'Muay Thai Saint' Buakaw delivers a rain of punches in sparring with the legend's son

Buakaw Banchamek will have his first boxing match against Kouzi Tanaka (Japan) on October 19 at the Martial Arts EXPO event. To prepare for this match, Buakaw Banchamek was in the land of the rising sun and trained boxing with Kota Miura, son of football legend Kazuyoshi Miura.

Two years ago, Kota Miura (born in 2002) lost to Buakaw Banchamek in an exhibition match in Thailand. Despite the defeat, Kota Miura later became close friends with Buakaw Banchamek. On his personal Instagram page, Kota Miura often shares photos with the Muay Thai legend.

Today, Kota Miura posted a series of photos of boxing training with Buakaw Banchamek and wrote about the Muay Thai legend: “Sometimes he is a teacher, sometimes a coach, sometimes a sparring partner, sometimes a big brother. But I always have respect and admiration for him in my heart.”

Buakaw Banchamek sparred with Kota Miura

The Japanese fighter humorously added about sparring with Buakaw Banchamek: “ And sometimes I feel he is scary too .” Most of the photos shared by Kota Miura show the Japanese fighter being outclassed by Buakaw Banchamek’s punches.

Kota Miura once caused a stir because of his handsome face. Many Japanese fans regret that Kota Miura did not follow in his father's footsteps in football, nor did he become an idol, but instead pursued a career in martial arts.

Kota Miura felt pain from Buakaw Banchamek's powerful blows

According to Tapology, Kota Miura has participated in several martial arts tournaments, including Rizin, the leading MMA tournament in the land of the rising sun. In this tournament, Kota Miura has 2 wins and 1 loss.

As for Buakaw Banchamek, the 42-year-old boxer announced the boxing match with Kouzi Tanaka on his personal page. Buakaw Banchamek also briefly wrote that he has competed under the rules of many martial arts such as Muay Thai, kickboxing, shoot boxing, bare-knuckle boxing... The legendary Thai boxer expressed confidence in the upcoming match.

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