Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: April 2026

As kickboxing continues to grow on a global scale with promotions like GLORY, K-1, ONE Championship, and more, fighters are constantly jockeying for position in the eyes (and rankings) of the media. Every month, Combat Press will compile kickboxing rankings for each weight class from heavyweight to strawweight, as well as the pound-for-pound rankings for both men and women.

Note: the numbers in parentheses represent the fighter’s ranking from the previous month.

1. Rico Verhoeven (1)
2. Mory Kromah (2)
3. Miloš Cvjetićanin (3)
4. Sofian Laidouni (4)
5. Levi Rigters (5)
6. Kevin Tariq Osaro (6)
7. Ariel Machado (7)
8. Antonio Plazibat (8)
9. Nico Pereira Horta (9)
10. Anis Bouzid (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Sergej Maslobojev (1)
2. Tarik Khbabez (2)
3. Donegi Abena (3)
4. Bahram Rajabzadeh (4)
5. Michael Boapeah (5)
6. Thian de Vries (6)
7. Miloš Cvjetićanin (7)
8. Cem Cáceres (8)
9. Ștefan Lătescu (9)
10. Mory Kromah (10)

Thian de Vries extended his career unbeaten to streak to a whopping 33 fights in a row, as he won a unanimous decision over Joilton Lutterbach at 8TKO #25 on Mar. 28 to defend the Enfusion world cruiserweight (-88kg) championship.

1. Donovan Wisse (1)
2. Sergey Ponomarev (2)
3. Michael Boapeah (3)
4. Ulric Bokeme (4)
5. Mohamed Touchassie (5)
6. Serkan Özçağlayan (6)
7. Sergej Braun (7)
8. Eduard Aleksanyan (8)
9. Bilal Bakhouche-Chareuf (9)
10. Max Weekers (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Regian Eersel (1)
2. Endy Semeleer (2)
3. Teodor Hristov (3)
4. Chico Kwasi (4)
5. Alexis Nicolas (5)
6. Tyjani Beztati (6)
7. Dmitry Menshikov (7)
8. Jay Overmeer (8)
9. “Hamicha” Mohamed Mezouari (9)
10. Vedat Hödük (10)

While there was no welterweight kickboxing action in March, No. 7 Dmitry Menshikov scored a second-round knockout over Josh Hill at Rajadamnern World Series on Mar. 14. However, that was a Muay Thai bout, and the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Superbon Singha Mawynn (1)
2. Marat Grigorian (2)
3. Jonas Salsicha (3)
4. Ouyang Feng (4)
5. Mohammad Siasarani (5)
6. Kacper Muszyński (6)
7. Kaito Ono (7)
8. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (8)
9. Younes Smaili (9)
10. Darryl Verdonk (10)

On Mar. 28, No. 6 Kacper Muszyński won a unanimous decision over Dan Lungu at Strike King 8. The rankings remain unchanged.

1. Mo Abdurahman (1)
2. David Mejia (2)
3. Riki Matsuoka (3)
4. Han Wenbao (4)
5. Zhou Jiaqiang (5)
6. Meison Hide Usami (6)
7. Ryoya Inai (7)
8. Singpayak Payaklamphong (8)
9. Takumi Sanekata (9)
10. Kenta (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Petchpanomrung Kiatmoo9 (1)
2. Miguel Trindade (2)
3. Chadd Collins (3)
4. Jonathan Haggerty (4)
5. Ilias Ennahachi (5)
6. Hiroki Akimoto (6)
7. Bobo Sacko (7)
8. Wei Rui (8)
9. Kento Haraguchi (9)
10. Abraham Vidales (10)

Mar. 28 showcased some featherweight action at the quarterfinals of the GLORY x RISE Last Featherweight standing tournament. This took place at the joint promotion of RISE Eldorado 2026 and GLORY 106. First, second-ranked Miguel Trindade won an extended-round unanimous decision over Berjan Peposhi. Then, No. 1 Petch took the judges’ scorecards over tenth-ranked Abraham Vidales. Finally, No. 9 Kento Haraguchi also came out on top with a unanimous decision over Hiroki Kasahara. The fourth quarterfinal featured two unranked fighters, as Yura Kono scored a third-round TKO against Lee Sung-Hyun. After the dust settled, the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Yuki Yoza (1)
2. Giorgi Malania (2)
3. Yuzuki Satomi (3)
4. Hirotaka Asahisa (4)
5. Zhu Shuai (5)
6. Chadd Collins (6)
7. Zhao Chongyang (7)
8. Jin Ying (8)
9. Wei Weiyang (9)
10. Kiyomitsu Nagasawa (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Superlek Kiatmoo9 (1)
2. Rodtang Jitmuangnon (2)
3. Takeru Segawa (3)
4. Hirotaka Asahisa (4)
5. Rémi Parra (5)
6. Tomoya Yokoyama (6)
7. Leona Pettas (7)
8. Kan Nakamura (8)
9. Yuki Kasahara (9)
10. Yuan Pengjie (10)

