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Welcome to Kickboxing task force. This is a task force formed to encourage a community of cohesive editing for kickboxing articles. This page and subpages contain suggestions on how to improve the articles on the subject. If you would like to help, please inquire at the talk page or, if you wish to join us, please add your name to the list on the list below. Guidelines for creating and formatting kickboxing articles are below as well.

Good article nominees

• 31 Dec 2023 – Andrew Tate (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by CommunityNotesContributor (t · c); start discussion

Requested moves

• 11 Feb 2024 – Armen Petrosyan (talk · edit · hist) move request to Armen Petrosyan (kickboxer) by Marty2Hotty (t · c) was moved to Armen Petrosyan (kickboxer) (talk · edit · hist) by Kiwiz1338 (t · c) on 18 Feb 2024; see discussion

The main goal of Kickboxing task force is to provide Wikipedia with an authoritative set of articles of good or featured quality relating to all significant aspects of kickboxing and notable practitioners. To do so, this task force aims to:

1. establish and organize standards for kickboxing-related articles.
2. unify currently existing articles with the current standards.
3. improve the overall quality of kickboxing-related articles.
4. provide a central node for discussing, coordinating, organizing and improving kickboxing-related articles.
5. serve as an article assessment group, helping move articles closer and closer to Featured Article status

For the purposes of this task force and its parent WikiProject, kickboxing is defined in a wider sense that includes self-identifying styles like Japanese kickboxing, American kickboxing, spin-off styles or rules such as shoot boxing and K-1, and all stand-up combat sports that allow both punching and kicking, including Savate, Muay Thai, Adithada, Burmese boxing, Sanshou, styles of full contact karate, etc. Task Force Kickboxing oversees articles related to all these styles, with a focus on the sportive aspect. The main concern of this WikiProject are kickboxers, kickboxing organizations, kickboxing events and notable people related to kickboxing, such as coaches and promoters.

Regarding the content, the parent of this task force is the parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Martial arts for the martial arts aspect and the Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports for the sportive aspect. The parent for all other aspects is WikiProject Martial arts.

Please add articles to be created keeping in mind notability requirements.
A short reason for notability, possibly with a reference, is preferred.

Fighters (current)

• Denpanom Pran26 - Lumpinee middleweight champion
• “Sky Rocket” Yang Hua

Fighters (former)

Others

• Masoud Minaei - WAKO Pro Interim world champion Reference
• Cristian Bosch - WBC & WKN Muaythai world champion. Reference
• Datsi Datsiev - WAKO Pro world champion. Reference
• Daniel Dörrer - ISKA world champion. Reference
• Marlon Hunt - ISKA and WBC muaythai world champion. ReferenceReference
• Jordan Richard-Lepinay - ISKA World Champion[1]
• Thiago de Jesus Beowulf - Fought for WKN world title. Reference
• Khasan Khaliev - WAKO Pro world champion. Reference
• Reda Oudgou - ISKA World Champion.[2]
• Rahmani Madani - ISKA World Champion.[3]
• Magnum Sakai - Fought for WBC Muaythai world title. Reference
• Wanlop Sitpholek - Fought for the WMC title. Reference
• Giannis Sofokleous - WAKO Pro world champion. Reference
• Antonio Sousa (kickboxer) - WAKO Pro world champion. Reference
• Francis Tavares - WKN and WAKO World Champion. [4]
• Andrei Zayats - WKN World Champion.[5]
• Yordan Yankov - Top 10 by Liverkick. reference
• Abdel Yalmani - WKN World Champion.[6]

Fighters (former)

• Eugene Ekkelboom - Multiple WMC world champion. Reference
• Alban Galonnier - WAKO Pro world champion. Reference
• Draženko Ninić - Fought for WAKO Pro world title's. Reference
• Salko Zildžić - Multiple WAKO Pro world champion. Reference

• Yappakoredesho (Talk)
• ShadessKB (Talk)
• KINGFEDORQc (Talk)
• .karellian-24 (Talk)
• Kickboxrec (Talk)
• GameRCrom (Talk)
• Khonda8 (Talk)
• Apex9810 (Talk)
• Ptkday (Talk)
• Rfkatz2005 (talk)
• Lethweimaster (talk)
• PhanKS1505 (talk)

Userbox

Members of the project are welcome to use the project userbox by adding ((User WikiProject Martial arts/Kickboxing task force)) to their pages:

This user is a participant in the Kickboxing task force

Remember that this task force is part of Wikipedia. All Wikipedia policies and guidelines are applicable for all articles, including the ones within the scope of WikiProject Martial Arts. If one of the following guidelines for kickboxing-related articles is in conflict with a Wikipedia policy or guideline, the later has priority over the former.

Notability

All topics not covered by the text in the following paragraphs must meet the general notability guideline (GNG). Any article that does not meet the GNG will be deleted, so, when creating an article, try to provide evidence of notability by providing reliable third-party sources.

People

A kickboxing athlete is presumed notable if they've:

• Prior to March 1, 2022:
  • fought for a world title of a major organization or promotion (K-1, WMC, ISKA, WAKO-Pro, Glory, It's Showtime, WKN, WBC Muaythai, PKA (through 1986), WKA (through 2000)).
  • Have been ranked in the world top 10 by a major, preferably two, independent publication that meets the definition of a reliable source or been a Lumpinee or Rajadamnern champion.

