: a career-long Fighter ID (KBN-{country code}-{sequence}), a licence number (KBN-L-{yy}-{5 digi...

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

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

Under anti-doping rules you are responsible for any prohibited substance found in your body, whether or not you meant to take it....

Medical clearance confirms that a registered medical practitioner has found an athlete fit to compete. KBN records only a clearanc...

A licence is only usable with a valid medical clearance. How the date is recorded, who can update it and what happens at check-in...

KBN ranks women in separate tables for every discipline, category and weight class, using exactly the same point formula, evidence...

The KBN referee app shows an official's assigned bouts, checks fighters in by scanning their licence QR, records weigh-ins, scores...

Every licence carries a QR code that resolves to the verify page. At the venue, the referee app turns that scan into a four-point...

A good weigh-in uses calibrated scales, a published time and tolerance, identity and licence checks, and a clear record of each we...

6 questions answered: How long is a licence valid? · What is on the certificate? · My certificate says World No. 3 but the table s...