He was a footballer and runner who represented his school, he had ambitions to become a Thailand national football team player and had no interest in Muay Thai.
However at the age of 13, he was persuaded to become a Muay Thai fighter by his physical education teacher.
He then moved to Chor.Rathchatasupak Gym in the city of Buriram in order to practice Muay Thai and began to use the name "Samkor Chor.Rathchatasupak".
Samkor competed in a total of 225 fights with 187 wins, 30 losses and 3 draws.
During his retirement, he has traveled as a Muay Thai trainer in both Japan and Hong Kong.