Sinan Şamil Sam
Sinan Şamil Sam (23 June 1974 – 30 October 2015) was a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer (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.
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| 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 | 23 June 1974 Frankfurt, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 October 2015 (aged 41) Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 majority decision.
Professional boxing record
| 35 fights | 31 wins | 4 losses |
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| By knockout | 16 | 0 |
| By decision | 15 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 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 |
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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
- "European Championships1993".
- "European Championships1998".
- "10.World Championships - Houston, USA - August 20-27 1999".
- Boxrec. "Sinan Samil Sam". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- "Schiebung auf andere Art" (in German). 28 April 2003.
- "4,3 Millionen Zuschauer sahen Boxen im Zweiten" (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- "Profiboxen: Samil Sam ist kein Klitschko-Ersatz" (in German). 13 November 2005.
External links
- Boxing record for Sinan Şamil Sam from BoxRec (registration required)
- News and Pictures of Sinan Samil Sam
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