Kabary Salem (born 12 February 1968) is an Egyptian former

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who competed from 1997 to 2005 and challenged for the

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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

He competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. Salem won a gold medal in the light-middleweight division at the

1991 All-Africa Games The 5th All-Africa Games were held from September 20 to October 1, 1991, in Cairo, Egypt. Forty-three countries participated in eighteen sports. For the first time the Games were held on a four-year cycle as planned. Egypt had hoped to use the G ...

Professional career

Salem is regarded as one of the dirtiest fighters of all time for his persistent headbutts, particularly in his bouts against

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(resulting in Carver's death),

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, and

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Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salem, Kabary Living people 1968 births Sportspeople from Cairo Egyptian male boxers African Games gold medalists for Egypt African Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Egypt Competitors at the 1991 All-Africa Games Light-middleweight boxers