War of the Heroes 8 results - Chunhawat takes home Split Decision

Coke Chunhawat and Jose Palacios met in an entertaining Muay Thai bout. Early on Palacios seemed to be in his groove as he was able to knock Chunhawat down in the first round. Chunhawat was able to survive the first round that favored Palacios and get back into the fight. The fight went all five round and neither fighter was ready to relinquish to exhaustion. Some effective clinch work helped Chunhawat, and in the end the fight could have been easily declared a draw, but the judges scored it in favor of Chunhawat as he took home a split decision victory with scores of 48-47, 49-46, and 47-48.

War of the Heroes 8 set for Nov. 13 in Santa Clara, CA

War of the Heroes 8 will be taking place Nov. 13 in Santa Clara, CA and will feature fighters such as Coke Chunawat, Michael Mananquil, Germaine de Randamie and Brandon Banda. The event will be a hybrid show and will feature MMA and Muay Thai bouts.

Coke Chunawat will take on Jose Palacios. Chunawat recently won a decision over Matt Embre in September at the MTAA National Muay Thai Championships.

Michael Mananquil looks to end a two fight skid when he takes on Gilma China Sales.

Bouts for de Randamie and Banda have yet to be announced.

Keep checking back with Muay Thai Authority to stay up to date on the latest news.

Pictures from MTAA National Muay Thai Championships

 

Justin Greskiewicz fights Byoung-Ku Park for IKKC MuayThai International Super Lightweight Title

Coke Chunhawat was originally set to face Byoung-Ku Park for the IKKC Muay Thai International Super Lightweight Title, but as Justin Greskiewicz told Muay Thai Authority in a interview last month, he will now be facing Park for the IKKC Muay Thai International Title at WCK Muay Thai at Pala Casino.

Greskiewicz who fights out of Cool Hearts Muay Thai in Philadelphia, PA was set to face Shane Oblonsky on August 28th at WCK Muay Thai at Buffalo Bill's but the fight did not go through as Oblonsky pulled out last second.

Muay Thai National Championships Press Release

Stand Up Promotions and the Commerce Casino proudly bring to you “Muay Thai National Championships” on Sunday, September 26  at 4pm.  This is the long awaited return of Stand Up Promotions after their successful event when they brought MTAA World Champion and Thai superstar Saenchai Sorkingstar against K1 Max Champion Tetsuya Yamato.  Also on the card that night was WBC World Champion Kaoklai Kannorising vs. Japan’s best, Magnum Sakai.  

This time around Stand Up presents another Thai Champion Coke “Phanuwat” Chunhawat vs. 2007’s IFMA Gold Medalist and Northern Thailand Champion Matt Embree in a WBC National Championship fight.  The card will also feature 5 Southern California vs. Northern California bouts as 10 men fight for more than a win, but for the right to claim who is the “Best in the West”. 

The co-main event will feature Joe Schilling from the Yard (Los Angeles) vs. Ryan Roy of Fairtex Muay Thai (San Francisco) fighting for the pro MTAA National Championship.  Also fighting for an MTAA National Championship are amateurs Beto Rodriguez  of Team Flores (La Puente) facing Bounthong Syvanthong of Pacific Ring Sports (Oakland). 

National Muay Thai Championships Sept. 26th feature Chunuawat, Embree, Roy, Schilling, and Oblonsky

Coke Chunuawat will take on Matt Embree on September 26th, at National Muay Thai Championships for the WBC National Championship in the nights main event.

In the co-main event Joe Schilling will battle Ryan Roy. Also on the card three different MTAA National Championship will be on the line. Shane Oblonsky will take on MMA veteran Anthony McDavitt, Ozzy Venegas will take on Bounthong Syvanthong, and Ryan Ratcliff will take on Jesse Magusen.

Other fighters featured on the card will be Victor Acosta, Robert Zatarin, Glen Spencer, Lawrence Ward, Chris Beary, Daniel Hwang, and Ryan McAbee.

The event will be held at the El Monte Expo Center in El Monte, California. The fights are expected to get under way at 4 P.M.