Rajadamnern Stadium

Rajadamnern Stadium (also spelled Ratchadamnoen, and listed on older pages here as Rachadumnoen Boxing Stadium) is the world’s first Muay Thai stadium. It opened in 1945 on Ratchadamnoen Nok Road in Bangkok’s Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, seats about 3,500 around a circular ring, and stages fights seven nights a week. Which night you pick decides what you see, so start with the schedule.

Which night to go

The stadium’s own schedule runs like this, and the promotion changes the feel of the evening more than the date does:

• Monday, Tuesday and Friday: Rajadamnern Knockout. Three-round bouts pitched at knockouts. The stadium markets an 80% knockout rate. Doors open at 18:00 on the cards listed for October 2026.
• Wednesday and Thursday: traditional cards. Five-round fights with the heavy betting crowd in the cheaper sections. Thursday is Petchyindee. The Wednesday promoter varies, so check the poster.
• Saturday: Rajadamnern World Series (RWS). The flagship night: seven bouts, a five-round championship fight on top, international fighters, open scoring after every round and a bigger production. Some Saturday tickets include free-flowing drinks.
• Sunday: Kiatpetch. One of the long-running Thai promoters, with both three and five-round bouts on one card.

Cards run 7 to 9 bouts, and every fighter performs the wai khru ram muay before round one to a live orchestra of pi chawa (Thai oboe) and drums. Before and between bouts the stadium runs a projection show on the sport’s history across the dome, with the first screening around 19:00 and a second around 20:15 on the Knockout card we checked.

How to buy tickets

The stadium sells through its own site, rajadamnern.com, which links each night to its ticket page, and at the ticket office, which opens daily at 15:00. Booking sites resell the same seats, usually as a voucher you exchange at the stadium on the night. Ticket listings from Viator resellers appear in the tours section below this page if you would rather book alongside a hotel or tour.

Seat tiers on the stadium’s ticket page, from the ring outwards:

• Superior Panoramic Balcony: 15 seats, RWS nights only, in the VIP Lounge.
• VIP Lounge: balcony, paired and sofa seats with a private bar.
• Singha Ringside: the closest seats to the ring.
• Club Class: a full view of the ring with food and drink kiosks nearby.
• 2nd Class (LEO section): the legal public betting section, and the loudest.
• 3rd Class: no assigned seats, the highest view of the ring.

Insider Tip: Saturday RWS is the best-produced night and the first to sell out, so book it a few days ahead. A Monday, Tuesday or Friday Knockout night is easier to get on the day and gives you the same ring, ritual and crowd.

Watch out: Resellers add their own pricing and terms, so compare the stadium’s ticket page for your date first, and read the exchange instructions on any voucher before you travel. For cancellations or date changes, ask the seller you booked through. Rules differ by seller, and we cannot promise any of them.

Getting there and what to expect

There is no train station at the door. The stadium recommends BTS Ratchathewi or Victory Monument, or MRT Sam Yot, followed by a taxi. Buses 157, 201, 503 and 509 pass nearby, and the canal boat stops at Phan Fa (Panfa Leelard) and Talad Bobae piers. From the Khao San Road area it is a short taxi or tuk-tuk ride.

The stadium advises light, breathable clothing and arriving before the first bout. Food and drinks are sold inside, and the stadium says there is no age limit for entry. Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok’s other major venue, runs on Friday and Saturday only and sits across town on Ram Inthra Road: our guide to Lumpinee Boxing Stadium covers it, and our guides to watching Muay Thai in Bangkok and watching Muay Thai fights across Thailand compare the options.