Buakaw Banchamek
| Buakaw Banchamek | |
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| File:Buakaw2011.jpg | |
| Born | Sombat Banchamek May 8, 1982 Surin Province, Thailand |
| Native name | บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ |
| Other names | Buakaw (บัวขาว) The White Lotus |
| Nationality |  Thai |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69.5 kg (153 lb; 10.94 st) |
| Division | Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Surin, Thailand |
| Team | Por. Pramuk Gym (1997- 2012) |
| Trainer | Jood Por. Pramuk |
| Years active | 21 (1990–present) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 236 |
| Wins | 203 |
| By knockout | 51 |
| Losses | 21 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 12 |
Last updated on: January 21, 2012 | |
Buakaw Banchamek (Thai: บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) is a Thai welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, who formerly[1] fought out of Por. Pramuk Gym, in Bangkok, Thailand under the ring name Buakaw Por. Pramuk (Thai: บัวขาว ป.ประมุข). He is a former Omnoi Stadium champion and two time, 2004, 2006 K-1 World MAX champion.
Biography and career
Early career
Born as Sombat Banchamek (Thai: สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ) in Surin,[2] Thailand, Buakaw started his fighting career at the age of eight in his home province of Surin in the northeastern Thailand. He moved to Chachoengsao when he was 15, and since then he has been with the Por. Pramuk Gym.[3] His first fight name was Damtamin Kiat-anan.
Buakaw has collected several belts to his name since fighting in Bangkok. The Omnoi Stadium featherweight title was his first belt, after that he would go on to take the featherweight champion of Thailand title. Buakaw then proceeded to win another Omnoi Stadium title belt, this time at in lightweight division. In December 2002, Buakaw won the Toyota Marathon 140 lb. tournament at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, beating the highly regarded Kobayashi of Japan in the final.
K-1
In July 2004 Buakaw became the K-1 MAX World champion beating John Wayne Parr, Takayuki Kohiruimaki and previous champion Masato in the finals. In 2005 he nearly repeated his run for tournament champion, but lost the extra round decision to Dutch shoot-boxer, Andy Souwer in the finals. In the 2006 K-1 MAX World Grand Prix, Buakaw again faced Andy Souwer in the finals, but this time defeated Souwer by TKO with a flurry of punches, thereby winning his second K-1 World MAX title and becoming the first man to win that title twice.
Buakaw lost to Masato by unanimous decision at the K-1 World MAX 2007 quarterfinals. Despite Buakaw being able to land vicious leg kicks throughout the match, Masato scored a knockdown in the first round and continued to land numerous punch combinations throughout the fight which earned Masato a unanimous decision victory.
In 2010, Buakaw co-starred in the martial arts movie Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya based on the life of Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in Thailand at the beginning of the 17th century and became the governor of the Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.
Even though being the semi finalist of the K-1 World MAX 2009 Final Buakaw did not compete in the K-1 World MAX 2010 in Seoul World Championship Tournament Final 16. Instead he entered the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 along with the former three time tournament champion Andy Souwer. However Toby Imada defeated Souwer in the semi finals to face Buakaw in the final. Buakaw defeated Imada via TKO in the second round to become the new 2010 Shoot Boxing S-Cup World champion.
After K-1
In 2011 he has had 7 fights; 4 of which have ended by way of stoppage. In the semi-finals of 2011 Thai Fight 70 kg Tournament he won by KO in the 3rd round via elbow against Mickael Piscitello.
December 18, 2011 he fought Franki Giorgi for the 2011 Thai Fight 70 kg Tournament Title and won by unanimous decision.
