Simply the Best 17 Farciennes

Simply the Best 17 Farciennes aka Nuit des Titans XVI is an episode of kickboxing series produced by World Kickboxing Network on November 26, 2017 at Hall Omnisport de Farciennes in Farciennes, Belgium. It is the fourth series produced in the country, following two previous shows in Farciennes and the debut in Charleroi.

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. 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.

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

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

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.

Fight card

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