1. Dmitry Oleksandrovych Salita was born on Dmytro Oleksandrovych Lekhtman, April 4,1982 and is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer.
21 Facts About Dmitry Salita
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Dmitry Salita was five years old when he saw his first boxing match.
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Dmitry Salita's family moved to the United States when he was nine years old, citing antisemitism in Ukraine, and settled in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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Dmitry Salita's father, Aleksandr Lekhtman, was an engineer; his mother, Lyudmila Salita, was an accountant.
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Dmitry Salita died in January 1999, after a two-year battle with breast cancer.
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Dmitry Salita graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business and Jewish Studies from Touro College.
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In September 2009, Dmitry Salita married Alona Aharonov, Alona is from the Lubavitch community.
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Dmitry Salita started boxing at the age of 13 at the Starrett City Boxing Club.
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Dmitry Salita followed that up by becoming US national under 19 champion at the US Amateur under 19 Championships in Gulfport, Mississippi.
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Dmitry Salita won the finals on April 5,2001, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Dmitry Salita turned pro at the age of 19, in the summer of 2001.
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Dmitry Salita signed a contract with Las Vegas-based promoter Bob Arum, whose Top Rank stable of fighters has included George Foreman, Larry Holmes, and Manny Pacquiao.
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Dmitry Salita remained in contention for a junior welterweight title bout, extending his unbeaten streak to 28, with a unanimous 10-round decision over Grover Wiley at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York in March 2007.
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Dmitry Salita staggered Wiley with a series of body punches in the 7th round.
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On November 8,2008, Dmitry Salita won the International Boxing Federation International, the World Boxing Association international and WBF Junior Welterweight world title.
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Dmitry Salita lost to WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan on December 5,2009.
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Dmitry Salita credited Khan's superior hand speed as the reason for being knocked down.
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Dmitry Salita made a comeback on September 1,2010, fighting as a junior middleweight, winning an eight-round unanimous decision over Franklin Gonzalez at the Oceana Hall in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
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Dmitry Salita gave boxing tips and sparred with local Jewish residents.
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In 2009, Dmitry Salita signed a deal to represent ARTHUR, a French-based Homewear company.
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Dmitry Salita is the President of Brooklyn, New York-based Salita Promotions.