Not only has ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai caught the attention of fans and experts in the combat sports community, but also other icons of the sport, in particular Buakaw Banchamek. Saenchai is the current holder of the title of ONE featherweight Muay Thai world champion.
On his official YouTube channel, the Muay Thai and kickboxing great just recently covered the 24-year-old’s battle with Davit Kiria. In it, he presented a breakdown of how Tawanchai managed to break Kiria’s arm in their ONE battle Night 13 clash on August 4, 2023, which resulted in a third-round TKO knockout. The bout took place on August 4, 2023.
In the video that broke down the strike, the 41-year-old explained how the Georgian caught the maximum amount of force that was possible from the blow. In addition to this, Buakaw said that the representative of PK Saenchai Muay Thai Gym has so much power that he can even bend steel with it.
According to Buakaw:
“As one person was entering the kick with another, the second person got kicked by the first person. This resulted in a greater use of force. from fifty to sixty percent to one hundred percent. While the second person was loading the strike, the first person made a lunge forward. Even if the bones were as strong as steel, the structure will still be able to bend under the force of his kicks.
He continued:
“An experienced kickboxer always knows that in order to throw a solid punch, he needs to target his opponent’s arms in order to make them numb and weak,”
Tawanchai’s record includes stoppage victories against Sean Clancy, Saemapetch Fairtex, Niclas Larsen, and Jamal Yusupov in addition to this incredible victory over Kiria. On Friday, October 6, the king of the featherweight category in Muay Thai kicked off his reign with a victory against Jo Nattawut in a featherweight kickboxing clash that took place as part of ONE Fight Night 15. The fight was decided by a unanimous decision.
In North America, customers with an Amazon Prime Video subscription can view the replay of ONE Fight Night 15 whenever they want.
