Career
According to his former managers, Sam died after battling liver and kidney failure. 9 times Turkish Championship
1992 2nd place (Middleweight) at the Junior European Championships in Edinburgh, losing to Vassiliy Jirov
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
Sam, known as "Bulletin of the Bosphorus", turned professional in 2000. 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.