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Rod Salka

225 KOs

41 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-L-W-L-W-W

Career

division

Super Featherweight

status

inactive

bouts

26

rounds

164

KO %

22.7%

KO wins

5

KO losses

1

career

2007–2015

debut

2007-07-21

last fight

2015-05-16

Profile

alias

Lightning Rod

promoter

Golden Boy Promotions (2013-12-14–2014-08-09)Iron Mike Productions (2014-04-18–2014-04-18)

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 7″ / 170cm

reach

68″ / 173cm

nationality

USA

origin

United States

city / state / zip

Bunola, Pennsylvania

dob

1983-02-28

age

43

Latest news

Boxer wears 'America 1st' shorts in bout with Mexican, finishes second

2018-04-13 · Washington Post

Rod Salka ventured back into the ring on Thursday night in Indio, Calif., for a bout against former WBC super featherweight champion Francisco Vargas. ?Lightning Rod? had won five straight fights since getting knocked out by Danny Garcia in 2014, so he…

Boxer eyes former West Mifflin elementary school for fitness center - Tribune

2015-02-03 · Review

Lightweight boxer Rod Salka is eying a former elementary school in West Mifflin as a location for a commercial fitness center. New England Elementary School closed in 2012 and the district has been trying to sell the facility on Route 885 near Century…

Garcia vs. Salka: Showtime Boxing Play-by-Play & Live Updates

2014-08-10 · Sherdog.com

Danny Garcia vs. Rod Salka; Lamont Peterson vs. Edgar Santana; Daniel Jacobs vs. Jarrod Fletcher; Undercard Bouts. Sherdog.com reports from Brooklyn, N.Y., with live Showtime Boxing play-by-play and updates. Check out the MMA Forums to discuss the …

Sammy Vasquez Jr. Aims To Put Pittsburgh on The Map

2014-08-08 · BoxingScene.com

This weekend is a big one for Pittsburgh boxing. Saturday night, Bunola's Rod Salka tackles unified junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia in a Showtime main event in Brooklyn, and tonight, it's time for Monessen's Vasquez to shine when he headlines…

Salka: True Boxing Fans Will Watch Danny Garcia Fight!

2014-07-04 · BoxingScene.com

Rod Salka (19-3, 3KOs) is not bothered by the widespread criticism from boxing journalists who labeled his upcoming fight with Danny Garcia, the WBC/WBA junior welterweight champion, as a mismatch. Salka, not regarded by most as a top lightweight, …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Noel Echevarria

11 5 0

W-KO

Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

John Santore vacant WBA-NABA USA super featherweight title

6 of 8 · 2:57

Judges: Pat Casey | Dana Depaolo | John Santore

Referee: Gary Rosato

Monty Meza Clay

36 3 0

W-UD

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

WBC Fecarbox Lightweight Title

10 of 10

Judges: Alexis Pierce 98-92 | Dana Depaolo 97-94 | Phil Rogers 99-91

Referee: Ernie Sharif

28 0 0

L-KO

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA

2 of 10 · 141 / 142 lbs · 2:31

Judges: Don Ackerman | Kevin Morgan | Joe Pasquale

Referee: Steve Willis

Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions

18 0 0

W-UD

Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

WBC

10 of 10

Judges: George Kachulis | Pat Casey | Phil Rogers

Referee: Gary Rosato

Promoter: Iron Mike Productions

Ricardo Alvarez

22 2 3

L-MD

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA

WBC

10 of 10

Judges: Ruben Castillo | Ruben Carrion | Oren Shellenberger

Referee: Laurence Cole

Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions

18 5 3

W-UD

Green Tree Complex, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

10 of 10

Judges: Dana Depaolo 99-91 | Phil Rogers 97-93 | Alexis Pierce 96-94

Referee: Rick Steigerwald

9 5 1

W-UD

University of California of PA Convocation Center, California, Pennsylvania, USA

8 of 8 · 136 / 137 lbs

Judges: Dana Depaolo | George Kachulis | Alexis Pierce

Referee: Rick Steigerwald

Emmanuel Lucero

26 13 1

W-TKO

Courttime Sports Complex, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, USA

vacant NABA USA lightweight title

5 of 10 · 133 / 135 lbs · 0:55

Judges: Dana Depaolo | Alexis Pierce | George Kachulis

Referee: Ernie Sharif

41 6 0

L-MD

Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

NABA Lightweight Title

10 of 10 · 135 / 135 lbs

Judges: Eugenia Williams 93-97 | Eugene Grant 94-96 | Larry Layton 95-95

Referee: Ricardo Vera

14 6 0

W-SD

Green Tree Complex, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

8 of 8 · 137 / 133 lbs

9 10 0

W-UD

Courttime Sports Complex, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, USA

8 of 8 · 139 / 144 lbs

Referee: Rick Steigerwald

Fernando Rodriguez

6 7 0

W-UD

Club South, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

6 of 6 · 143 / 143 lbs

Judges: Dana Depaolo | George Kachulis | Alexis Pierce

Referee: Ernie Sharif

4 12 2

W-UD

Courttime Sports Complex, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, USA

6 of 6 · 141 / 140 lbs

Guillermo Sanchez

11 2 1

L-UD

Avalon Hotel, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

8 of 8 · 136 / 132 lbs

6 2 0

W-UD

Heinz Field VIP Tent, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

8 of 8 · 137 / 135 lbs

Traian Dimitrov

0 3 0

W-TKO

Pavilion Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

2 of 3

4 4 0

W-UD

Hilton Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

6 of 6 · 138 / 139 lbs

Judges: Pat Casey | Dana Depaolo | George Kachulis

Devarise Crayton

6 6 1

W-UD

Heinz Field VIP Tent, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

6 of 6 · 142 / 144 lbs

7 8 1

W-UD

I.C. Light Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

6 of 6 · 140 / 139 lbs

8 2 0

W-UD

Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

6 of 6 · 137 / 135 lbs

Judges: Rose M Lacend 54-60 | Steve Weisfeld 54-60 | Richard Hopkins Jr. 54-60

Referee: Gary Rosato

5 2 0

W-UD

Expo Mart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

4 of 4 · 141 / 141 lbs

Judges: Dana Depaolo 40-35 | George Kachulis 40-35 | Bill Mahalik 40-35

Referee: Ernie Sharif

18 24 1

W-UD

Wheeling Island Casino Racetrack, Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

4 of 4 · 140 / 141 lbs

Judges: Rex Agin | Jim Frio | Vince Gurrera

6 16 2

W-UD

Days Inn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

4 of 4 · 140 / 141 lbs

2 13 0

W-TKO

Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

4 of 4 · 142 / 143 lbs · 1:06

0 1 0

W-RTD

Iceoplex at SouthPointe, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

3 of 4 · 139 / 139 lbs · 3:00

Federico Flores Jr

1 0 0

W-MD

South Plaza at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

4 of 4 · 140 / 141 lbs

Judges: Dana Depaolo | George Kachulis | Dr. Mihalek