| Sinan Şamil Sam | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Sinan Şamil Sam |
| Nickname(s) | Bull of the Bosphorus |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Reach | 76 in (193.0 cm) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | June 23, 1974 Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 35 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Turkey | ||
| Men’s Boxing | ||
| World Amateur Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1995 Berlin | Heavyweight |
| Gold | 1999 Houston | Super Heavyweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
| Silver | 1993 Bursa | Light Heavyweight |
| Bronze | 1998 Minsk | Super Heavyweight |
Sinan Şamil Sam (born June 23, 1974 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a German born Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU and WBC International titles in the heavyweight division.
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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 pro defeat to Juan Carlos Gomez 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.
| Preceded by Przemyslaw Saleta |
EBU Heavyweight Champion October 12, 2002 - February 14, 2004 |
Succeeded by Luan Krasniqi |
| Preceded by Dennis Bakhtov |
WBC International Heavyweight Champion November 20, 2004 - November 12, 2005 |
Succeeded by Oleg Maskaev |
| Vacant
Title last held by
Oleg Maskaev |
WBC International Heavyweight Champion April 8, 2006 - June 16, 2007 |
Succeeded by Oliver McCall |
| Vacant
Title last held by
Vladimir Virchis |
EBU Heavyweight Champion July 4, 2008 - 2008 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Matt Skelton |
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