Simply the Best (Kickboxing)
Simply the Best is a world series of kickboxing events produced by World Kickboxing Network. Each episode features international athletes battling out for WKN World and subordinate championships. The episodes are produced in various European countries as well as in South American Argentina.
Episode summary
Season 1
Simply the Best 1 Charleroi: Gozdzicki vs. Su Kim
STB 1 Charleroi - November 23, 2014
The debut of Simply the Best is presented by a former 16 World Champion Osman Yigin. The episode is produced in terms of "Nuit des Titans" with four WKN titles contested in the main card. On the top of the bill, representing Europe, Allan "Polek" Gozdzicki of Belgium takes on Dong Su Kim of Korea, representing Asia. The lightweights challenge for the WKN intercontinental title in Muay Thai. The undercard features a series of super fights as well as amateur contests.
Simply the Best 2 Caseros: Bosch vs. Benacci
STB 2 Caseros - December 19, 2014
Simply the Best kickboxing comes to South America with World Championship gala held in Argentina. The episode presented by Dojo Serpientes airs on Fox Sports (Latin America). In the main-event Argentine Cristian Bosch FACES Brazilian Alessandro Benacci for WKN World cruiser-weight title. In the co-main event Argentine Federico Roma is up against Brazilian Claudio Marcelino Junior for WKN South American featherweight title.
Simply the Best 3 Budapest: Gorbics vs. Renna
STB 3 Budapest - March 29, 2015
The episode is produced in terms of "Fight Night Hungary II" with four WKN titles contested on the night. In the main event Gabor Gorbics of Hungary faces off Paolo Renna of Belgium for WKN Intercontinental lightweight title. In the co-main event Szucs Barnabas of Hungary goes up ahainst Tomas Beran of Czech Republic for the WKN European middleweight title.
Simply the Best 4 Prague: Vondracek vs. Wamba
STB 3 Prague - May 24, 2015
Simply the Best kickboxing comes to Czech Republic with three WKN titles contested during the evening. In the main event Czech Petr Vondracek is up against and French Nicolas Wamba for WKN Intercontinental super heavyweight title. In the co-main event Czech David Vins squares off "Slovakian Giant" Tomas Mozny for WKN European super heavyweight title.
Simply the Best 5 Caseros: Bosch vs. Dussan
STB 5 Caseros - June 5, 2015
STB kickboxing returns to Argentina with the second EDition featuring six-fight WKN championship program live on FOX Sports LA. In the main event Argentine Cristian Bosch takes on Colombian Andres Dussan for WKN International super light heavyweight title. In the co-main event Argentine Federico Roma goes up against Slovak Tomas Tadlanek for WKN Intercontinental bantamweight title. In addition, three South American and Argentine National belts are contested on the night.
Simply the Best 6 Poprad: Hadzima vs. Hyeong Lee
STB 6 Poprad - October 3, 2015
Simply the Best makes its debut in Slovakia with four WKN titles contested during the evening. In the main event Slovak Samuel Hadzima faces off Korean Chan Hyeong Lee for WKN Intercontinental lightweight title. In the semi-main event Tomas "The Giant Slovak" Mozny takes on Belgian Mathieu "The Bad Boy" Kongolo for the WKN European super heavyweight title. A series of super fights features the athletes representing Czech, France, Hungary, Serbia and USA with National and international titles at stake.
Simply the Best 7 Caseros: Bosch vs. Benacci II
STB 7 Caseros - October 9, 2015
Simply the Best makes its third appearance in Argentina with STB 7 produced at the 15.000 seat open air venue in Caseros, Buenos Aires. The main event features Argentine Cristian Bosch up against Brazilian Alessandro Benacci in their second encounter, challenging for WKN International super light heavyweight title. The pair headlined STB 2 Caseros with Bosh taking the fourth-round knockout victory. In the co-main event Argentine Ignacio Capllonch is up against Brazilian Alexander Da Silva for WKN International featherweight title. The show is attended by Jorge "Acero" Cali and Hollywood actor Michel Qissi.
Simply the Best 8 Borlange: Chorr vs. Maertens
STB 8 - Borlange - October 17, 2015
STB brings the eighth episode to Sweden with five WKN titles challenged at "Ringfight K1" in Borlange. In the main event Swede Abdou Karim Chorr takes on French Kevin Maertens challenging for WKN European welterweight title. The program includes two four-man championship tournaments in the lightweight and middleweight classes. In addition, two international belts are contested on the night. The list of special guests at the event includes UFC fighter Alexander Gustafsson.
Simply the Best 9 Farciennes: Saidane vs. Araneda
STB 9 Farciennes - November 22, 2015
Simply the Best makes its second visit to Belgium with the ninth episode produced in Farciennes, with four WKN titles contested during the evening. In the main event, representing Europe, Belgian Nordine Saidane faces off Argentine Ariel Leandro Araneda, representing South America, battling out for WKN Intercontinental super welterweight title. In the co-main event Belgian Lello Perego is up against Greek Nikolaos Kontagiannis for WKN International super welterweight belt. In addition, Belgian Ashley Gilson takes on Hungarian Lehota Krisztina for WKN International women's bantamweight title, and Russian Magomed Munayev goes up against Maltese Ruben Azzopardi for WKN International middleweight strap.
