Muay Thai Warrior Destroys Shaolin Kung Fu Monk / Don't Mess With Thai Fighters
Muay Thai Warrior Destroys Shaolin Kung Fu Monk / Don't Mess With Thai Fighters
Sombat Banchamek (Thai: สมบัติ บัญชาเมฆ, born May 8, 1982) a.k.a Buakaw Banchamek (Thai: บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ, Buakaw meaning "white lotus") is a Thai middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer of Kuy descent, 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 two-time Omnoi Stadium champion, Lumpinee Stadium Toyota Marathon champion, former #1-ranked fighter in Lumpinee Stadium, Thailand Featherweight champion and two-time K-1 World MAX champion. As of 1 November 2018, he is ranked the #10 lightweight in the world by Combat Press.[2]
Buakaw also briefly played professional football as a forward in the Regional League Division 2 for RBAC F.C..
Additonally, he has also embarked on an acting career, starring in 2010's Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya and 2017's Thong Dee Fun Khao.