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Thai boxing champion Buakaw retires
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/06/2012
» His boxing camp was willing to give him 60% of fight fees & prize money & 75% of TV & product endorsement earnings, but not enough.
Happy ending
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/05/2012
» Muay Thai superstar Buakaw Por Pramuk agreed to a new contract with his camp yesterday to finally bring their lengthy dispute to an end.
Let the lawsuits begin
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/04/2012
» Muay Thai superstar Buakaw Por Pramuk's toughest fight could be outside the ring.
Supporters knocked for a loop by MMA ban
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 08/04/2012
» Less than a week before muay Thai's application to the IOC and World Games, and a few days after Spectrum reported on a high-profile local mixed martial arts (MMA) competition, MMA was banned in Thailand by the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) on the grounds that it was hurting the image of muay Thai. MMA is a discipline fought in an octagonal cage using any number of fighting and grappling techniques. To hone stand-up combat techniques, many international competitors train in muay Thai, and for years MMA fighters have been coming to train in the Kingdom.