Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ukrainian-born american boxer from brooklyn”. Today it says “american boxing promoter and former professional boxer”.
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American boxer (born 1982) In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs , the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Salita . Dmitry Oleksandrovych Salita (born Dmytro Oleksandrovych 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 . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Dmitry Salita (Russian: Дмитрий Салита ; ; " Star of David "; born April 4, 1982) is a Ukrainian-born American boxer from Brooklyn, New York in the junior welterweight division. He has a 30–1–1 record, with 16 KOs. He is 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), and his reach is 69". He is a practicing Orthodox Jew , and became so after he moved to Brooklyn. He does not fight on the Sabbath or Jewish holidays and follows Jewish dietary laws Zaslow, Ron (January 2007).
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Dmitriy Aleksandrovich Lekhtman (Russian: Дмитрий Салита ; ; " Star of David "; born April 4, 1982) better known as Dmitriy Salita is a Ukrainian-born American boxer from Brooklyn, New York in the welterweight division.He has a 33–1–1 record, with 16 KOs. He is 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), and his reach is 69". He is a practicing Orthodox Jew . He does not fight on the Sabbath or Jewish holidays and keeps kosher .
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Ukraine-born American boxer Dmitry Salita (Russian: Дмитрий Салита ; ; born April 4, 1982), born Dmitriy Aleksandrovich Lekhtman , is an American professional boxer , world title challenger, and promoter.Born in Ukraine, he grew up in New York City from the age of nine.He resides in and fights out of Brooklyn , New York.Salita is a practicing Orthodox Jew . He does not fight on the Sabbath or Jewish holidays and keeps kosher .
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American boxer Dmitry Salita (Russian: Дмитрий Салита ; ; 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 .
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ukrainian-born american boxer from brooklyn
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american boxing promoter and former professional boxer
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