Real Name: Somsak Nuansai (สมศักดิ์ นวลสาย)
Born: April 4, 1975
Hometown: Prakhon Chai, Buriram, Thailand
Height: 174 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Primary Style: Muay Tae
Nickname: The Bat (ไอ้ค้างคาว)
Era: Late Golden Era → Modern Transition (1990s–2000s)

Career Record

Professional Muay Thai & Kickboxing (documented)

  • Wins: 270+

  • Losses: 60+

  • Draws: 2–3

Samkor fought across Thailand, Japan, Europe, and Hong Kong. Record reflects stadium bouts, international kickboxing, and tournament fights.

Profile

Samkor Kiatmontep was distance violence perfected.

If Sangtiennoi made fights ugly up close, Samkor made them painful from far away. His left kick wasn’t just powerful — it was systematic. He broke arms, collapsed guards, and drained opponents round by round until they couldn’t stand their ground anymore.

Nicknamed The Bat, Samkor punished anything that entered his range. Fighters didn’t lose balance against him — they lost function.

Fighting Style

Samkor is one of the purest Muay Tae fighters ever produced.

Defining traits:

  • Devastating left middle kick

  • Southpaw angle control

  • Relentless kick volume

  • Calm, unemotional ring presence

  • Willingness to win by attrition rather than flash

Unlike Muay Femur stylists, Samkor didn’t rely on deception. And unlike Muay Bouk fighters, he didn’t need to close distance. He controlled space through damage.

His left kick is still studied today as a textbook example of:

  • hip commitment

  • timing over speed

  • cumulative destruction

Stadium & Championship Career

Samkor was a three-division Lumpinee Stadium champion, a rare achievement across two generations of fighters.

Titles & Honours:

Lumpinee Stadium

  • 1995 Super Bantamweight (122 lbs) Champion

  • 1998 Lightweight (135 lbs) Champion

  • 2000 Super Featherweight (130 lbs) Champion (1 defense)

Thailand (PAT)

  • 1997 Thailand Lightweight Champion

World Muay Thai Council

  • 2011 WMC Super Welterweight (154 lbs) Champion

Toyota Marathon

  • 2005 Super Welterweight Tournament Winner

Notable Opponents

Samkor fought — and beat — elite fighters across eras and styles:

  • Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj

  • Karuhat Sor.Supawan

  • Wangchannoi Sor Palangchai

  • Saenchai Sor.Kingstar

  • Namsaknoi Yudthagarngamtorn

  • Yodsanklai Fairtex

  • Singdam Kiatmuu9

His rivalry with Namsaknoi is especially important: Muay Tae vs Muay Femur at the highest technical level.

International Career & Longevity

Samkor successfully transitioned into:

  • Japanese kickboxing (AJKF)

  • European fight circuits

  • Long-format tournament bouts

Few Thai fighters maintained effectiveness into heavier weight classes the way Samkor did. His style aged well because it relied on mechanics, not explosiveness.

He retired in 2012 and continues working as a Muay Thai trainer.

Legacy

Samkor Kiatmontep is remembered as:

  • One of the greatest kickers in Muay Thai history

  • A Muay Tae archetype

  • A rare three-division Lumpinee champion

  • A fighter who won fights without chaos — only damage

If you stood in front of him long enough, the fight was already decided.