Turkish national hero Sinan Samil Sam (31-3-1, 16 KOs) and Paolo Vidoz (25-4-1, 14 KOs) battled to a twelve round draw in a battle for the vacant European heavyweight title on Friday night at the Bueyuek Anadolu Hotel in Ankara, Turkey. Sam pressed the action and landed the heavier shots, but Vidoz' quick hands scored, as well. Sam closed strongly, having his best round in the twelfth. Both fighters had previously held read more ...

Originally Arena Box-Promotion had planned to present heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis in the USA on May 17th, 2008 but the Cuban Olympic gold medallist was denied a visa. Now Arena's attorneys have tried again to get "La Sombra" into the US but the Consulate in Berlin denied the application again. Apparently the US authorities presume the three-time world amateur champion could stay in Miami like his fellow defectors read more ...

The European Boxing Union has officially announced Sinan Samil Sam (29-4-0) and Matt Skelton (21-2-0) as fighting for the vacant European heavyweight championship. Sam previously held the belt from October 2002 until February 2004 when he lost it to Luan Krasniqi. For Skelton it will be his first shot at the EBU title. The Commonwealth champion drew public attention recently with his point loss against WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev read more ...

In an important heavyweight bout, #4 rated Juan Carlos Gomez (42-1, 35 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over #2 rated Oliver McCall (51-8, 36 KOs) to claim the WBC International championship on Friday night at the Estrel Center in Berlin, Germany. The quicker 34-year-old Gomez was able to outbox the 42-year-old former heavyweight champion to compile a big lead. McCall turned up the heat over the last few rounds read more ...

At the press conference for their big fight next Saturday in Ankara the "bulls" Sinan Samil Sam and Oliver McCall pawed the ground big time. In front of ten running TV-cameras in noble Sheraton Hotel the "Atomic Bull" snorted: "I knocked out Lennox Lewis in round two and Henry Akinwande in round ten – I am sure that Sinan will go down somewhere in between." read more ...

Former WBC champion Hasim Rahman is close to a deal to fight Sinan Samil Sam in a bout that would pit two of the organization's top four heavyweight contenders. "We're in serious negotiations and expect to complete them by next week some time," Rahman's manager Steve Nelson said Friday. "We are pretty close to finalizing the deal." read more ...

"(I've been training for) approximately two months," Maskaev told Fightnews last week. "We broke camp on Wednesday. Basically we did everything - sparring, I've been working on lots of things and everything went good. I feel physically strong, very strong. Like never before." For a fight against Sam, arguably Maskaev's toughest opponent since Sanders, he will have to be in top physical and mental shape. "I think he's a tough fighter read more ...

With Wladimir Klitschko vs Samuel Peter a done deal for September 24, WBC Int´l champ Sinan Samil Sam will now face Oleg Maskaev in a WBC eliminator. The fight goes to purse bids on August 8th. read more ...

In a stunning upset, late sub Paolo Vidoz of Italy outscored German hero Timo Hoffmann moments ago in Kempten, Germany, and secured the vacant European heavyweight crown by split decision. Scores were 115-113 Hoffmann and 115-112; 114-113 Vidoz. Vidoz dropped Hoffmann in round six. In other action, WBC #3 heavyweight Sinan Samil Sam was knocked down... read more ...