Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Nhengo yetimu yenyika yeTurkey yemutambo wetsiva kubvira muna 1988, Ercument's amateur career record yaive 175-25. Zvimwe zvinoshamisa zvinosanganisira kuva Junior world amateur boxing championships muIstanbul muna 1994, 3rd pa1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships muBudapest muna 1997 uye 2nd pa
1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships. Zvinosuruvarisa kukuvadzwa paWorld Amateur Championships muHouston muna 1999 kwakamuita kuti arasikirwe nesarudzo yeMitambo yeOlympic ya2000. Akanga ane basa rakabudirira rebasa rine 8 kukunda uye 2 kurasikirwa.