{"id":632569,"date":"2026-04-26T19:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T19:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/632569\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T19:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T19:05:27","slug":"legend-returns-buakaw-faces-chinas-rising-force-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/632569\/","title":{"rendered":"Legend returns \u2014 Buakaw faces China\u2019s rising force tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek is set to return to the ring tonight in a headline bout against China\u2019s Meng Gaofeng at the T Fight All-Stars in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>The bout will take place at Titiwangsa Stadium on Friday (April 24, 2026), with the fight night scheduled from 8.00pm to midnight (Thailand time).<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777230326_660_lg-webp.webp\" alt=\"Legend returns \u2014 Buakaw faces China\u2019s rising force tonight\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false\" style=\"width: 819px; height: 1024px;\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/p>\n<p>Buakaw, 43, returns to kickboxing rules after a 21-month absence. His last appearance in the discipline saw him lose on points to Stoyan Koprivlenski in the K-1 World MAX. However, he comes into this bout on the back of a win over Han Wenbao in an RWS fight late in 2024, showing he remains a formidable force.<\/p>\n<p>Across the ring, Meng Gao Feng, 29, brings a record of 36 wins and 12 losses, including 10 knockouts. The Chinese fighter is in strong form, having secured two victories in a single night in Guangxi earlier this year. He has also defeated Yodkhunpon Weerasaklek Gym, underlining his credentials as a serious threat.<\/p>\n<p>The fight is being billed as a clash between experience and youth, with Buakaw\u2019s ring intelligence and durability set against Meng\u2019s speed and power.<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777230327_478_lg-webp.webp\" alt=\"Legend returns \u2014 Buakaw faces China\u2019s rising force tonight\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false\" style=\"width: 819px; height: 1024px;\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/p>\n<p>Fans can watch the event via pay-per-view (PPV), with full fight coverage broadcast live from Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>More than just a sporting contest, the bout represents a high-profile Thailand-China showdown on neutral ground, with global attention focused on whether Buakaw can once again defy age and prove that experience still reigns supreme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Muay Thai legend Buakaw Banchamek is set to return to the ring tonight in a headline bout against&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":632570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,14233,1348,306309,80304,92332,306310,85,3725],"class_list":{"0":"post-632569","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-boxing-legend","12":"tag-breaking-news","13":"tag-buakaw-banchamek","14":"tag-live-broadcast","15":"tag-muay-thai","16":"tag-muay-thai-boxing","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-thailand"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=632569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/632569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=632569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=632569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=632569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}