Ben Lucas and Daniel McGowan Are Coming to Seattle

Muók Boxing × Ringcraft present

Muay Thai Seminar

Your coaches
Ben Lucas + Daniel McGowan
Ben Lucas wearing the WBC Muay Thai Nai Khanom Tom belt, next to Daniel McGowan holding his ICO World and Muay Thai Grand Prix belts
Ben and Dan have trained together since they were young. They're coming to the Northwest for one weekend and teaching both days together: Saturday at Muók Boxing in Seattle, Sunday at Ringcraft in Portland.
Sat Jan 30, 2027
Muók Boxing · Seattle
Sun Jan 31, 2027
Ringcraft · Portland
Sign-up details coming soon

Ben holds the WBC Muay Thai Nai Khanom Tom belt. Dan is a two-time world champion and was the first foreign fighter Petchyindee Academy fully sponsored. Each of them has more than 40 professional fights.

These are Dan's first seminars in the US. Muók and Ringcraft are among the first gyms here to host him.

We'll post times, price and the sign-up link as soon as they're set. Until then, here's who you'll be learning from.

Seminar coach
Ben Lucas
WBC Muay Thai Nai Khanom Tom Champion

British welterweight. Started training at 14 and turned professional at 15.

Won the English Championship at 21. He has had more than 40 professional fights, in Thailand, Australia, Mexico and across Europe.

In November 2024 he won the WBC Muay Thai Nai Khanom Tom belt in Mexico by head-kick knockout.

He fights in the Muay Femur style and has coached Muay Thai and MMA striking from beginner to professional level.

Ben Lucas with the WBC Muay Thai Nai Khanom Tom belt
WBCNai Khanom Tom
Champion
40+
Pro fights
20+
Years fighting and coaching
15
Age he turned pro
21
Age he won the English title
Ben Lucas in the ring wearing the WBC Muay Thai Nai Khanom Tom belt
Ben Lucas · Title win
The WBC Belt
Date
Nov 16, 2024
Rumble in the Jungle: Titans of Muay Thai, Mexico
Opponent
Federico Vernengo
Argentina · Welterweight
Result
Win by head-kick KO
Title
WBC MuayThai Nai Khanom Tom Challenge Championship
The Nai Khanom Tom belt is a special WBC Muay Thai title, contested only in selected sanctioned bouts. Ben won it at 33, after more than 40 professional fights.
Seminar coach
Daniel McGowan
2x Muay Thai World Champion

Born in Luton, England, in 1996. Started Muay Thai at 11 and trained in Bedford as a junior.

Fought at Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok at 15. Petchyindee Academy then signed him as its first fully sponsored foreign fighter. He trained there alongside Sam-A and Nong-O.

He holds two world titles: the ICO World title at 55 kg, won in 2017, and the Muay Thai Grand Prix title.

Later coached at Evolve MMA in Singapore. Now runs McGowan Muay Thai and hosts The Fight Business Podcast.

Daniel McGowan in red gloves and garlands at Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok
2xWorld
Champion
40+
Pro fights
1st
Foreigner sponsored by Petchyindee
15
Age at Rajadamnern debut
11
Age he started Muay Thai
Daniel McGowan
Fighting in Thailand
A teenage Daniel McGowan in garlands at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium with Ben Lucas, teammates and coaches

A teenage Dan at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok. With him are Ben Lucas (on the left), Sam-A and Nong-O in their prime, Petchyindee owner Sia Boat, and his coach, the late Liam Robinson.

Age 15
Fought at Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok, one of the youngest non-Thai fighters to compete there.
Petchyindee
First foreign fighter fully sponsored by Petchyindee Academy. Fought under the name Daniel Petchyindee.
Sam-A & Nong-O
Trained alongside both at Petchyindee from the age of 16. Later coached with them at Evolve MMA in Singapore.
Daniel McGowan · Notable win
KO Over Rungnarai
Daniel McGowan has his hand raised by the referee after beating Rungnarai Kiatmuu9 at YOKKAO 28
Oct 15, 2017
YOKKAO 28, Macron Stadium, Bolton, England. Fought at 55 kg.
Left hook
KO in round 3, at 2:05.
Opponent
Rungnarai Kiatmuu9, Rajadamnern and Lumpinee Stadium champion and Thailand's 2018 Fighter of the Year.
Muók Boxing
Why We're Hosting

Muók teaches traditional Muay Thai. Ben and Dan learned it in Thailand, fought at the top stadiums, and now coach for a living. We want our members on the mats with people like that.

You also get both of them in the room at once. They've known each other's game since they were kids, so they can demonstrate on each other and explain exactly what's happening.

If you want to know what we mean by traditional, read The Two Muay Thais.

What's set: Saturday, January 30 at Muók Boxing in Seattle. Sunday, January 31 at Ringcraft in Portland. Both coaches, both days.

What's coming: session times, price and the sign-up link.
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