Anantasak Panyuthaphum

Suttisak Samaksaman, known professionally as Anantasak Panyuthapum, is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter and boxer. He was the 1997 Sports Writers Association of Thailand Fighter of the Year.

Biography & career

Anantasak Panyuthapum born as Suttisak Samaksaman in Mueang Surin District, Surin Province, lower northeastern Thailand. He started Muay Thai at the age of 9 in his native province of Surin. He later joined the Panyuthapum gym in Samut Prakan where he received his ring name.
At the peak of his career Panyuthapum had a 180,000 baht purse and was considering one of the most dangerous elbow fighter. Nicknamed the "Flying Axe Elbow" a lot of his opponents finished fights with a bloody face.
In amateur boxing he participated for the first time in the Thailand Championships in Nakhon Sawan at Lightweight class. In the final, he lost to Somchai Nakbalee, since this experience, he has been competing in the Featherweight division. He continued to fight until he was selected for the national team, but he was only the substitute for the first Thai Summer Olympics gold medalist Somluck Kamsing. Although being known as a heavy puncher, he had fought with Kamsing twice, losing both due to the agility of Kamsing.
After his fighting career Panyuthapum became a boxing instructor in the Royal Thai Army.

Titles and accomplishments

Muay Thai

Siam Omnoi Stadium
* 1997 Omnoi Stadium Featherweight Champion
* 1997 7th Isuzu Cup Tournament Winner
World MuayThai Council
* 1996 WMC World Super Bantamweight Champion
Awards
* 1997 Sports Writers Association of Thailand Fighter of the Year

Boxing

Pan Asian Boxing Association
* 2005 PABA Super Featherweight Champion

Fight record