Sinan Şamil Sam

Sinan Şamil Sam
Statistics
Real name	Sinan Şamil Sam
Nickname(s)	Bull of the Bosphorus
Weight(s)	heavyweight
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Reach	76 in (193.0 cm)
Nationality	Turkish German
Born	(1974-06-23)23 June 1974 Frankfurt, West Germany
Died	30 October 2015(2015-10-30) (aged 41) Istanbul, Turkey
Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	31
Wins by KO	16
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	0
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

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

Amateur career[]

Sinan Şamil Sam won Turkish Amateur Boxing Championship nine times.

Highlights[]

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

• Finals: Lost to Vassiliy Jirov (Kazakhstan)

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

European Championships (Light Heavyweight), Bursa, Turkey, 1993.

(Heavyweight), Ariccia, Italy, 1995:

• 1/2: Lost to Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine) 2–12

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

• 1/2: Lost to Luan Krasniqi (Germany)

European Championships (Super Heavyweight), Minsk, Belarus, 1998.

World Championships (Super Heavyweight), Houston, Texas, 1999.

• Finals: Defeated Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan)

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

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[]

Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	31–4	Paolo Vidoz	MD	12	2008-07-04	, Ankara, Turkey	Won Heavyweight title. Retained Heavyweight title.
Win	30–4		TKO	3 (12), 1:53	2008-03-14	Zenith – Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany	Retained Heavyweight title.
Win	29–4		PTS	3 (12), 1:53	2008-02-15	Istanbul, Turkey	Retained Heavyweight title.
Win	28–4		UD	3 (12), 1:53	2007-10-19	Estrel Convention Centre, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany	Won Heavyweight title.
Loss	27–4	Oliver McCall	UD	12	2007-06-16	Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey	Lost Heavyweight title.
Win	27–3	Bob Mirovic	UD	3 (12), 1:53	2006-11-10	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany	Retained Heavyweight title.
Win	26–3	Saul Montana	UD	3 (12), 1:53	2006-07-29	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained Heavyweight title.
Win	25–3	George Arias	UD	3 (12), 1:53	2006-04-08	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Won Heavyweight title.
Loss	24–3	Oleg Maskaev	UD	12	2005-11-12	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany	Lost Heavyweight title.
Win	24–2	Okello Peter	UD	3 (12), 1:53	2005-06-11	, Kempten, Bayern, Germany	Retained Heavyweight title.
Win	23–2	Lawrence Clay Bey	UD	9 (12), 2:01	2005-02-12	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany	Retained Heavyweight title.
Win	22–2	Denis Bakhtov	TKO	10 (12) 0:48	2004-11-20	, Kempten, Bayern, Germany	Won Heavyweight title.
Win	21–2		TKO	5 (10), 1:28	2004-09-04	Grugahalle, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	20–2		KO	2 (12), 2:04	2004-07-24	, Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany
Win	19–2		KO	7 (12), ?	2004-06-05	Chemnitz Arena, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
Loss	18–2	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.}
Loss	18–1	Juan Carlos Gómez	UD	9 (12), 1:29	2003-09-27	HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York, United States
Win	18–0	Julius Francis	TKO	12	2003-04-26	Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	Retained EBU Heavyweight title.
Win	17–0	Danny Williams	TKO	8 (12), 2:08	2003-02-08	Estrel Convention Center, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany	Retained EBU Heavyweight title.
Win	16–0	Przemysław Saleta	TKO	1 (12), 0:45	2002-10-12	Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	Won EBU Heavyweight title.
Win	15–0	Roman Bugaj	KO	2 (10), 2:55	2002-07-20	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
Win	14–0	Thomas Williams	KO	2 (10), 1:09	2002-03-16	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
Win	13–0	Chris Isaac	PTS	3 (6), 3:00	2001-12-08	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
Win	12–0	Henry Kolle Njume	TKO	1 (6), 1:36	2001-11-03	, Lübeck, Germany
Win	11–0	Ratko Draskovic	PTS	5 (12), 2:53	2001-09-29	, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	10–0	Yuriy Yelistratov	PTS	3 (8), 2:46	2001-07-21	, Aachen, Germany
Win	9–0	Stanyslav Tovkachov	TKO	1 (6)	2001-06-16	Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
Win	8–0	Denis Edwige	TKO	1 (10)	2001-05-05	Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
Win	7–0	Willie Chapman	PTS	4 (6)	2001-02-10	Estrel Convention Centre, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
Win	6–0	Bradley Rone	KO	1 (6)	2000-12-05	, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	5–0	Vlado Szabo	TKO	1 (6), 0:54	2000-10-14	Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
Win	4–0	Eduardo Antonio Carranza	PTS	2 (4), 2:09	2000-10-01	, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	3–0	Daniel Jerling	PTS	1 (6), 2:42	2000-06-23	, Budapest, Hungary
Win	2–0	Alex Kosztopulosz	PTS	4 (4), 0:54	2000-05-06	Swissôtel, Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	1–0	Frantisek Sumina	KO	2 (4), 3:00	2000-04-15	Preussag Arena, Hanover, Germany	Sinan Samil Sam professional debut.

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Sinan Şamil Sam from BoxRec
• News and Pictures of Sinan Samil Sam