At age 7, Somluck began training and fighting in Muay Thai. Prior to switching to amateur boxing he was viewed as one of the best fighters in the sport.

Somrak started to compete in amateur boxing in parallel as his muay thai career, he earned a bronze medal at the 1989 King’s Cup. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the men’s Featherweight category, beating Ramaz Paliani and Serafim Todorov among others, becoming the first Thai athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics.

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 has later played athletic roles in Thai movies, notably Kerd ma lui. He appeared in Fearless with Jet Li. He also made his debut as a singer in 2006, performing at the Pattaya Music Festival and releasing an album and a music video.

According to Wikipedia