Season 2
Simply the Best 10 Prague: Wamba vs. Hutnik
STB 10 Prague - April 15, 2016
Simply the Best returns to Czech Republic, opening the second season with an eleven-fight bill held at Top Hotel Praha. The program fetures kickboxing and MMA bouts with four WKN titles contested during the evening. In the main event, the current WKN Intercontinental super heavyweight champion, French Nicolas Wamba faces Czech Ondrej Hutnik in defense of the belt. In the co-main event Czech Michaela Kerlehova and Slovak Monika Chochlikova challenge for WKN European women's flyweight title. In addition Czech Jiri Apeltauer takes on Hungarian Bereczki Dominik for WKN International super welterweight belt, and Georgij Finich and David Vins meet in the rematch, challenging for WKN Czech National super heavyweight strap.
Simply the Best 11 Poprad: Idranyi vs. Kohout
STB 11 Poprad - October 1, 2016
European kickboxing championship headlines STB 11 Poprad with three WKN titles contested on the night. It is the third episode produced in Slovakia, following STB 6 Poprad in 2015 and the pilot of the series presented in 2014. In the main event Slovak Vladimir Idranyi takes on Czech Matous Kohout for WKN European light heavyweight title. In the co-main event Slovak Samuel Hadzima is up against Belgian Xavier Lejour for WKN International lightweight title. The event makes history, with Andres Dussan as the first kickboxer out of Colombia to compete on European soil, when he takes on Slovak Tomas Senkyr.
Simply the Best 12 Farciennes: Belgium vs. Greece
STB 12 Farciennes - November 20, 2016
Simply the Best returns to Belgium with the third episode produced in the country, following STB 1 Charleroi and STB 9 Farciennes. The program comprises seven bouts with four WKN titles contested on the night. In the main event Belgian Omar Bellahmar faces off Greek Dimitris Vakakis for WKN International super heavyweight title. In the co-main event Belgian Lello Perego is up against Greek Gino Miftari for WKN International super welterweight belt. In addition, Belgian Paolo Renna takes on Italian Lorenzo Piras for WKN European super featherweight title, and Belgian Nordine Saidane battles out against French Christian Berthely for WKN Intercontinental super welterweight belt.
Simply the Best 13 Nowa Sol: Makowski vs. Canu
STB 13 Nowa Sol - December 3, 2016
Simply the Best makes its debut in Poland, bringing World Championship Kickboxing to Nowa Sol. The program comprises eight bouts with three WKN titles challenged during the evening. In the main event Poland's Tomasz Makowski faces off Italian Nicola Canu for WKN World super featherweight title. In the co-main event Poland's Lukasz Plawecki is up against Belgian Lello Perego for WKN World super welterweight title. In addition, Poland's Slawomir Przypis takes on Slovak Erik Matejovsky for WKN International light heavyweight title.
Season 3
Simply the Best 14 Prague: Hutnik vs. Opacic
STB 14 Prague - April 29, 2017
Simply the Best makes its third visit to Prague with the 12-fight international bill and four WKN titles on the line. In the main event, world champion Ondrej Hutnik faces off a heavyweight prospect out of Serbia Rade Opacic in a three-round non-title bout. In the co-main event Czech Matous Kohout is up against Belgian Jente Van Hul, challenging for WKN European middleweight title. In addition, Czech Jan Holec takes on Poland's Tomasz Makowski for WKN International super featherweight title, and Czech Alexandr Cverna goes up against Serbian Adnan Alic for WKN International super heavyweight title in MMA.
Simply the Best 15 Moreno: Roma vs. Gaetano
STB 15 Moreno - October 1, 2017
Simply the Best returns to Argentina with World Championship Kickboxing held in the city Moreno. Simply the Best 15 Moreno is the fourth series produced in the country, following three previous episodes held in Caseros. In the main event Argentine Federico Roma faces off French Tristan Gaetano for WKN World super bantamweight title. In the co-main event Argentine Nikolas Vega, representing South America, is up against French Jeremy Nkoa, representing Europe, battling out for WKN Intercontinental lightweight title.
Simply the Best 16 Kosice: Moravcik vs. Bessmertny
STB 16 Kosice - October 14, 2017
Simply the Best 16 Kosice is the fourth series produced in Slovakia, following three previous events held in Poprad. Tomas Mozny, Petr Vondracek, among others, are expected to battle out at the event. The program includes Slovak Pavol Garaj face off Czech Matous Kohout for WKN International middleweight title.
Simply the Best 17 Farciennes: Piras vs. Gozdzicki 2
STB 17 Farciennes - November 26, 2017
Kickboxing series Simply the Best 17 Farciennes is the fourth episode produced in Belgium. The main event features Italian Lorenzo Piras in defense of WKN World lightweight title against Belgian Allan Gozdzicki. The championship is a rematch following their original encounter in April in Iglesias, Sardinia, where local fighter took a decision.