Background and career
Somluck Kamsing (or Somrak, Thai: สมรักษ์ คำสิงห์, born January 16, 1973), also known professionally as Pimaranlek Sitaran (Thai: พิมพ์อรัญเล็ก ศิษย์อรัญ), is a Thai retired Muay Thai fighter, amateur boxer, entertainer, and politician. He is a four-time Olympian in amateur boxing who won a gold medal in 1996. During the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, Kamsing lit the torch during the Games' opening ceremony. His is also the younger brother of Somrot Kamsing, another retired Muay Thai fighter and Olympian in amateur boxing. Occasionally referred to as the "Uncrowned King", Somluck is widely considered one of the greatest Muay Thai fighters of all time despite never holding or fighting for a major stadium belt.
