Sinan Şamil Sam

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Intro

Turkish boxer

Places

Turkey

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Athlete Boxer

Work field

Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

23 June 1974 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Hamburg

Death

30 October 2015 People who died on this day

Place of death

Istanbul

Age

41 years

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Sinan Şamil Sam (23 June 1974 – 30 October 2015) was a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU, World Boxing Council and WBC Mediterranean titles in the heavyweight division. According to his former managers, Sam died after battling liver and kidney failure.

Amateur career

9 times Turkish Championship
1992 2nd place (Middleweight) at the Junior European Championships in Edinburgh, losing to Vassiliy Jirov
1992 Junior World Champion (Light Heavyweight) in Montreal
1993 2nd place (Light Heavyweight) at the European Championships in Bursa, Turkey
1995 3rd place (Heavyweight) at the World Championships in Berlin, losing in the Semifinal to Luan Krasniqi
1998 3rd place (Super Heavyweight) at the European Championships in Minsk, Belarus
1999 won the World Championships in the Super Heavyweight in Houston

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.

In 2003, he suffered his first pro 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.

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

31 Wins (16 knockouts, 15 decisions), 4 Losses, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., 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 Mediterranea 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	UD	(12)	2004-02-14	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Lost EBU Heavyweight title.EBU Heavyweight Title. 115-113, 116-113, 114-114.}
loss	18–1	Juan Carlos Gómez	UD	9 (12), 1:29	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	Sinan Samil Sam professional debut.