According to the original schedule, Manny Pacquiao will play the boxing with Buakaw Bankamek on April 20. This is a special match, taking place under the professional boxing law. The two sides held a press conference announced last year in Bangkok, Thailand, which was expected to hold the match.
However, this match was finally unable to take place. According to information from the event organizer, Manny Pacquiao and Buakaw Bankamek will not participate. This caused the organizers to arrange another match instead, but the event stature would not be as big as before.
“Both Manny Pacquiao and Buakaw Bankamek have missed a big event,” the organizer said. The reason why both of them did not play has not been revealed even though they are committed to receiving less than $ 25 million. Besides the two martial arts monuments, many other boxers attending the event also withdrew.
At the present time, Manny Pacquiao and Buakaw Bankamek are no longer at the peak. However, they are still the face of the most loved martial arts fans, thanks to the glorious achievements in the past. Pacquiao was the one who brought the Philippine boxing to the world, and Buakaw was the first Thai boxer to win the Kickboxing K-1.
In recent years, Pacquiao and Buakaws have been continuously accepting competitions at major events. Buakaw chose the Rajadamner World Series playground (Thailand) and Rizin (Japan) to compete. Meanwhile, Pacquiao played boxing with YouTubers like DK Yoo.