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
Born	Sinan Şamil Sam (1974-06-23)23 June 1974 Frankfurt, West Germany
Died	30 October 2015(2015-10-30) (aged 41) Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish German
Other names	Bull of the Bosphorus
Statistics
Weight(s)	heavyweight
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Reach	76 in (193.0 cm)
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 Goodwill Games 1994 Saint Petersburg 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:

• Preliminaries: Defeated Kwamena Turkson (Sweden) 6:4
• Preliminaries: Defeated DaVarryl Williamson (United States) 10:0
• Quarterfinals: Defeated Mustafa Amrou (Egypt) TKO 3
• Semifinals: Lost to Luan Krasniqi (Germany) 3:7

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]

• Preliminaries: Defeated Tomasz Bonin (Poland) 8:3
• Quarterfinals: Defeated Audley Harrison (England) 4:3
• Semifinals: Defeated Felix Diachuk (Russia) 10:3
• Finals: Defeated Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan) +4:4

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 a 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
Win	31–4	Paolo Vidoz	MD	12	2008-07-04	Büyük Anadolu Hotel, Ankara, Turkey	Won EBU heavyweight title Retained WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title
Win	30–4	Ratko Draskovic	TKO	3 (12), 1:53	2008-03-14	Zenith – Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany	Retained WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title.
Win	29–4	Mazur Ali	PTS	3 (12), 1:53	2008-02-15	Istanbul, Turkey	Retained WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title.
Win	28–4	Ivica Perkovic	UD	3 (12), 1:53	2007-10-19	Estrel Convention Centre, Neukölln, Berlin, Germany	Won WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title.
Loss	27–4	Oliver McCall	UD	12	2007-06-16	Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey	Lost WBC International heavyweight title.
Win	27–3	Bob Mirovic	UD	3 (12), 1:53	2006-11-10	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WBC International heavyweight title.
Win	26–3	Saul Montana	UD	3 (12), 1:53	2006-07-29	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained WBC International heavyweight title.
Win	25–3	George Arias	UD	3 (12), 1:53	2006-04-08	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Won WBC International heavyweight title.
Loss	24–3	Oleg Maskaev	UD	12	2005-11-12	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany	Lost WBC International heavyweight title.
Win	24–2	Okello Peter	UD	3 (12), 1:53	2005-06-11	BigBox, Kempten, Bayern, Germany	Retained WBC International heavyweight title
Win	23–2	Lawrence Clay Bey	UD	9 (12), 2:01	2005-02-12	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany	Retained WBC International heavyweight title.
Win	22–2	Denis Bakhtov	TKO	10 (12) 0:48	2004-11-20	BigBox, Kempten, Bayern, Germany	Won WBC International heavyweight title.
Win	21–2	Siarhei Dychkou	TKO	5 (10), 1:28	2004-09-04	Grugahalle, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	20–2	Doug Liggion	KO	2 (12), 2:04	2004-07-24	Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany
Win	19–2	Edgars Kalnars	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. 115-113, 116-113, 114-114.
Loss	18–1	Juan Carlos Gómez	UD	10	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	Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
Win	11–0	Ratko Draskovic	PTS	5 (12), 2:53	2001-09-29	Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	10–0	Yuriy Yelistratov	PTS	3 (8), 2:46	2001-07-21	Tivoli Eissporthalle, 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	Universum Gym, 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	Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win	3–0	Daniel Jerling	PTS	1 (6), 2:42	2000-06-23	FTC Stadium, 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	Professional debut.

Television viewership

Germany

Date	Fight	Viewership (avg.)	Network	Source
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