Career
Samart has an older brother, Kongtoranee Payakaroon, who induced Samart to start training in Muay Thai. Samart started training Muay Thai when he was 7 years old. His first fight name was Samart Lookklongket.
After he fought about a dozen fights, he came to Bangkok to fight at Lumpinee Stadium in 1978.
Muay Thai Honors 1981 Sports Writers of Thailand fighter of the year In 1982, he turned to boxing where he fought from a southpaw stance. He made a comeback in the 1990s and challenged unsuccessfully for another world title.
Payakaroon was named The Ring"s Progress of the Year fighter for 1986. He now teaches Muay Thai in Thailand.
Samart had a role in the 2001 Thai film, The Legend of Suriyothai.
He had a major role in the French drama film, Fureur, and was in the 2004 film, The Bodyguard. In 2006, he co-starred in the Thai martial arts film, Dynamite Warrior. He appeared in Muay Thai Chaiya in 2007.