Samart Payakaroon
| Samart Payakaroon | |
|---|---|
Samart in 2006 | |
| Born | Samart Thipthamai (สามารถ ทิพย์ท่าไม้)) 5 December 1962 Chacherngsao, Thailand |
| Native name | สามารถ ภพธีรธรรม |
| Nickname | Jade-faced Tiger (พยัคฆ์หน้าหยก) Jade-faced Executioner (เพชฌฆาตหน้าหยก) |
| Residence | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Division | Pinweight Light Flyweight Super Flyweight Super Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Style | Muay Thai (Muay Femur) Boxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Team | Songchai Rattanasuban Sahasompop Srisomwong Suchart Kerdmek |
| Trainer | Yodtong Senanan (Muay Thai) Sukjai Sappalek (Boxing) Ismael Salas (Boxing) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 250 |
| Wins | 200 |
| Losses | 48 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Kongtoranee Payakaroon (Older brother) |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Samart Popteeratham (Thai: สามารถ ภพธีรธรรม, born Samart Thipthamai, Thai: สามารถ ทิพย์ท่าไม้; December 5, 1962), known professionally as Samart Payakaroon (Thai: สามารถ พยัคฆ์อรุณ), is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter, professional boxer, and entertainer. He is a former four-division Lumpinee Stadium champion and WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion, as well as the 1981 and 1988 Sports Writers Association of Thailand Fighter of the Year, who was famous in the 1980s and 1990s.
He has also released several successful albums in Thailand and appeared in multiple films and tv shows. Nowadays he works as a Muay Thai trainer at his own gym in Bangkok. His students include elite fighters such as Chalamchon SamartPrayakaroonGym.