Sam's biggest fight of his career was in 1987 when he fought for the IBF World super middleweight title against South Korean Park Chong-pal. Sam had his last bout in 2000 against New Zealander Ken Suavine, winning his last belt for the Queensland State cruiserweight title. Sam is the father to boxer Hunter Sam.[1]
Mount Pritchard Community Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
13
Win
12–1
Joe Nitiva
KO
9 (10)
1 Jun 1984
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
12
Win
11–1
Suwarno
KO
1 (10) 0:53
16 Apr 1984
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
11
Win
10–1
Fred Taufua
PTS
10
19 Mar 1984
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
10
Win
9–1
Ian Dennis
TKO
3 (10)
6 Feb 1984
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
9
Win
8–1
Jeff Morgan
TKO
4 (10)
28 Nov 1983
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
8
Win
7–1
Ricky Patterson
KO
6 (10)
3 Oct 1983
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
7
Win
6–1
Leonardo Bermudez
PTS
10
29 Aug 1983
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
6
Win
5–1
Mick Mills
TKO
1 (10) 2:15
25 Jul 1983
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
5
Win
4–1
Kelly Thompson
KO
2 (10)
6 Jun 1983
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
4
Lose
3–1
Ricky Patterson
TKO
2 (8)
14 Feb 1983
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Broken jaw stoppage
3
Win
3–0
Joe Nitiva
KO
8 (10)
4 Feb 1983
Homestead Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2
Win
2–0
Rodney Roberts
KO
3 (8)
13 Dec 1982
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1
Win
1–0
Manny Trikilis
TKO
3 (6)
8 Nov 1982
Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Professional debut
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