Girl Power (TV series)
| Girl Power | |
|---|---|
 Official event poster for kickboxing series Girl Power 3 Sunny Beach. | |
| Also known as | BB Girl Power, Bigger's Better Girl Power |
| Genre | Sport |
| Created by | JC Courreges, Stephane Cabrera, Jean-Philippe Lustyk |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original languages | English, French |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Latvia, Bulgaria |
| Release | |
| Original network | SFR Sport 5 |
| First shown in | Liepaja, Latvia |
| Original release | November 14, 2014 – June 7, 2019 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Simply the Best Bigger's Better Boxing |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Girl Power - "Fight Like a Girl" is a series of women's kickboxing tournaments created by Bigger's Better Boxing and World Kickboxing Network, live on SFR Sport 5. The series follow the format of the heavyweight boxing tournaments "Bigger's Better" the organization has produced live on Eurosport during three season (2010-2013).[1][2]
Plot[]
Each Girl Power episode features eight international featherweight female kickboxers battling out in a single elimination tournament (quarter-final, semi-final and final). To take all, the contender has to collect three victories during one evening. WKN championship belt at stake.[3]
Episode summary[]
Season 1[]
Girl Power 1 Liepaja (Pilot)[]
November 14, 2014
Bigger's Better Boxing presents 8-woman kickboxing tournament Girl Power live on Pay-Per-View with Dailymotion in Liepaja, Latvia.[4][5] The event makes history with Hall of Fame American boxing referee Steve Smoger making his debut as a referee in kickboxing.[6][7]
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
 Seda Duygu Aygun
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Elna Nilsson
| UD | |||||||||||||
 Ivana Miklasova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Seda Duygu Aygun
| KO R2 | |||||||||||||
| Ivana Miklasova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Daorung Samrong
| UD | |||||||||||||
 Anna Tatjana Lie
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Ivana Miklasova
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Anna Tatjana Lie
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Pernille Schjønning
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Anna Tatjana Lie
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Karina Jarjomenko
| TKO R1 | |||||||||||||
| Karina Jarjomenko
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Ratnadiptee Shimpi
| UD | |||||||||||||
Girl Power 2 Stara Zagora[]
February 10, 2017
Bigger's Better launches Girl Power series live on SFR Sport 5. The episode is held in Stara Zagora featuring French, Serbian, Belgian, Bosnian and Bulgarian fighters battling out in an eight-woman one-night tournament.[8][9] French Mallaury Kalachnikoff wins the tournament, taking three victories during one evening.[10]
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
 Marina Spasic
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Laura Follereau
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Mallaury Kalachnikoff
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Marina Spasic
| SD | |||||||||||||
| Mallaury Kalachnikoff
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Judit Laura Foldvari
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Mallaury Kalachnikoff
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Nathalie Visshers
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Nathalie Visshers
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Ilham Gramal
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Nathalie Visshers
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Iliana Metodieva Gelebova
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Iliana Metodieva Gelebova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Zorka Stojanovic
| UD | |||||||||||||
Girl Power 3 Sunny Beach[]
June 23, 2017
Girl Power returns to Bulgaria with the third episode held at Platinum Casino & Hotel in Sunny Beach resort.[11][12][13] The roster of the contest features female kickboxers representing Turkey, Serbia, Czech Republic, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Russia, Belgium and France. Irem Akin of Turkey earns three victories during one evening, taking all tournament.[14]
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Irem Akin
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Marina Spasic
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Irem Aki
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Lucie Mudrochova
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Lucie Mudrochova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Zorka Stojanovic
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Irem Aki
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Iliana Gelebova
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Iliana Gelebova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Alina Mayorova
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Iliana Gelebova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Marion Montanari
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Marion Montanari
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Ashley Gilson
| UD | |||||||||||||
Girl Power 4 Varna[]
October 13, 2017
Girl Power 4 Varna aired on SFR Sport 5 and B1B Pay-Per-View featuring the fighters out of Belgium, France, Romania, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia.[15][16][17][18] The program featured Bulgarian Aleksandar Petrov earning WKN European light heavyweight title, via the third-round KO victory over Serbian Bojan Gajic.[19][20]
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Amalia Koleva
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Ashley Gilson
