Here the Highlights from 2013 (no music). Buakaw Banchamek (Buakaw Por Pramuk) made his return to legitimate fighting with a decision win over Dong Wen Fei in a three round kickboxing match at MAX Muay Thai 3 in China on August 10, 2013.
He re-signed with K-1 for the first time in four years in August 2013 and returned with a first round body shot KO of David Calvo at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Mallorca, Spain on September 14, 2013.
In their fourth meeting, Buakaw bested Yoshihiro Sato on points at MAX Muay Thai 4 in Sendai, Japan on October 6, 2013.
He beat Enriko Kehl by decision at MAX Muay Thai 5: The Final Chapter in Khon Kaen, Thailand on December 10, 2013.
He defeated Zhou Zhi Peng on points after an extension round at the K-1 World MAX 2013 World Championship Tournament Quarter Finals - Part 1 in Foshan, China on December 28, 2013. Zhou turned the fight into somewhat of a brawl, although it seemed Buakaw did enough to win the decision the judges sent it to an extra frame in which Buakaw suffered a cut from a head butt. However, he made sure to establish dominance in the extra round to take the fight and advance in the tournament.
