In 1995, he decided to shift his focus exclusively to international boxing.
His journey in amateur boxing began at school 10 years earlier, when he was just 12 years old and weighed 52 kilograms.
After completing his education, he received an invitation to join the Royal Thai Navy sports club and subsequently enlisted in the Navy.
His journey in the national team commenced at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where he competed in the featherweight division. In 1993, Somrak clinched a gold medal in the military world boxing championship held in Italy.
However, he opted out of joining the national team for the Southeast Asian Games that year, claiming to be unprepared.
Earning widespread acclaim, Somrak became the sole Thai athlete to claim a gold medal at the 12th Asian…
