Sinan Şamil Sam
Born
Sinan Şamil Sam

(1974-06-23)23 June 1974
Frankfurt, West Germany
Died30 October 2015(2015-10-30) (aged 41)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
German
Other namesBull of the Bosphorus
Statistics
Weight(s)heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Reach76 in (193.0 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins31
Wins by KO16
Losses4
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Turkey
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Montreal Light Heavyweight
European Amateur Boxing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Bursa Light Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Minsk Super Heavyweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Berlin Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1999 Houston Super Heavyweight

Sinan Şamil Sam (23 June 1974 – 30 October 2015) was a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer of Azerbaijani origin. 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.

Amateur career

Sinan Şamil Sam won Turkish Amateur Boxing Championship nine times.

Highlights

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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

1st place, gold medalist(s) 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

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1993 Mediterranean Games (Light Heavyweight), Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 1993.

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

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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+

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Military Games (Heavyweight), Rome, Italy, 1995:

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

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Championships (Heavyweight), Berlin, Germany, 1995:

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

1st place, gold medalist(s) 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

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
Win31–4Paolo Vidoz MD 12 2008-07-04 Büyük Anadolu Hotel, Ankara, Turkey Won EBU heavyweight title
Retained WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title
Win30–4Ratko Draskovic TKO3 (12), 1:532008-03-14 Zenith – Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany Retained WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title.
Win29–4Mazur Ali PTS3 (12), 1:532008-02-15 Istanbul, Turkey Retained WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title.
Win28–4Ivica Perkovic UD3 (12), 1:532007-10-19 Estrel Convention Centre, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany Won WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title.
Loss27–4Oliver McCall UD122007-06-16 Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey Lost WBC International heavyweight title.
Win27–3Bob Mirovic UD3 (12), 1:532006-11-10 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBC International heavyweight title.
Win26–3Saul Montana UD3 (12), 1:532006-07-29 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Retained WBC International heavyweight title.
Win25–3George Arias UD3 (12), 1:532006-04-08 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Won WBC International heavyweight title.
Loss24–3Oleg Maskaev UD122005-11-12 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Lost WBC International heavyweight title.
Win24–2Okello Peter UD3 (12), 1:532005-06-11 BigBox, Kempten, Bayern, Germany Retained WBC International heavyweight title
Win23–2Lawrence Clay Bey UD9 (12), 2:012005-02-12 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany Retained WBC International heavyweight title.
Win22–2Denis Bakhtov TKO10 (12) 0:482004-11-20 BigBox, Kempten, Bayern, Germany Won WBC International heavyweight title.
Win21–2Siarhei Dychkou TKO5 (10), 1:282004-09-04 Grugahalle, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win20–2Doug Liggion KO2 (12), 2:042004-07-24 Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany
Win19–2Edgars Kalnars KO7 (12), ?2004-06-05 Chemnitz Arena, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany
Loss18–2Luan Krasniqi MD(12)2004-02-14 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Lost EBU Heavyweight Title. 115-113, 116-113, 114-114.
Loss18–1Juan Carlos Gómez UD102003-09-27 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York, United States
Win18–0Julius Francis TKO122003-04-26 Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Retained EBU heavyweight title.
Win17–0Danny Williams TKO8 (12), 2:082003-02-08 Estrel Convention Center, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany Retained EBU heavyweight title.
Win16–0Przemysław Saleta TKO1 (12), 0:452002-10-12 Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Won EBU heavyweight title.
Win15–0Roman Bugaj KO2 (10), 2:552002-07-20 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
Win14–0Thomas Williams KO2 (10), 1:092002-03-16 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
Win13–0Chris Isaac PTS3 (6), 3:002001-12-08 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
Win12–0Henry Kolle Njume TKO1 (6), 1:362001-11-03 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
Win11–0Ratko Draskovic PTS5 (12), 2:532001-09-29 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win10–0Yuriy Yelistratov PTS3 (8), 2:462001-07-21 Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen, Germany
Win9–0Stanyslav Tovkachov TKO1 (6)2001-06-16 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
Win8–0Denis Edwige TKO1 (10)2001-05-05 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
Win7–0Willie Chapman PTS4 (6)2001-02-10 Estrel Convention Centre, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
Win6–0Bradley Rone KO1 (6)2000-12-05 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win5–0Vlado Szabo TKO1 (6), 0:542000-10-14 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
Win4–0Eduardo Antonio Carranza PTS2 (4), 2:092000-10-01 Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win3–0Daniel Jerling PTS1 (6), 2:422000-06-23 FTC Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
Win2–0Alex Kosztopulosz PTS4 (4), 0:542000-05-06 Swissôtel, Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win1–0Frantisek Sumina KO2 (4), 3:002000-04-15 Preussag Arena, Hanover, Germany Professional debut.

Television viewership

Germany

DateFightViewership (avg.)NetworkSource
26 April 2003
 Sinan Şamil Sam vs. Julius Francis
2,800,000
 ZDF [5]
14 February 2004
 Sinan Şamil Sam vs. Luan Krasniqi
4,330,000
 ZDF [6]
12 November 2005
 Sinan Şamil Sam vs. Oleg Maskaev
3,030,000
 Das Erste [7]
Total viewership 10,560,000

References

  1. ↑ "European Championships1993".
  2. ↑ "European Championships1998".
  3. ↑ "10.World Championships - Houston, USA - August 20-27 1999".
  4. 1 2 Boxrec. "Sinan Samil Sam". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "Schiebung auf andere Art" (in German). 28 April 2003.
  6. ↑ "4,3 Millionen Zuschauer sahen Boxen im Zweiten" (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Profiboxen: Samil Sam ist kein Klitschko-Ersatz" (in German). 13 November 2005.
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