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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Tuesday 13 October 2026Verified results, rankings and stories from the KBN World Federation
Breaking
- EventsLive: Karimov and Okonkwo all square after two rounds in Istanbul
- EventsWorld Championship 2026 fight card confirmed: Karimov vs Yılmaz headlines Dubai
- Watch: Istanbul Open 2026 highlights so far
- Istanbul undercard: Bennett outpoints Aksoy, Walsh submits Balogun
- The road after Dubai: KBN branch fixtures for autumn and winter
- Asian Games boxing: twenty more boxers guarantee medals in Nishio
- Founding registration: 90 days to put your record on the world map
- Karimov holds World No. 1 on 635 points — the anatomy of a ranking
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Fighters
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
Nazarov and Samarkand: how Uzbekistan built a boxing No. 1
Rustam Nazarov is World No. 1 in amateur boxing at middleweight — and the second Uzbek fighter at the top of a KBN table.
Results
🇮🇷 Iran
Iran National League Finals: Rahimi's knockout headlines Tehran
Omid Rahimi knocked out Arsen Demirel at the Iran National League Finals, keeping his verified record perfect.
KBN World launches the official world ranking platform
One shared record for eight national branches, four disciplines and every verified bout.
UAE top Arab and Asian nation at the IFMA Senior World Championships
Three golds and three silvers in Kuala Lumpur put the UAE fifth in the overall standings.
IMMAF releases an updated bid book for championship hosts
National federations get a new framework for bidding to host IMMAF championships.
Results
🇹🇷 Turkey
Istanbul Grand Prix recap: Karimov stops Demirel, Diallo keeps rolling
A look back at the KBN Istanbul Grand Prix in June, where the World No. 1 won inside the distance and Fatima Diallo stayed unbeaten.
Press releases
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Dubai named host of the KBN World Championship 2026
The Executive Board has awarded the 2026 World Championship to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
IMMAF announces a Global MMA Summit on development and standards
The amateur MMA federation plans a summit bringing together federations, regulators, event organisers and partners.
From the branches
Branch newsKBN Turkeyworldkbn.live/turkey
Istanbul undercard: Bennett outpoints Aksoy, Walsh submits Balogun
KBN United Arab Emiratesworldkbn.live/uae
World Championship 2026 fight card confirmed: Karimov vs Yılmaz headlines Dubai
KBN United Kingdomworldkbn.live/uk
KBN UK: 34 clubs, a London Open on 2 November and Manchester next
KBN Russiaworldkbn.live/russia
KBN Russia: the branch page, board and fixtures
KBN Brazilworldkbn.live/brazil
Rio results verified: Brazil National Championship enters the tables
KBN Uzbekistanworldkbn.live/uzbekistan
Watch: inside the Wolfpack camp
KBN Iranworldkbn.live/iran
KBN Iran: the branch page, board and fixtures
KBN Nigeriaworldkbn.live/nigeria