Dmitry Salita - Boxing Career

Boxing Career

“My gym’s like a league of nations. I seen every kind of kid come through the doors, but I ain't never seen one like this Dmitriy. Kid looks Russian, prays Jewish, and fights Black.

Salita started boxing at the age of 13 at the Starrett City Boxing Club, which is run by Jimmy O'Pharrow. Among others, he trained with Zab Judah.

Salita said, “Jimmy runs an old school gym, a ghetto gym. My style isn't European. It isn't even American. It's a city style. It's Black. I don't know how else to say it. But some of us White boys got it like that”. The radio at Starrett was always tuned to HOT 97; Salita described it as “Blasting. A lot of Biggie. A lot of Tupac. I think that changed my style. That's what gave me some rhythm.”