SubscribeThe first cut is the deepest.
In this case, it’s the first loss suffered by Dimitry Salita, who fell (several times) to Amir Khan in their Dec. 5 fight in Newcastle, England.
From the JTA:
American Jewish boxer Dmitriy Salita was stopped 1:16 into his World Boxing Association light-welterweight championship bout.
Champion Amir Khan, a Muslim of Pakistani descent, floored the unbeaten Salita twice Saturday night before the referee halted the match in Newcastle, England. Salita, who sported a Star of David on his trunks, also took a standing-eight count.
Salita, an Orthodox Jew, studies at a Chabad yeshiva in Brooklyn, NY.
Salita, 27, came in as a heavy underdog despite a 30-0-1 record and being the No. 1 contender for the crown. He was knocked down 10 seconds into the fight, took the eight count after another shot, then was sent to the canvas again before referee Luis Pabon of Puerto Rico stepped in after 76 seconds.
Salita’s critics have long held that his handlers have babied him too much, arranging fights against inferior talent in an effort to boots his confidence and record.
Perhaps this would have been a better draw. From the Associated Press:
JERUSALEM—The brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has knocked an Israeli sports reporter unconscious.Basketball executive Irmi Olmert was apparently upset over some on-air comments by a reporter for Israel’s Channel 5 sports network. Olmert confronted him after a second division game and ended up punching him in the face, briefly knocking him unconscious.
Sport 5 footage of the Tuesday night incident shows the two arguing, followed by a loud thump and then the reporter lying motionless on the basketball court. The actual assault is not captured but Olmert is heard saying: “I’ll show you for speaking to me that way. I punched him. Did you hear what he said about me?”
Israeli police questioned Olmert. The reporter was hospitalized and released.
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