Buakaw Banchamek
After a Month of Mourning, Muay Thai Returns to Thailand
The month-long ban on gambling in honor of the death of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej has ended and the Muay Thai community can get back to business.
Tigers Must Live in The Jungle: An Interview with Buakaw's Manager
We sit down with Teerawat Yioyim to talk about his big plans for Banchamek gym and the ideologies in which he runs it.
Wai Kru Festival Ayutthaya: The Comic-Con of Muay Thai
Sacred tattoos, kicking of banana trees, and Buakaw Banchamek: inside the Wai Kru ceremony in the ancient city of Ayutthaya.
Buakaw Banchamek and the Life of a Muay Thai Celebrity
We spent an evening with Thailand's biggest Muay Thai celebrity at his gym in Bangkok.
Banchamek Surin: Inside Buakaw's Gym in Rural Isaan
With a roster of young unknowns, unassuming trainers, and hogs and buffalo out back, Buakaw's gym in the countryside of his home province is not what you'd expect Muay Thai's biggest celebrity fighter to own.
Two Top Thai Fighters to Collide in Kunlun Tournament
Buakaw Banchamek versus Yodsaenklai Fairtex is the talk of the Muay Thai and kickboxing worlds.