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“ATOMIC
BULL” LOOKS TO CHARGE SAM ON JUNE 16TH
HOLLYWOOD, FL, June 6 – With an unbeaten streak of ten fights, and with
only one defeat in his last 25 fights, former world heavyweight champion
Oliver McCall is on a torrid hot streak that he hopes will carry him to
another championship. But first, “The Atomic Bull” has to get by rugged
battler Sinan Samil Sam (27-3, 15 KOs) on Saturday, June 16th at the
Ataturk Spor Salonu in Ankara, Turkey for the WBC International
Heavyweight Title.
“This is going to be a great night for me,” said the 42-year old McCall,
one of only two men to knockout future Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis.
“You’re putting “The Atomic Bull” in Turkey, and when Sam tastes my
power he’ll be running like a chicken.”
McCall (50-8, 36 KOs) has proven himself over the course of over 20
years as one of the premier heavyweights of this era. Owner of the WBC
world heavyweight title from 1994 to 1995, the Chicago native owns wins
over Lewis, Larry Holmes, and Frank Bruno, and has also defeated current
WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev via a first round TKO. Currently
ranked fourth in the world by the WBC, McCall is fresh off a decision
win over Marion Wilson in February, and he knows a win over Sam in his
home country will propel him even further up the rankings.
“I want my title shot, and I want it now,” said McCall. “But if I have
to get by Sam to do it, I will, and I don’t mind spoiling his
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