Three ranked bantamweights were in action in March. First, No. 10 Yuan Pengjie won a unanimous decision over Lamnamoonlek Or.Atchariya at ONE Friday Fights 148 on Mar. 27. The next evening, No. 8 Kan Nakamura won a first-round knockout with a left cross against Phet A-Cheer BangsaenFightClub at RISE ELDORADO 2026, and No. 5 Remi Parra won with a second-round knockout with a knee to the body of Luca Grusovin in the semifinals at La Nuit des Titans 2026, but he had to withdraw from the final due to an injury. The rankings remain unchanged.

1. Haruto Yasumoto (3)
2. Takumi Terada (1)
3. Taito Gunji (2)
4. Koyata Yamada (4)
5. Kaito Sakaguchi (5)
6. Shoki Kaneda (6)
7. Ryusei Kumagai (7)
8. Shuhei Kumura (8)
9. Tatsuya Tsubakihara (9)
10. Zhao Zhengdong (10)

At RISE Eldorado 2026 on Mar. 28, top-ranked Takumi Terada lost a unanimous decision to No. 3 Haruto Yasumoto. Yasumoto gains the No. 1 position.

1. Koki Osaki (2)
2. Shiro Matsumoto (1)
3. Rui Okubo (3)
4. Akihiro Kaneko (4)
5. Toki Oshika (5)
6. Futa Hashimoto (6)
7. Koji Ikeda (7)
8. Masashi Kumura (8)
9. Ryunosuke Omori (9)
10. Jonathan Di Bella (10)

An upset took place on Mar. 28, as No. 2 Koki Osaki won a unanimous decision over top-ranked Shiro Matsumoto for the RISE world bantamweight (-55kg) title RISE Eldorado 2026. The two swap spots in the rankings.

1. Toki Tamaru (1)
2. Kazuki Osaki (2)
3. Ryujin Nasukawa (3)
4. Kumandoi Petchyindee (4)
5. Ryu Hanaoka (5)
6. Jin Mandokoro (6)
7. Adam Sor.Dechapan (7)
8. Toma Kuroda (8)
9. Issei Ishii (9)
10. Riamu Sera (10)

No top-10 fighters were in action, so the rankings remain unchanged.

1. Superbon Singha Mawynn (1)
2. Petchpanomrung Kiatmoo9 (2)
3. Marat Grigorian (3)
4. Rico Verhoeven (4)
5. Yuki Yoza (5)
6. Kazuki Osaki (8)
7. Koki Osaki (-)
8. Shiro Matsumoto (6)
9. Toki Tamaru (7)
10. Donovan Wisse (9)

Dropped from the rankings: Takumi Terada (10)

While Patch’s win cements his No. 2 pound-for-pound ranking, Koki Osaki’s win over No. 6 Shiro has him entering the rankings at No. 6, pushing those below him down. With No. 10 Takumi Terada suffering a loss to
Haruto Yasumoto, he drops out of the pound-for-pound rankings.

1. Phetjeeja Or.Meekun (1)
2. Koyuki Miyazaki (2)
3. Débora Évora (3)
4. Martine Michieletto (4)
5. Saho Yoshino (5)
6. Antonia Prifti (6)
7. Tessa de Kom (7)
8. Mei Miyamoto (8)
9. Stella Hemetsberger (9)
10. Jackie Buntan (10)

On Mar. 11, No. 7 Tessa de Kom won a unanimous decision over Katarina Starjnic at Patong Boxing Stadium for the vacant Patong Stadium 125-pound title. The rankings remain unchanged.

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Editor’s Note: Fighters are eligible to be ranked if they have competed in the last 18 months. Any fighter that chooses to switch weight classes will be ranked in their previous weight class until they have competed twice in their new division.