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| Sinan Şamil Sam |
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| Statistics |
| Real name |
Sinan Şamil Sam |
| Nickname(s) |
Bull from Bosphorus |
| Rated at |
Heavyweight |
| Nationality |
 Turkish |
| Birth date |
June 23, 1974 (1974-06-23) (age 33) |
| Birth place |
Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Stance |
Orthodox |
| Boxing record |
| Total fights |
34 |
| Wins |
30 |
| Wins by KO |
15 |
| Losses |
4 |
| Draws |
0 |
| No contests |
0 |
Sinan Şamil Sam (born June 23, 1974 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. Whilst his professional career, Sam had achieved the EBU and WBC belts several times.
[edit] Professional career
Nicknamed the "Bull from Bosphorus", Sam turned pro in 2000 after a distinguished amateur career. Known for his iron chin, he won his first 18 fights, including victories over Przemyslaw Saleta, Danny Williams, and Julius Francis. In 2003 he suffered his first pro defeat to Juan Carlos Gomez and lost the following fight against Luan Krasniqi. In 2005 he upset Lawrence Clay Bey to set up a fight with Oleg Maskaev, a fight which he lost via unanimous decision. After the loss to Maskaev he defeated Saul Montana in 2006 but then lost a WBC elimination bout to Oliver McCall in June 2007. He is scheduled to face Matt Skelton on July 4, 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey.[1]
[edit] Amateur career
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