The Glory Lw and former Lumpinee Ww champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 112-29-5 (30 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Robin van Roosmalen last year (Roosmalen vs Sitthichai I) but then he has collected nine consecutive victories taking revenge on Roosmalen in June (=Roosmalen vs Sitthichai 2) and beating Diogo Neves in his last bout.
His opponent, Superbon Banchamek, has a record of 91-31-0 and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He has already fought eight times in 2016 losing to Sitthichai in January but then he has won over Andrei Kulebin, Sean Kearney and Khayal Dzhaniev in his last three fights. Sitthichai vs Superbon 2 is the quarterfinal of the Kunlun Fight 2016 70 kg tournament; undercard of Buakaw Banchamek vs Dylan Salvador – Kunlun Fight 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kunlun Fight 53
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Dylan Salvador – full fight Video
The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 268-43-12 (70 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Khayal Dzhaniev last year (4-stars-fight Buakaw vs Dzhaniev), but then he has won four bouts beating Liu Hainan (=Buakaw vs Hainan), Kong Lingfeng (=Buakaw vs Lingfeng) and Wang Weihao in 2016 (=Buakaw vs Weihao).
His opponent, the 2014 Wako-Pro muay thai champion Dylan Salvador, has an official record of 42-14-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 welterweight. He has already fought three times in 2016 losing to former Lumpinee champion Sensatarn Sor Suradej but then he has beat Aleksei Fedoseev and Roman Babaev. Buakaw vs Salvador, main event of Kunlun Fight 53, is valid for the Kunlun Fight 70kg muay thai title. Watch the video and rate this fight!