Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
Japan Kickboxing Association
Oriental Heavyweight Title [over 73kg/161lb from 1969-01-21]
As it is difficult to find comprehensive kickboxing results from the 20th century, these lists are always "under construction." Also many names of the Thai fighters are not available. If you have corrections or additional information, please send in!
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name indicate the surname/family name.
Monkongtong Sweetkung
1967-04-29
Tōkyō
Thai middleweight champion, defeats Japanese championFujimoto Isao to become the first Oriental champion.
Takayoshi Kinoshita
1967-06-18
Tōkyō
Baiyock Borkhorsor?
1968-02-24
Tōkyō
Spelling unknown; written バイヨク・ボーコーソー in Japanese.
Horikawa Satoshi
1968-04-05
Tōkyō
Samarn SorAdisorn
1968-05-24
Tōkyō
Vacant in 68.
Horikawa Satoshi [2]
1968-07-28
Tōkyō
Defeats Baiyock Borkhorsor? (spelling unknown; written バイヨク・ボーコーソー in Japanese); becomes welterweight champion when the weight divisions are reorganized on 69-01-21.
Bonsak Sopart?
1969-06-28
Tōkyō
Spelling unknown; written ポンサク・ソパート in Japanese; defeats Saitō Tenshin; still champion as of 69-08-24.
