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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سهشنبه 29 سپتامبر 2026Verified results, rankings and stories from the KBN World Federation
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🇹🇷 Turkey
KBN Turkey: the branch page, board and fixtures
Who runs KBN Turkey, where its clubs are and what is next on home soil — all on the branch page at worldkbn.com/turkey.
Media hub opens with photos, films and the official KBN press kit
Fight-night albums, highlights and YouTube films in one place — plus the official marks for media partners, promoters and branches.
Branches
🇷🇺 Russia
KBN Russia: the branch page, board and fixtures
Who runs KBN Russia, where its clubs are and what is next on home soil — all on the branch page at worldkbn.com/russia.
Results
🇧🇷 Brazil
Rio results verified: Brazil National Championship enters the tables
The KBN Brazil branch has completed verification of the Brazil National Championship in Rio de Janeiro.
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🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
Watch: inside the Wolfpack camp
A short film from the training camp behind KBN's Uzbek No. 1s.
UAE Muay Thai team wins ten medals at a world championship in Kosovo
Six Emirati athletes all reached the podium, taking six golds in Muaythai combat and technical events.
Eight branches, one network: every KBN federation now has its own page
Board, clubs, national No. 1s, fixtures and home-soil results — each KBN branch now publishes its own page under the KBN domain.
Branches
🇮🇷 Iran
KBN Iran: the branch page, board and fixtures
Who runs KBN Iran, where its clubs are and what is next on home soil — all on the branch page at worldkbn.com/iran.
The referee app: offline-first scoring and three-judge scorecards
Officials check fighters in by QR, record weigh-ins and score every round on a phone — even with no signal. Nothing reaches the ranking until an admin verifies it.
Branches
🇹🇷 Turkey
KBN Turkey: two Istanbul events in three months
After tonight's Istanbul Open, the Turkey branch hosts the Winter Grand Prix on 14 December.
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