• From March 1, 2022 onward:
  • fought for a world title of a major organization or promotion (ISKA, Glory, K-1/Krush, RISE, ONE, WLF, WAKO-Pro or ISKA).
  • Have been ranked in the world top 10 by a major, preferably two, independent publication that meets the definition of a reliable source
  • fought for a Lumpinee, Rajadamnern, WMC, WBC Muaythai title, or won the Fighter of the year award.

Kickboxers that have an amateur background exclusively are not considered notable unless the person has been the subject examined in detail (more than a single paragraph) in several reliable third-party sources (at least four), excluding local publications.

For non-athletes, such as promoters or coaches, please check Wikipedia:Notability (people).

Organizations

Kickboxing-related organizations are considered notable if they are a sport governing body (like the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations) or if they are promotions (like K-1) and have received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject. Obscure sport governing bodies or promotions that cannot accomplish at least two reliable third-party sources should not be added to Wikipedia until they receive significant coverage in said sources.

As an additional criteria, it is presumed that an organization is notable if reliable third-party sources dedicate detailed coverage to one or more of the champions of this organization. This is only a presumption and still requires sources to show that the organization meets the criteria by itself.

Events

Professional competition at the highest level that meets WP:SPORTSEVENT is considered notable. For example, the K-1 World Grand Prix is notable. Local professional competitions or amateur competitions are not considered notable and should not be included in Wikipedia unless consensus on the talk page of this WikiProject determines otherwise.

Martial arts

The notability and development of articles related to a martial art itself, such as Muay Thai, is the purview of WikiProject Martial arts. Please consult the related guidelines of that WikiProject.

Editing

Always keep in mind Wikipedia's core policies.

• Any text challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation. Remember that the threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. What editors thinks is true is not the criteria for inclusion, even if they believe that a source is incorrect. The burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material. You may remove any material lacking a reliable source that directly supports it.
• All material must be attributable to a reliable, published source. Articles may not contain any new analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position not clearly advanced by the sources. To demonstrate that you are not adding original research, you must be able to cite reliable, published sources that are both directly related to the topic of the article, and directly support the material as presented. Do not plagiarize the content from the sources. Use your own words. Do not combine material from multiple sources to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources
• All articles must be written from a neutral point of view, representing all significant views fairly, proportionately, and without bias. Avoid stating opinions as facts, stating seriously contested assertions as facts and presenting uncontested assertions as mere opinion. Prefer non-judgemental language and accurately indicate the relative prominence of opposing views.
• Article titles should be recognizable to readers, unambiguous, and consistent with usage in reliable English-language sources. Remember that this is the English Wikipedia, so always use the most commonly used term in English-language reliable sources when defining an article title. When no English-language reliable source exists, use reliable sources in other languages that are Latin alphabet-based. If they do not exist, use the appropriate language guidelines to transliterate the article title.
• In biographical article of kickboxers, take particular care when adding information about living persons. Material about living persons added to any Wikipedia page must be written with the greatest care and attention to verifiability, neutrality, and avoiding original research. These article should be written responsibly, cautiously, and in a dispassionate tone, avoiding both understatement and overstatement. Criticism and praise should be included if they can be sourced to reliable secondary sources, so long as the material is presented responsibly, conservatively, and in a disinterested tone.

Specific guidelines

• Guidelines for kickboxers
• Guidelines for kickboxing events

Featured content

Candidates

Croatian

• Croring - Kick & Thai boxing

Dutch

• Mixfight Forums Mixed Martial Arts & Kickboksen / Muay Thai
• Vechtsport Info Kickboks & Muay Thai Nieuws
• Round1Network Kickboksen

English

• Kickboxing Z - Kickboxing News
• Combat Press - Combat News & Rankings
• Perfect Kickboxing - Kickboxing Agenda & Results
• Sherdog Forums - Muay Thai and Kickboxing
• Kakutougi Forums - Kickboxing & Muay Thai
• All The Best Fights - K-1 & Muay Thai Videos
• Fightmag Australia - Kickboxing News
• FightBox - News
• Liver Kick
• K-1fans
• Muay Farang - Muay Thai news
• Siam Fight News - Muay Thai news
• Head Kick News
• Beyond Kick - Kickboxing News & Rankings

French

• Boxemag- Muay / K1
• Headkicknews - Muay /K1
• News Kick Belgium - Muay/K1

German

• GNP1.de

Japanese

• eFight.jp
• Bout Review
• Gonkaku
• Queens of the Ring - Women's Kickboxing and Muay Thai

Romanian

• Sportextra.ro
• Prosport.ro
• Digisport.ro
• Gazeta Sporturilor

New articles

Please feel free to list your new kickboxing-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them, are at least over 1,000 characters, don't have any dispute templates on them, and cite their sources, should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Wikipedia Main Page.

Article alerts

At the moment, the task force is too small to do these actions. Please request reviews and assessments to our parent WikiProject.

Assessment

Wikipedia:WikiProject Martial arts/Assessment

Peer review

Wikipedia:Peer review

Statistics

• Category:Kickboxing

• Infobox
• Template:Kickboxing organizations

Project banner

Add the ((WikiProject Martial arts)) banner, always using the parameter |kickboxing=yes, to the talk page of every article within the scope of the task force. See the template documentation for more options.

Barnstar

Stubs

Related WikiProjects

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Mixed martial arts
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Boxing

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