Tarick Salmaci

Template:Short description Template:Pp-sock Template:Infobox boxer Tarick Salmaci (born February 28, 1972) is a Lebanese-American former professional boxer and North American Boxing Organization (NABO) middleweight champion. He was one of 16 boxers chosen worldwide to participate on season 1 of NBC's reality television series The Contender.

Boxing

Amateur career

Salmaci began his boxing career at the age of 8 at Kronk Gym in Detroit. He compiled an amateur record of 136–12, and earned a spot in the Olympic Trials where he fought his way to the finals, just missing the U.S. Olympic team.

Professional career

Salmaci turned professional after the Olympic Trials and signed with manager Jackie Kallen.

Salmaci won the North American Boxing Organization's super middleweight title on March 11, 1997, in Phoenix, Arizona. He then signed to fight Joe Calzaghe for the WBO super middleweight championship but pulled out of the fight after a dispute with his management.

Salmaci won his first eighteen professional bouts and finished his career in May 2005 with an overall record of nineteen wins and three losses.

Acting

In the first season of NBC's reality show The Contender, Salmaci was one of 16 fighters chosen worldwide to participate on the show, Although Salmaci lost in the first round of the show's tournament, he was voted back as a "fan favorite" to fight once more.

Personal life

Salmaci has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. He also invests in real estate development. He is married and has one daughter.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
22	Template:No2Loss	19–3	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Lange	MD	5	2005-05-24	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
21	Template:No2Loss	19–2	Template:Flagicon Juan de la Rosa	UD	5	2004-09-05	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	19–1	Template:Flagicon Thomas McGrogan	UD	6	2001-03-29	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
19	Template:No2Loss	18–1	Template:Flagicon Kippy Warren	MD	8	1999-10-22	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	18–0	Template:Flagicon Bruce Rumbolz	UD	10	1999-07-16	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	17–0	Template:Flagicon Kit Munroe	UD	10	1998-07-31	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	16–0	Template:Flagicon Jerry Cheatham	DQ	10 (12), Template:Small	1997-03-11	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	15–0	Template:Flagicon Marcel Huffaker	KO	1 (6)	1996-05-23	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Template:Flagicon Stacy Goodson	PTS	6	1995-08-03	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Template:Flagicon Deltonia Clary	PTS	6	1995-04-26	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Template:Flagicon Tyrone Mack	KO	5 (8)	1994-09-21	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Template:Flagicon Gerald Reed	PTS	8	1994-07-20	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Template:Flagicon David Walker	KO	1 (6)	1994-06-25	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Template:Flagicon Tyrone Ingram	UD	6	1994-01-25	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Template:Flagicon Bryan Blakely	UD	6	1993-12-07	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Template:Flagicon Tim Dendy	UD	6	1993-08-24	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Template:Flagicon Mike Hammond	UD	4	1993-05-15	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Template:Flagicon Demetrius Davis	MD	4	1993-04-08	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Template:Flagicon Aaron McLaurine	UD	4	1993-03-23	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Template:Flagicon Errol Brown	PTS	4	1993-01-12	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Template:Flagicon David Lee	TKO	1 (4), Template:Small	1992-11-24	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Template:Flagicon Vernard Wright	KO	1 (4), Template:Small	1992-08-25	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small

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