Jamaal Davis poses the toughest test of Omar Kabary Salem's young career when the two super middleweights square off in a six-round fight Saturday evening, June 15th, at the Parx Casino in Bensalem, PA. Originally from Philadelphia, the 38-year-old Davis may be in the twilight of his 33-fight career (18-14-1, 7 K0s), but he has won four of his last six bouts after ending a three-year layoff in 2017. By contrast, Salem, 21, of Brooklyn, NY, is 9-0 with 4 K0s, but his level of competition pales in comparison to Davis'. In fact, Salem has boxed only one foe with a winning record. By comparison, in his pro career, which began in 2003, Davis has been in there with Gabriel Rosado, Ossie Duran, Peter Quillen, Yuri Foreman, Joel Julio, Thomas LaManna, Patrick Majewski and Ty Brunson. That is a far cry from the men Salem has faced.

 

Davis moved to Harrisburg in 2017 to re-establish his career and spend time with his mother. He has has a full-time job there in a steel manufacturing plant. Most of Davis' time is spent with family and boxing. He has five kids: Alyah, 3; Riley, 6; Landen, 8; Jamaal Jr., 16; and Jabrea, 18. After work he goes to the Cameron Street Boxing Club to work out with young fighters. He regrets mistakes he made in his early boxing career when he didn't take it seriously enough, and he wants to show younger fighters not to make the mistakes he made. He is popular in Harrisburg and recently played in a local celebrity basketball tournament with pro athletes from other Harrisburg minor league teams. The Davis-Salem fight is one of eight on the June 15 card at Parx Casino. Tickets are available at Joe Hand Promotions (215-364-9000).