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King of Kings (kickboxing)

King of Kings (kickboxing)

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King of Kings, or KOK, is a European kickboxing promotion founded in 2009. The company has its headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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History

The promotion held its first event in Lithuania in 2009. The promotion has since held over 100 events in multiple countries including in Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland,[3][4] Estonia,[5] Russia, Germany[6][7][8] and Cyprus.[9] The promotion held its first event in Estonia in 2015. First event in Finland was held in 2019. In the past King of Kings also co-promoted events with K-1. Events in Moldova were promoted with FEA.

Name

Similarly to K-1, the K's in the KOK name stand for Kickboxing, K-1, Karate, Kung-Fu, and other stand-up fight sports and martial arts. They also stand for “King” so “King of Kings” is meant as the best in the world.

Media coverage

KOK is broadcast on FightBox, DAZN, TV3 Sport, Prime Fight, Eleven Sports[10] and Fight Network.[11][12]

In January 2022, a distribution partnership through United Fight Alliance on U.S. networks was announced.[13]

A 3-year global broadcast deal with DAZN was announced 30 September 2022.[lower-alpha 1][14]

KOK was previously broadcast across Europe on Eurosport in 2014[15][16] and 2015.[17] Other past broadcasters include BTV, Canal 3, Lietuvos rytas TV and TV6.[18]

Rules

Fights in KOK are fought mostly under Kickboxing rules, but events also include fights under MMA and Boxing rules.

Events

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Champions

Current champions

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KOK Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: Unlimited

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KOK Light heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 95 kg (209.4 lb)

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KOK Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 85 kg (187.4 lb)

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KOK Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)

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KOK Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 71 kg (156.5 lb)

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KOK Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)

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KOK Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 60 kg (132.3 lb)

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KOK Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 57 kg (125.7 lb)

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KOK Women's Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 60 kg (132.3 lb)

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KOK Women's Strawweight Championship

Weight limit: 51 kg (112.4 lb)

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Notable fighters

See also

Notes

  1. Excluding in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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