Leaving Por. Pramuk
Since March 1, 2012, he was missing away from his training camp.[4][5] On March 12, he appeared on a Thai TV talk show and apologized to the fans. He stated that he has had chronic problems in Por. Pramuk Gym since 2009 and felt that he was insulted by the behavior of the key figure there, that was why he disappeared.[6] He had been scheduled to visit Japan with the Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for an exhibition match but it was canceled with another fight. As a result of the contemplation, he decided to part ways with the gym. He told "I can stand tough training, but not poor treatment. It is about mind, not the body,".[7]
On March 17, 2012, Buakaw's sponsor Yokkao Boxing announced on Twitter that he would return to training. At this time they are referring to him as Buakaw Banchamek.[8] He had resumed training at a the "newly-built" Banchamek gym (named after him),[9] as of March 22, 2012. He is scheduled to fight Mickael Cornubet[10] at ThaiFight on April 17, 2012.[11]
As of March 30, 2012 he was prevented from fighting at Thai Fight in April 2012, until he files a complaint with Sports Authority of Thailand, and later is proven right about his claims of being "unfairly treated" by Por. Pramuk.[12] On April 4 he said that his fight name for the fight later that month, would be "Buakaw", and that he "may not use the name of the boxing camp Por. Pramuk".[13]
His first fight after leaving Por Pramuk Gym was a success. He knocked out Rustem Zaripov at 2:45 of the 2nd round with very accurate punches.
Titles
- 2011 Thai Fight Tournament champion (-70 kg)
- 2011 WMC World Junior Middleweight champion
- 2010 Shoot Boxing S-Cup World champion
- 2009 WMC/MAD Muaythai World champion
- 2006 K-1 World MAX champion
- 2006 WMC Super-Welterweight World champion
- 2005 S-1 Super-Welterweight World champion
- 2005 K-1 World MAX 2005 Finalist
- M.T.A World Muay Thai Champion
- 2004 K-1 World MAX champion
- 2003 KOMA GP Lightweight champion
- 2002 Toyota Muay Thai marathon tournament 140 lb. class winner
- Omnoi Stadium Lightweight champion
- 2001 Professional Boxing Association of Thailand Featherweight champion
- Omnoi Stadium Featherweight champion
Kickboxing record
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204 Wins (52 (T)KO's), 21 Losses, 12 Draws
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Filmography
2010 Yamada: The Samurai Of Ayothaya
See also
- List of K-1 events
- List of K-1 champions
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
- Champions of Champions Elite
External links
- Buakaw Por. Pramuk official site (in Japanese)
- Por. Pramuk Gym official site
- Official K-1 site
- Updates, news, and fight videos
References
- ^ Kittipong Thongsombat (2012-03-22). "Buakhao ready for defence". Bangkok Post. p. 12.
- ^ Kittipong Thongsombat (2012-03-22). "Buakhao ready for defence". Bangkok Post. p. 12.
- ^ Cusick, Patrick (2012-03-18). Bangkok Post. p. S11.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Missing fighter Buakaw 'worn out'". Bangkok Post. March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Boxer Buakaw goes missing". The Nation. March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Buakaw: Criticism hurt me". Bangkok Post. March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Buakaw resurfaces, quits camp". Bangkok Post. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Buakaw is back". Yokkao Boxing. March, 17, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kittipong Thongsombat (2012-03-22). "Buakhao ready for defence". Bangkok Post. p. 12.
- ^ [No author credited] (2012-04-05). "Buakaw confirms Thai Fight participation". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post/AP.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Kittipong Thongsombat (2012-03-22). "Buakhao ready for defence". Bangkok Post. p. 12.
- ^ Kittipong Thongsombat (2012-03-31). "Thailand bans mixed martial arts". Bangkok Post. p. S6.
SAT deputy governor Sakol Wannapong said Buakaw cannot fight until he files a complaint with the SAT which will investigate if Buakaw was unfairly treated by Por. Pramuk. If his claim is proven true, then he will be allowed to fight, Sakol said.
- ^ [No author credited] (2012-04-05). "Buakaw confirms Thai Fight participation". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post/AP.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ http://www.wmcmuaythai.org/html/09_3006_01.html