How did buakaw lose to Yi long?
Buakaw won the fight on his consistent and damaging middle kicks, effective counter striking and supreme defensive awareness and ability to minimize damage absorbed. However, the judges were watching a different fight. Long stole the unanimous decision victory on a night when a judge gave him every round.
Is buakaw a good fighter?
Buakaw is the most famous Muay Thai fighter of all time, although not the best fighter in the Kingdom, he is smart. He knew a short life span of average Muay Thai boxers, not beyond the age of 30–32. That was why he kept moving up to next divisions and spent the last 11–15 years of his career in Europe and Japan.
When did Buakaw win the K-1 World Championship?
At the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 4 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on February 23, 2014, he beat Lee Sung-Hyun by unanimous decision in the semi-finals. Buakaw beat Victor Nagbe via unanimous decision at Combat Banchamek in Surin, Thailand, on April 14, 2014.
When did Buakaw Banchamek return to training?
On March 17, 2012, Buakaw’s sponsor Yokkao Boxing announced that he would return to training. It was at this time that they began referring to him as Buakaw Banchamek. He had resumed training at the “newly-built” Banchamek gym (named after him), as of March 22, 2012. He was scheduled to fight Mickael Cornubet at ThaiFight on April 17, 2012.
Why was Buakaw prevented from fighting in Thailand?
On March 30, 2012, Buakaw was prevented from fighting at Thai Fight in April 2012, until he filed a complaint with the Sports Authority of Thailand proving his claims of unfair treatment by Por. Pramuk.
When did Buakaw Banchamek win Yokkao Extreme 2012?
On January 21, 2012, Buakaw headlined Yokkao Extreme 2012 in Milan Italy in front of 12,000 attendees. He defeated Dzhabar Askerov by points in the main event. On March 1, 2012, he was notably absent from his training camp.