Live: Karimov and Okonkwo all square after two rounds in Istanbul
World No. 1 Aleksei Karimov and Nigeria's Marcus Okonkwo split the first two rounds of their five-round main event at the KBN Istanbul Open 2026. Round three is under way.
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Tuesday 29 September 2026Verified results, rankings and stories from the KBN World Federation
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- EventsLive: Karimov and Okonkwo all square after two rounds in Istanbul
- EventsWorld Championship 2026 fight card confirmed: Karimov vs Yılmaz headlines Dubai
- Watch: Istanbul Open 2026 highlights so far
- Istanbul undercard: Bennett outpoints Aksoy, Walsh submits Balogun
- The road after Dubai: KBN branch fixtures for autumn and winter
- Asian Games boxing: twenty more boxers guarantee medals in Nishio
- Founding registration: 90 days to put your record on the world map
- Karimov holds World No. 1 on 635 points — the anatomy of a ranking
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Results
🇹🇷 Turkey
Istanbul undercard: Bennett outpoints Aksoy, Walsh submits Balogun
Two finishes before the main event in Istanbul: a clear decision in women's Muay Thai and a second-round submission at featherweight.
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🇹🇷 Turkey
Watch: Istanbul Open 2026 highlights so far
The best moments from the undercard in Istanbul, before the main event.
The road after Dubai: KBN branch fixtures for autumn and winter
London, Moscow, Lagos, Istanbul and Tehran — the sanctioned KBN events on the calendar after the World Championship, with their levels and multipliers.
Asian Games boxing: twenty more boxers guarantee medals in Nishio
Day two of the quarter-finals at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games settled the semi-final line-ups in five divisions.
Events
🇹🇷 Turkey
Follow every round: how the KBN live centre works
Judges’ running totals, round-by-round scores and tonight’s card, refreshed every few seconds from the referee app.
How to verify a KBN licence or certificate in ten seconds
Promoters, officials and fans can check any KBN licence, certificate or Fighter ID online — no login needed.
How KBN uses AI in the newsroom — drafts only, always reviewed by an editor
The AI newsroom suggests story ideas, writes first drafts from verified data and imports feed headlines as briefs. It never publishes anything.
Events
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
World Championship 2026 fight card confirmed: Karimov vs Yılmaz headlines Dubai
The KBN World Championship 2026 comes to Dubai on 18 October with a ×3.0 multiplier — the highest in the KBN framework — and four world-level bouts.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Watch: the road to Dubai — World Championship teaser
Four bouts, ×3.0 points. The World Championship 2026 teaser.
WADA publishes the 2027 Prohibited List
The list takes effect on 1 January 2027; the status of GLP-1 receptor agonists stays unchanged for now.
From the branches
Branch newsKBN Turkeyworldkbn.com/turkey
Istanbul undercard: Bennett outpoints Aksoy, Walsh submits Balogun
KBN United Arab Emiratesworldkbn.com/uae
World Championship 2026 fight card confirmed: Karimov vs Yılmaz headlines Dubai
KBN United Kingdomworldkbn.com/uk
KBN UK: 34 clubs, a London Open on 2 November and Manchester next
KBN Russiaworldkbn.com/russia
KBN Russia: the branch page, board and fixtures
KBN Brazilworldkbn.com/brazil
Rio results verified: Brazil National Championship enters the tables
KBN Uzbekistanworldkbn.com/uzbekistan
Watch: inside the Wolfpack camp
KBN Iranworldkbn.com/iran
KBN Iran: the branch page, board and fixtures
KBN Nigeriaworldkbn.com/nigeria