Samart Payakaroon

Samart Payakaroon, born Samart Thipthamai in 1962, is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter, professional boxer and entertainer, widely considered one of the greatest Muay Thai fighters of all time. He was a four-division Lumpinee Stadium champion and later won the WBC World Super Bantamweight boxing title, and the Sports Writers Association of Thailand named him Fighter of the Year in 1981 and 1988. He was famous in the 1980s and 1990s, also released several successful albums and appeared in films and television in Thailand, and now works as a trainer at his own gym in Bangkok.