Sinan Şamil Sam

Sinan Şamil Sam (23 June 1974 – 30 October 2015) was a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU,WBC international and WBC Mediterranean titles in the heavyweight division. According to his former managers, Sam died after battling liver and kidney failure.

Sinan Şamil Sam
Statistics
Real nameSinan Şamil Sam
Nickname(s)Bull of the Bosphorus
Weight(s)heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Reach76 in (193.0 cm)
NationalityTurkish
German
Born(1974-06-23)23 June 1974
Frankfurt, West Germany
Died30 October 2015(2015-10-30) (aged 41)
Istanbul, Turkey
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins31
Wins by KO16
Losses4
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Turkey
Junior World Championships
1992 Montreal Light Heavyweight
European Amateur Boxing Championships
1993 Bursa Light Heavyweight
1998 Minsk Super Heavyweight
World Championships
1995 Berlin Heavyweight
1999 Houston Super Heavyweight

Amateur career

Sinan Şamil Sam won Turkish Amateur Boxing Championship nine times.

Highlights

Junior European Championships (Middleweight), Edinburgh, Scotland, 1992:

  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Istvan Kozak (Hungary) KO 1
  • Semifinals: Defeated Chris Davies (Wales) 8:7
  • Finals: Lost to Vassiliy Jirov (Kazakhstan) 7:11

Junior World Championships (Light Heavyweight), Montreal, Canada, 1992.

  • Preliminaries: Defeated Jay Massie (Canada) 8:2
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Dmitriy Gorbachov (Russia) 14:5
  • Semifinals: Defeated Yuriy Dvornikov (Ukraine) 17:6
  • Finals: Defeated Alexander Gonzalez (Puerto Rico) 11:1

1993 Mediterranean Games (Light Heavyweight), Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 1993.

  • Semifinals: Defeated Mohamed Benguesmia (Algeria) on points
  • Finals: Defeated Vasilikos Paris (Greece) TKO 1

European Championships (Light Heavyweight), Bursa, Turkey, 1993.[1]

  • Preliminaries: Defeated Kelly Oliver (England) TKO 1
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Ervins Chelmanis (Latvia) 6:1
  • Semifinals: Defeated Sven Ottke (Germany) 4:2
  • Finals: Lost to Igor Kshinin (Russia) 2:2+

World Military Games (Heavyweight), Rome, Italy, 1995:

  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Ionas Dambrauskas (Lithuania) 12:1
  • Semifinals: Lost to Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine) 2:12

World Championships (Heavyweight), Berlin, Germany, 1995:

European Championships (Super Heavyweight), Minsk, Belarus, 1998.[2]

  • Preliminaries: Defeated Mirko Filipović (Croatia) 5:1
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Patrick Halberg (Denmark) 3:0
  • Semifinals: Lost to Alexey Lezin (Russia)) 3:9

World Championships (Super Heavyweight), Houston, Texas, 1999.[3]

Professional career

Sam, known as "Bull of the Bosphorus", turned professional in 2000. He won his first 18 fights, including victories over Przemyslaw Saleta, Danny Williams, and Julius Francis.[4]

In 2003, he suffered his first professional defeat to Juan Carlos Gómez and lost the following fight against Luan Krasniqi.

In 2005, he beat Lawrence Clay Bey to set up a fight with Oleg Maskaev, a fight which he lost on points by unanimous decision. After the loss to Maskaev he defeated Saul Montana in 2006, but then lost a WBC eliminator to Oliver McCall in June 2007.[4]

After three more victories against limited opponents he fought Paolo Vidoz on July 4, 2008; he won the fight by majority decision.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
35 fights 31 wins 4 losses
By knockout 16 0
By decision 15 4
By disqualification 0 0
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win31–4 Paolo Vidoz MD 12 2008-07-04 Büyük Anadolu Hotel, Ankara, Turkey Won EBU Heavyweight title. Retained WBC Mediterranean Heavyweight title.
Win30–4 Ratko Draskovic TKO3 (12), 1:532008-03-14 Zenith – Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany Retained WBC Mediterranean Heavyweight title.
Win29–4 Mazur Ali PTS3 (12), 1:532008-02-15 Istanbul, Turkey Retained WBC Mediterranea Heavyweight title.
Win28–4 Ivica Perkovic UD3 (12), 1:532007-10-19 Estrel Convention Centre, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany Won WBC Mediterranean Heavyweight title.
Loss27–4 Oliver McCall UD122007-06-16 Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey Lost WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win27–3 Bob Mirovic UD3 (12), 1:532006-11-10 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win26–3 Saul Montana UD3 (12), 1:532006-07-29 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Retained WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win25–3 George Arias UD3 (12), 1:532006-04-08 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Won WBC International Heavyweight title.
Loss24–3 Oleg Maskaev UD122005-11-12 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Lost WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win24–2 Okello Peter UD3 (12), 1:532005-06-11 BigBox, Kempten, Bayern, Germany Retained WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win23–2 Lawrence Clay Bey UD9 (12), 2:012005-02-12 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany Retained WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win22–2 Denis Bakhtov TKO10 (12) 0:482004-11-20 BigBox, Kempten, Bayern, Germany Won WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win21–2 Siarhei Dychkou TKO5 (10), 1:282004-09-04 Grugahalle, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win20–2 Doug Liggion KO2 (12), 2:042004-07-24 Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany
Win19–2 Edgars Kalnars KO7 (12), ?2004-06-05 Chemnitz Arena, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
Loss18–2 Luan Krasniqi MD(12)2004-02-14 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Lost EBU Heavyweight title.EBU Heavyweight Title. 115-113, 116-113, 114-114.}
Loss18–1 Juan Carlos Gómez UD9 (12), 1:292003-09-27 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York, United States
Win18–0 Julius Francis TKO122003-04-26 Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Retained EBU Heavyweight title.
Win17–0 Danny Williams TKO8 (12), 2:082003-02-08 Estrel Convention Center, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany Retained EBU Heavyweight title.
Win16–0 Przemysław Saleta TKO1 (12), 0:452002-10-12 Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Won EBU Heavyweight title.
Win15–0 Roman Bugaj KO2 (10), 2:552002-07-20 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
Win14–0 Thomas Williams KO2 (10), 1:092002-03-16 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
Win13–0 Chris Isaac PTS3 (6), 3:002001-12-08 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
Win12–0 Henry Kolle Njume TKO1 (6), 1:362001-11-03 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
Win11–0 Ratko Draskovic PTS5 (12), 2:532001-09-29 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win10–0 Yuriy Yelistratov PTS3 (8), 2:462001-07-21 Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen, Germany
Win9–0 Stanyslav Tovkachov TKO1 (6)2001-06-16 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
Win8–0 Denis Edwige TKO1 (10)2001-05-05 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
Win7–0 Willie Chapman PTS4 (6)2001-02-10 Estrel Convention Centre, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
Win6–0 Bradley Rone KO1 (6)2000-12-05 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win5–0 Vlado Szabo TKO1 (6), 0:542000-10-14 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
Win4–0 Eduardo Antonio Carranza PTS2 (4), 2:092000-10-01 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win3–0 Daniel Jerling PTS1 (6), 2:422000-06-23 FTC Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
Win2–0 Alex Kosztopulosz PTS4 (4), 0:542000-05-06 Swissôtel, Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win1–0 Frantisek Sumina KO2 (4), 3:002000-04-15 Preussag Arena, Hanover, Germany Sinan Samil Sam professional debut.

References
  1. "European Championships1993".
  2. "European Championships1998".
  3. "10.World Championships - Houston, USA - August 20-27 1999".
  4. Boxrec. "Sinan Samil Sam". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
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