Simply the Best 17 Farciennes

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STB 17 Farciennes: Piras vs. Gozdzicki 2
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The poster for STB 17 Farciennes: Piras vs. Gozdzicki 2.
Information
PromotionWorld Kickboxing Network
DateNovember 26, 2017
VenueHall Omnisport de Farciennes
CityFarciennes, Belgium
Event chronology
Simply the Best 16 Kosice STB 17 Farciennes: Piras vs. Gozdzicki 2 Simply the Best 18 Poprad

"Simply the Best 17 Farciennes",[1] also known as Nuit des Titans XVI,[2] is an episode of kickboxing series produced by World Kickboxing Network on November 26, 2017, at Hall Omnisport de Farciennes in Farciennes, Belgium.[3] It is the fourth series produced in the country, following two previous shows in Farciennes and the debut in Charleroi.[4]

Background[]

STB 17 Farciennes marked the return of Kickboxing World Championship to Belgium. In the main event the reigning WKN World lightweight champion Italian Lorenzo Piras successfully defended the title, scoring a unanimous decision against Belgian Allan Gozdzicki.[5][6] The bout was also a rematch, following their original encounter in April 2017 on Sardinia, where the local fighter earned the belt also by decision.[7][8]

Among other championship bouts featured on the card, Belgian Tarik Mahillon took on Slovak Samuel Hadzima, battling out for WKN international lightweight title.[9] The bout ended after the first round, when the doctor stopped the contest during the break, due to cut received by Slovak athlete.[10]

In addition, Belgian Gaetano Pirello defeated French Rehda Chtibi by knockout in the second round, winning WKN European welterweight pro-amateur title.[11]

Also on the card the Girl Power (Kickboxing) regular competitor Belgian Ashley Gilson was defeated by Russian Valentina Simanikhina, who scored the decision in their three-round women's featherweight bout.[12]

Fight card[]

The fight card includes nine bouts with the fighters representing Belgium, Sardinia (Italy), Russia, Slovakia and France.[13]

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Lorenzo Piras (c) def. Allan Gozdzicki UD 5 3:00 [a]
Lightweight Tarik Mahillon def. Samuel Hadzima TKO 1 3:00 [b]
Super lightweight Gaetano Pirello def. Rehda Chtibi KO 2 [c]
Super lightweight Xavier Lejour def. Aurelien Houdart UD 3 3:00
Undercard
Featherweight Valentina Simanikhina def. Ashley Gilson UD 3 3:00
Super welterweight Nicolas Di Franco def. Pascal Becka TKO 2 [d]
Featherweight Ougo Huet def. Dinabe Birame KO 1
Featherweight Mohammed Kloua def. Salvatore Scaletta UD 3 3:00
Welterweight Alessio Ketelaers def. Dylan Coyette TKO
  1. ^ for WKN World title (oriental kickboxing)
  2. ^ for WKN International title
  3. ^ for WKN European pro-amateur title
  4. ^ MMA bout

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Simply the Best 17 Farciennes: Piras vs Gozdzicki 2 | WKN Kickboxing". Simply the Best: WKN Kickboxing. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  2. ^ "La Nuit Des Titans | Muaythaitv". www.muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  3. ^ "Farciennes se prépare à la Nuit des Titans". Édition digitale de Charleroi. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  4. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-11-05). "Kickboxing STB 17 Farciennes: Nuit des Titans - event trailer - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  5. ^ "Lorenzo Piras makes successful WKN title defense at STB 17 Farciennes - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  6. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-09-24). "Simply the Best Kickboxing returns to Belgium with Ep 17 on Nov 26 - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  7. ^ "The Night Of Super Fight | Muaythaitv". www.muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  8. ^ "Nuit des Titans à Farciennes ce dimanche". Édition digitale de Charleroi. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  9. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-10-21). "Mahillon vs Hadzima co-main event at STB 17 Farciennes - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  10. ^ "Piras successfully defends WKN lightweight title at STB 17 Farciennes - WKN". WKN. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  11. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-10-25). "Pirello faces Chtibi for WKN European welterweight title at STB 17 Farciennes - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  12. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-10-24). "Ashley Gilson faces Valentina Simanikhina at Simply the Best 17 Farciennes - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  13. ^ "Simply the Best 17 Farciennes - fight card & event teaser - WKN". WKN. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
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