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Joe Calzaghe vs Kabary Salem

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Joe Calzaghe and Kabary Salem met once (2004). Joe Calzaghe won in 2004 by decision.

SOURCE·Joe Calzaghe and Kabary Salem — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Joe CalzagheKabary Salem
73″ (185.4 cm)Reach—
72″ (182.9 cm)Height—
+1.37%Reach advantage—
46–0Record23–5
70%Finish rate52%
46Longest unbeaten run18
46Recorded bouts29
SouthpawStance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJoe CalzagheKabary Salem
Mario Veit W L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Joe Calzaghe

19902000win v Spencer Alton, 1993, kowin v Paul Mason, 1993, kowin v Paul Hanlon, 1993win v Trevor Ambrose, 1994, kowin v Mark Lee Dawson, 1994, kowin v Karl Barwise, 1994, kowin v Darren Littlewood, 1994, kowin v Martin Rosamond, 1994, kowin v Stephen Wilson, 1995, kowin v Nick Manners, 1995, kowin v Tyrone Jackson, 1995, kowin v Robert Curry, 1995, kowin v Bobbie Joe Edwards, 1995win v Frank Minton, 1995win v Pat Lawlor, 1996, kowin v Warren Stowe, 1996, kowin v Mark Delaney, 1996, kowin v Anthony Brooks, 1996, kowin v Guy Stanford, 1996, kowin v Chris Eubank, 1997win v Luciano Torres, 1997, kowin v Tyler Hughes, 1997, kowin v Carlos Christie, 1997, kowin v Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra, 1998win v Branko Sobot, 1998, kowin v Rick Thornberry, 1999, decisionwin v Robin Reid, 1999win v Richie Woodhall, 2000, kowin v Omar Sheika, 2000, kowin v David Starie, 2000, decisionwin v Will McIntyre, 2001, kowin v Mario Veit, 2001, kowin v Tocker Pudwill, 2002, kowin v Miguel Ángel Jiménez, 2002, decisionwin v Charles Brewer, 2002, decisionwin v Byron Mitchell, 2003, kowin v Kabary Salem, 2004, decisionwin v Mger Mkrtchyan, 2004, kowin v Evans Ashira, 2005, decisionwin v Mario Veit, 2005, kowin v Sakio Bika, 2006, decisionwin v Jeff Lacy, 2006, decisionwin v Mikkel Kessler, 2007, decisionwin v Peter Manfredo Jr., 2007, kowin v Roy Jones Jr., 2008, decisionwin v Bernard Hopkins, 2008, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1993–2008
2000 win vs Spencer Alton (1993)win vs Paul Mason (1993)win vs Paul Hanlon (1993)win vs Trevor Ambrose (1994)win vs Mark Lee Dawson (1994)win vs Karl Barwise (1994)win vs Darren Littlewood (1994)win vs Martin Rosamond (1994)win vs Stephen Wilson (1995)win vs Nick Manners (1995)win vs Tyrone Jackson (1995)win vs Robert Curry (1995)win vs Bobbie Joe Edwards (1995)win vs Frank Minton (1995)win vs Pat Lawlor (1996)win vs Warren Stowe (1996)win vs Mark Delaney (1996)win vs Anthony Brooks (1996)win vs Guy Stanford (1996)win vs Chris Eubank (1997)win vs Luciano Torres (1997)win vs Tyler Hughes (1997)win vs Carlos Christie (1997)win vs Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra (1998)win vs Branko Sobot (1998)win vs Rick Thornberry (1999)win vs Robin Reid (1999)win vs Richie Woodhall (2000)win vs Omar Sheika (2000)win vs David Starie (2000)win vs Will McIntyre (2001)win vs Mario Veit (2001)win vs Tocker Pudwill (2002)win vs Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2002)win vs Charles Brewer (2002)win vs Byron Mitchell (2003)win vs Kabary Salem (2004)win vs Mger Mkrtchyan (2004)win vs Evans Ashira (2005)win vs Mario Veit (2005)win vs Sakio Bika (2006)win vs Jeff Lacy (2006)win vs Mikkel Kessler (2007)win vs Peter Manfredo Jr. (2007)win vs Roy Jones Jr. (2008)win vs Bernard Hopkins (2008)
winlossdraw / NC1993–2008

Kabary Salem

19902000loss v Eric Harding, 1997, decisionwin v Richard Grant, 1997win v Derrick Whitley, 1997win v Andre Waddell, 1997, kowin v Kevin Fulton, 1997, kowin v Jamel Bervine, 1997win v Derrick Whitley, 1998, decisionwin v Jaime Velasquez, 1998, kowin v John James, 1998, kowin v Malcolm Brooks, 1998, kowin v Randie Carver, 1999, kowin v Steve Detar, 1999, decisionwin v Joseph Laryea, 1999, decisionwin v Andre Sherrod, 2000, kowin v Fabian Garcia, 2000, decisionwin v Andre Haddock, 2000, kowin v Tyrone Glover, 2002, decisionwin v Lloyd Bryan, 2002, decisionwin v Robert Marsh, 2002, decisionloss v Antwun Echols, 2002, decisionwin v Troy Barnes, 2002, decisionwin v Kenny Bowman, 2003, kowin v Derrick Whitley, 2003win v Ray Berry, 2003, kowin v Manu Ntoh, 2003, decisionloss v Joe Calzaghe, 2004, decisionloss v Mario Veit, 2004, decisionresult not stated v Rudy Markussen, 2004loss v Lucian Bute, 2005, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1997–2005
2000 loss vs Eric Harding (1997)win vs Richard Grant (1997)win vs Derrick Whitley (1997)win vs Andre Waddell (1997)win vs Kevin Fulton (1997)win vs Jamel Bervine (1997)win vs Derrick Whitley (1998)win vs Jaime Velasquez (1998)win vs John James (1998)win vs Malcolm Brooks (1998)win vs Randie Carver (1999)win vs Steve Detar (1999)win vs Joseph Laryea (1999)win vs Andre Sherrod (2000)win vs Fabian Garcia (2000)win vs Andre Haddock (2000)win vs Tyrone Glover (2002)win vs Lloyd Bryan (2002)win vs Robert Marsh (2002)loss vs Antwun Echols (2002)win vs Troy Barnes (2002)win vs Kenny Bowman (2003)win vs Derrick Whitley (2003)win vs Ray Berry (2003)win vs Manu Ntoh (2003)loss vs Joe Calzaghe (2004)loss vs Mario Veit (2004)? vs Rudy Markussen (2004)loss vs Lucian Bute (2005)
winlossdraw / NC1997–2005

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