Later on, he went to Bangkok to study Buddhism for five years in Wat Pho, until graduating with level three in Buddhist Theology, which can be called "Maha" (serious) prefix.
Saman turned pro at the age of 21, with a love for professional boxing, having written a letter to ask for help from Mom Rajawongse (M.R.)
[1] He is the third Thai world boxing champion not to be previously involved in Muaythai (the first being Pone Kingpetch, and the second being Chartchai Chionoi).
He defended the WBC portion of the title ten times before losing it to Yo Sam Choi in 1999 via a unanimous decision.
Their rematch was postponed seven times, finally taking place in 2001, when Saman lost by a knockout in the seventh round.