Simply the Best 16 Kosice

Simply the Best 16 Kosice is an episode of kickboxing series produced by World Kickboxing Network on October 14, 2017 at Steel Arena in Kosice, Slovakia.[1] The event was the fourth series produced in Slovakia, following three previous editions held in Poprad.[2]

STB 16 Kosice: Moravcik vs. Bessmertny
The poster for STB 16 Kosice: Moravcik vs. Bessmertny.
Information
PromotionWorld Kickboxing Network
DateOctober 14, 2017
VenueSteel Aréna
CityKosice, Slovakia
Event chronology
Simply the Best 15 Moreno STB 16 Kosice: Moravcik vs. Bessmertny Simply the Best 17 Farciennes
"Simply the Best 16 Kosice"
Simply the Best (Kickboxing) episode
Episode no.Season 3
Series 3
Episode 16
Produced byWorld Kickboxing Network
Original air dateOctober 14, 2017 (2017-10-14)

Background

"Slovakian Giant" Tomaz Mozny, was expected to headline STB 16 Kosice,[3] however WKN International supper middleweight championship between Slovakian Vladimír Moravčík and Belarusian Yuri Bessmertny was announced as the main event. The bout was their second encounter since 2008 when Slovakian fighter won by decision. The second bout also went the distance with the proclaimed result as a unanimous draw.[4]

Mozny remained on the card as the co-main event, and defeated Ayman Hassanin of Egypt by knockout in the first round,[5] who replaced Poland's Wieslaw Kwasniewski.[6]

Among other titles fights, Slovakian Pavol Garaj took a unanimous decision against Czech Matous Kohout after three rounds of championship bout for WKN International middleweight title.[7] The bout was also a rematch after their original encounter in 2016 at Enfusion Live, where Czech fighter took the decision.[8]

Slovakian welterweight MMA fighter Miroslav Strbak was expected to face Ukrainian Komandor Ogly, challenging for WKN International belt.[9] Lithuanian Sergej Grecicho replaced the Ukrainian fighter and won the fight by TKO in the third round.[10]

Also on the card French super middleweight Bakari Tounkara defeated Slovakian Vladimir Idranyi by knockout in the third round.[11]

Fight card

The fight card comprised 13 bouts, featuring kickboxing, boxing and MMA contests. The roster included Slovakian fighters as well as international opponents of Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, France, Romania and Czech Republic.[12][13]

References
  1. Enterdesign. "SIMPLY THE BEST – REBUY STARS FIGHT NIGHT | Košice". www.kamdomesta.sk. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  2. Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-07-24). "Kickboxing series Simply The Best comes to Kosice - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  3. "SIMPLY THE BEST" (in Slovak). Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  4. Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-10-15). "Kickboxing Simply the Best 16 Kosice results - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  5. Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-10-04). "Moravcik vs Bessmertny for WKN title headlines STB 16 Kosice - full fight card - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  6. Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-10-10). "Mozny & Strbak get new opponents at kickboxing series STB 16 Kosice - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  7. "Simply The Best 16 Košice". www.monsterenergy.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  8. Iskenderov, Parviz (2017-09-16). "Garaj faces Kohout for WKN title at kickboxing series STB 16 Kosice - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  9. "Simply the Best 16 Kosice: Moravcik vs Bessmertny - full fight card - WKN". WKN ®. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  10. Sherdog.com. "STB - Simply The Best & Rebuy Stars Fight Night". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  11. "Simply The Best : Bakari Tounkara par KO3". Fight Infos (in French). 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  12. "Bakari Tounkara revient au Simply The Best". Fight Infos (in French). 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  13. "Našlapaná startovka na Simply the Best | www.czechfighters.cz". www.czechfighters.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
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