Now that 2020 is in the books, Combat Press is taking a look back at the best that the sport of kickboxing had to offer. Over the next week, Combat Press will announce its award winners in multiple categories, covering everything from the action in the ring to the biggest stories surrounding the sport. Breakout Fighter of the Year
Gonnapar Weerasakreck
There are a number of fighters who had breakouts in 2020, whether it was through a single performance that pushed them to the forefront of the kickboxing world or a run of victories that brought them to the next level in their respective divisions.
Now that 2020 is in the books, Combat Press is taking a look back at the best that the sport of kickboxing had to offer. Over the next week, Combat Press will announce its award winners in multiple categories, covering everything from the action in the ring to the biggest stories surrounding the sport. Promotion of the Year
K-1 Group
The battle for the “Promotion of the Year” took a strange turn in 2020. Three-time winner K-1 was in the driver’s seat as usual to kick off the year. Former award winners GLORY and Kunlun Fight produced their toughest year to date amidst a myriad of reasons. However, no one could have foretold that kickboxing would struggle so mightily because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.