Kabary Salem
Kabary Salem | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 February 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Egyptian | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Egyptian Magician | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Super-middleweight | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kabary Salem (born 12 February 1968) is an Egyptian former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2005 and challenged for the WBO super-middleweight title in 2004.
Amateur career
He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] Salem won a gold medal in the light-middleweight division at the 1991 All-Africa Games.[2]
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 (Resulting in Carver's death), Mario Veit, and Joe Calzaghe.[3][4][5]
Professional boxing record
| 29 fights | 23 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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TKO | 8 (12), 3:00 | 16 Sep 2005 |  Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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For vacant WBC Continental Americas and NABF super-middleweight titles |
| 28 | Loss | 23–4 (1) |  Joe Calzaghe
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UD | 12 | 22 Oct 2004 | Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh, Scotland
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For WBO super-middleweight title |
| 27 | Loss | 23–3 (1) |  Mario Veit
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SD | 12 | 8 May 2004 | Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
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For WBO interim super-middleweight title |
| 26 | NC | 23–2 (1) |  Rudy Markussen
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ND | 1 (12), 2:10 | 13 Mar 2004 | Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
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For WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title; NC after Markussen was cut from an accidental head clash |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kbary Salim Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "5.All-Africa Games - Cairo, Egypt - September 20 - October 1 1991". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Boxing:+SALEM'S+POT-TY;+Calzaghe+lines+up+a+capital+cracker+with...-a0121922040
- ^ http://www.saddoboxing.com/56-joe-calzaghe-kabary-salem-round-by-round-coverage.html
External links
- Boxing record for Kabary Salem from BoxRec (registration required)