Kabary Salem
Kabary Salem | |||||||||||||||
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Born | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | Egyptian | ||||||||||||||
Other names | Egyptian Magician | ||||||||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Super-middleweight | ||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
Total fights | 29 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 23 | ||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 4 | ||||||||||||||
No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kabary Salem is an Egyptian former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2005 and challenged for the WBO super-middleweight title in 2004.
Professional career
Salem is regarded as one of the dirtiest fighters of all time for his persistent headbutts, particularly in his bouts against Randie Carver, Mario Veit, and Joe Calzaghe.[1][2][3]
Professional boxing record
29 fights | 23 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 12 | 1 |
By decision | 11 | 4 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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29 | Loss | 23–5 (1) | Lucian Bute | TKO | 8 (12), 3:00 | 16 Sep 2005 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | For vacant WBC Continental Americas and NABF super-middleweight titles |
28 | Loss | 23–4 (1) | Joe Calzaghe | UD | 12 | 22 Oct 2004 | Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh, Scotland | For WBO super-middleweight title |
27 | Loss | 23–3 (1) | Mario Veit | SD | 12 | 8 May 2004 | Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany | For WBO interim super-middleweight title |
26 | NC | 23–2 (1) | Rudy Markussen | ND | 1 (12), 2:10 | 13 Mar 2004 | Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark | For WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title; NC after Markussen was cut from an accidental head clash |
References
External links
- Boxing record for Kabary Salem from BoxRec (registration required)