Buakaw Por. Pramuk vs. Jomhod Kiatadisak, 18 Feb 2006

In 2008 he faced for the second time Yoshihiro Sato at K-1 World Max quarter finals; in this fight Buakaw lost by KO on 3rd Round. In 2011 he took place in the new born Thai Show “Thai Fight” and won the -70kg tournament (a 1 year tournament) by beating the Italian/Australian Frank Giorgi in the final. During the beginning of March 2012, Buakaw dissapeard from Por Pramuk gym and 2 weeks later he reappeared in a Thai talk show, in which he apologized to his fans and stated that since 2009 he was having problems with his Manager and camp owner (Mr. Pramuk), mainly because Buakaw was being badly treated and Mr. Pramuk was taking most of Buakaw’s earnings.
Buakaw decided to abandon Por Pramuk gym and to fight with the name Buakaw Buakaw Banchamek_Buakaw Por Pramuk_Muay Thai-k1_masatoBanchamek, his real surname and name of the gym he opened while he dissapeard from his old gym. He reappeared on the ring on the 22nd of March at Thai Fight with the name Buakaw Banchamek, but because he was (and still is) linked to Por Pramuk Gym with a contract that will last his whole career, Mr. Pramuk sued Buakaw & Thai Fight. The legal war between Buakaw and Mr.Pramuk ended with an agreement in which Buakaw was free to fight under Banchamek name but always giving a percentage of the income from fights that were fixed by Por Pramuk Gym.