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Pernille Schjonning
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Amalia Koleva
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Pernille Schjonning
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Raluca Costache
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Tereza Dvorakova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Pernille Schjonning
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Tereza Dvorakova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Andrai Mihai
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Tereza Dvorakova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Merima Basic
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Merima Basic
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Dragica Jelisavac
| UD | |||||||||||||
Girl Power 5 Stara Zagora (Final)[]
February 9, 2018
Girl Power 5 Stara Zagora aired on SFR Sport 5, B1B Action TV and FITE PPV on Friday February 9, 2018 from Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. The event featured the winners of three previous episodes, two semi-finalists and three newcomers. Turkish Irem Akin won three fights in one night, consequently taking all tournament. She has also become the winner of Girl Power Season 1.[21][22][23][24]
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mallaury Kalachnikoff
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Monica Babic
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Mallaury Kalachnikoff
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Tereza Dvorakova
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Tereza Dvorakova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Joana Nwamerue
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Irem Akin
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Mallaury Kalachnikoff
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Irem Akin
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Selma Baltic
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Irem Akin
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Marina Spasic
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Marina Spasic
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Iliana Gelebova
| UPD | |||||||||||||
Season 2[]
Girl Power 6 Sunny Beach[]
June 29, 2018
Girl Power 6 was produced on June 29, 2018 in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, marking the second visit of women's kickboxing tournament to the city. Italian Jessica Puglisi won the tournament and received WKN championship belt, taking three wins in one night.[25] The event also marked the first time when the fighters out of Middle East and South American took part in the Girl Power contest.
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
 Adva Ohayon
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Ana Maria Pal
| UPD | |||||||||||||
 Jessica Puglisi
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Adva Ohayon
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Jessica Puglisi
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Sejla Omicevic
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Jessica Puglisi
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Chavella Lee
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Monika Babic
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Clara Ascensio
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Chavella Lee
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Monika Babic
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Chavella Lee
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Iliana Gelebova
| UPD | |||||||||||||
Girl Power 7 Kladno[]
October 19, 2018
Girl Power Kickboxing made Czech debut with series 7 produced in Kladno. Lucia Szabova of Slovakia won the tournament taking WKN championship belt. The event was attended by four-time K-1 champion Ernesto Hoost.[26]
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
 Diane Schembri
| Winner | |||||||||||||
 Anna Cora
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Tereza Dvorakova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Diane Schembri
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Tereza Dvorakova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Wiktoria Mirecka
| TKO R2 | |||||||||||||
| Lucia Szabova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Tereza Dvorakova
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Lucia Szabova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Zarina Apakova
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Lucia Szabova
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Paola Cappucci
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Paola Cappucci
| Winner | |||||||||||||
| Sara Surrel
| SPD | |||||||||||||
Girl Power 8 Bedzin[]
June 7, 2019
Girl Power Kickboxing made its debut in Poland with episode 8 produced in Bedzin.[27][28][29] Vittoria Di Mauro of Italy won the tournament.[30]
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Vittoria Di Mauro
| winner | |||||||||||||
| Barbara Nalepka
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Vittoria Di Mauro
| winner | |||||||||||||
| Diane Schembri
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Diane Schembri
| winner | |||||||||||||
 Olga Gavrish
| KO R1 | |||||||||||||
| Vittoria Di Mauro
| winner | |||||||||||||
| Katarzyna Jaworska
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Karolina Mlynik
| winner | |||||||||||||
| Wiktoria Mirecka
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Katarzyna Jaworska
| winner | |||||||||||||
| Karolina Mlynik
| UPD | |||||||||||||
| Katarzyna Jaworska
| winner | |||||||||||||
| Marika Pagliaroli
| UPD | |||||||||||||
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External links[]
- World Kickboxing Network
- Kickboxing television series