# Kabary Salem

Kabary Salem (Egyptian Arabic: كبارى سالم; 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.
In December 2020, he was arrested in Egypt and extradited to the United States for the murder of his daughter in Staten Island, New York, in October 2019.

## Amateur career

Salem won a gold medal in the light-middleweight division at the 1991 All-Africa Games. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. He lost in the first round of the light middleweight tournament at the 1992 Olympics to Leonidas Maleckis and in the first round of the middleweight tournament at the 1996 Olympics to Ariel Hernández, en route to the latter's successful defense of his gold medal.

## 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.

## Professional boxing record

| 29 fights | 23 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 1 |
| By decision | 11 | 4 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 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 | WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title at stake; NC after Markussen cut from accidental head clash |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Kenny Bowman | TKO | 1 (12), 0:25 | 23 Oct 2003 | Princess Chateau, Lodi, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Derrick Whitley | SD | 10 | 19 Jun 2003 | Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Ray Berry | TKO | 10 (12), 0:10 | 5 Apr 2003 | Sovereign Center, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained WBO-NABO super-middleweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Manu Ntoh | UD | 12 | 9 Jan 2003 | Zembo Shrine Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Won vacant WBO-NABO super-middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Tyrone Glover | UD | 10 | 27 Sep 2002 | Fraternal Order of Eagles, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Lloyd Bryan | UD | 6 | 6 Sep 2002 | High School, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Robert Marsh | UD | 6 | 15 Jun 2002 | High School, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 18 | Loss | 16–2 | Antwun Echols | UD | 12 | 9 Apr 2002 | Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | For vacant NABF super-middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Troy Barnes | UD | 8 | 25 Jan 2002 | Trevose, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Andre Sherrod | KO | 1 | 9 Nov 2000 | Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Fabian Garcia | UD | 6 | 23 Sep 2000 | Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Andre Haddock | TKO | 2 | 25 May 2000 | Days Inn, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Randie Carver | TKO | 10 (12), 2:05 | 12 Sep 1999 | Harrah's Casino, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | Won vacant NABF super-middleweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Steve Detar | UD | 6 | 9 Apr 1999 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Joseph Laryea | UD | 10 | 26 Feb 1999 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Derrick Whitley | UD | 6 | 25 Nov 1998 | Rhodes-on-the Pawtuxet, Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Jaime Velasquez | TKO | 1 | 26 Jul 1998 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | John James | TKO | 5 (6) | 27 Mar 1998 | Theatre at Westbury, Westbury, New York, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Malcolm Brooks | TKO | 1 (6) | 24 Jan 1998 | Elks Lodge, Queens, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Loss | 5–1 | Eric Harding | UD | 6 | 29 Aug 1997 | City Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Richard Grant | TKO | 3 | 13 Jul 1997 | Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Derrick Whitley | UD | 4 | 15 Jun 1997 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Andre Waddell | KO | 2 | 29 Apr 1997 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kevin Fulton | KO | 1 | 30 Mar 1997 | Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jamel Bervine | KO | 2 | 31 Jan 1997 | Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, U.S. | |