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Dmitry Salita was born on 4 April, 1982 in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, is an American boxer. Discover Dmitry Salita's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old?

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Age 41 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 4 April 1982
Birthday 4 April
Birthplace Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality United States

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Dmitry Salita Height, Weight & Measurements

At 41 years old, Dmitry Salita height is 5 ft 9 in and Weight Light welterweight Welterweight.

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Height 5 ft 9 in
Weight Light welterweight Welterweight
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Dmitry Salita Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dmitry Salita worth at the age of 41 years old? Dmitry Salita’s income source is mostly from being a successful Boxer. He is from United States. We have estimated Dmitry Salita's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1930

Salita staggered Wiley (30–9–1) with a series of body punches in the 7th round.

1982

Dmitry Salita (Дмитрий Салита; Дмитро Олександрович Саліта; born Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lekhtman; April 4, 1982) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer.

Born in Ukraine, he grew up in New York City from the age of nine.

Salita is a practicing Orthodox Jew.

He does not fight on the Sabbath or Jewish holidays and keeps kosher.

Salita was born in Odesa, and grew up in Petrivka in the Odessa Oblast in what was then the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (today Ukraine).

He was five years old when he saw his first boxing match.

"It was Mike Tyson, and I remember dancing around my room that night imitating the moves", he recalled.

Salita's family moved to the United States when he was nine years old, citing antisemitism in Ukraine, and settled in Flatbush, Brooklyn.

His father, Aleksandr Lekhtman, was an engineer; his mother, Lyudmila Salita, was an accountant.

He has one brother, Mikhail.

His mother originally opposed her son's boxing, but eventually became an enthusiastic supporter.

1999

She died in January 1999, after a two-year battle with breast cancer.

As a tribute to his mother, he uses her maiden name, Salita, as his professional name.

Salita graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business and Jewish Studies from Touro College.

2000

His last loss came when he was 17 in a split decision in the finals of the Golden Gloves tournament in 2000.

He followed that up by becoming U.S. national under 19 champion at the U.S. Amateur under 19 Championships in Gulfport, Mississippi.

2001

At the 2001 New York Golden Gloves, he won the championship at 139 pounds.

Salita won the finals on April 5, 2001, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

He turned pro at the age of 19, in the summer of 2001.

He 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.

2005

On August 25, 2005, Salita captured the North American Boxing Association light welterweight championship by stopping Shawn Gallegos via ninth round TKO.

2007

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.

2008

On November 8, 2008, Salita won the International Boxing Federation International, the World Boxing Association international and WBF Junior Welterweight world title.

A card held on the undercard of HBO PPV card featuring Roy Jones versus Joe Calzaghe.

2009

In September 2009, Salita married Alona Aharonov, Alona is from the Lubavitch community.

In May 2009, he scored a dominant 10-round shutout victory over Raul "El Toro" Munoz (20–12–1, 15 KOs) in Las Vegas for his 30th win.

Salita lost to WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan on December 5, 2009.

Khan knocked out Salita in 76 seconds, knocking him down three times in the first round to defend his world title, shattering Salita's dreams of a world title.

He credited Khan's superior hand speed as the reason for being knocked down.

In 2009 Salita visited Israel and the Palestinian territories.

2010

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.

After the Gonzalez bout, former world champion Paul Malignaggi entered the ring to congratulate Salita and propose a bout between the two of them in the very near future.

2011

On April 13, 2011, Salita (33–1–1, 17 KOs) scored an eight-round unanimous decision victory over Ronnie Warrior Jr. (13–5–1, 4 KOs) at the Oceana Hall.

2013

In August 2013 as part of fundraising activities for the network of Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish schools Oholey Jinuj, during a gala dinner in Buenos Aires speaking with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Salita affirmed that at the end of his boxing career, he would like to migrate to Israel with his family.

Salita started boxing at the age of 13 at the Starrett City Boxing Club.

Among others, he trained with Zab Judah.

Salita had an amateur record of 59–5.

When he was 16, he represented New York in the Junior Olympics and won a bronze medal.

"I thought, 'I'm ranked in America as a boxer.' That's when I really felt like an American", he said.