Career
Salem managed to knock Calzaghe down in the 4th round, however he lost the contest on points. He also fought Lucian Bute and lost the fight by TKO in the 8th round, Kabary announced his retirement after the fight. Salem expressed no regrets for the accident and continued the same tactics in future fights.
On one occasion, against German boxer Mario Veit, he broke the nose of the referee with an accidental head-butt.