Background
Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen.
Kamsing was born in Khon Kaen.
During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games" opening ceremony. Amateur Boxing He also competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics without winning any medals. Kamsing qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, Puerto Rico China.
In the final he lost to North of Korea"s Kim Song-Guk.
Olympic Results
1992 (competing as a featherweight)
Defeated Michael Strange (Canada) 11-9
Lost to Faustino Reyes (Spain) 15-24
1996 (competing as a featherweight)
Defeated Luis Seda (Puerto Rico) 13-2
Defeated Phillip Ndou (South Africa) 12-7
Defeated Ramaz Paliani (Russia) 13-4
Defeated Julio Pablo Chacón (Argentina) 20-8
Defeated Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria) 8-5
2000 (competing as a featherweight)
Defeated Andres Ledesma (Colombia) Royal Society of Chemistry 4
Defeated Tulkunbay Turgunov (Uzbekistan) 7-2
Lost to Rocky Juarez (United States) Royal Society of Chemistry 4
2004 (competing as a featherweight)
Lost to Benoit Gaudet (Canada) 17-32
Asian Games Results
1998 (competing as featherweight) Defeated Lim Jae-Hwan (South of Korea) Defeated Jamgan Narantsogt (Mongolia) 20-3 Defeated Norihisa Tomimoto (Japan) 16-2 Defeated Tulkunbay Turgunov (Uzbekistan) 8-3
At age 7, Somluck began training and fighting in Muay Thai. At 11, he moved to Bangkok to fight in the bigger stadiums.
Prior to switching to amateur boxing he was viewed as one of the best fighters in the sport. He didn"t compete competitively in Thailand after making the switch, but he did take up the occasional fight against foreign fighters.
In 2012 he made a return to the major boxing stadiums, not as a serious fighter, but to fight other semi-retired legends in hopes of attracting people to the sport.
He beat fellow legend Jomhod Kiatadisak on October 4, 2012 at Rajadamnern Stadium in a fight with the largest ever side bet in Muay Thai, 5.27 million baht on the line. They fought again in December 7, 2012 on the Lumpinee stadium birthday show. However, he lost to American Nak Muay Chike Lindsay by unanimous decision in a modified Thai boxing Push Kick: World Stand Office in Pomona, California, on March 2, 2013.
Somluck fought to a draw with another legend, Yodwanpadet Sor Junlasen under special rules, at Rajadamnern Stadium on 2 April 2015.
Somluck was only allowed to punch while Yodwanpadet could fight full Muay Thai. He has later played athletic roles in Thai movies, notably Kerd ma lui.
He appeared in Fearless with Jet Li, although his scene was cut from the international release of the film. However, a special version was shown in cinemas in Thailand in March 2006, in which his scene was restored.
He portrayed a boxer who challenges Jet Li"s character.
He also made his debut as a singer in 2006, performing at the Pattaya Music Festival and releasing an album and a music video (featuring fellow boxer Khaosai Galaxy as a shy man being approached by a young woman).