Sport & Note

Lou Salica

Male

(Louis Salica)
(Luigi Salica)
Bantamweight, USA, Brooklyn, New York
Born: November 16, 1913, Brooklyn, New York, USA
(some sources report: November 16, 1912; July 26, 1913)
Died: January 30, 2002, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height: 5ft 4in, mt 1,63

Italian-American

as an amateur:
1931 United States National Championships flyweight 3rd place
1932 United States National Championships flyweight winner
1932 Los Angeles, California, Olympic Games flyweight bronze medal
W PTS 3 John Callura, Canada
W PTS 3 Werner Spannagel, Germany
L PTS 3 Istvan Enekes, Hungary
W W/O Thomas Pardoe, Great Britain

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1930
Coney Island, New York, Tournament winner, 50.800 kg
+ Aug. 14	Joe Ganci	Coney Island, New York	WKO 3
+ Aug. 14	Harry Clout	Coney Island, New York	WKO 3
+ Aug. 24	Charles Villareale	Coney Island, New York	WPTS 3
Brooklyn, New York, Tournament winner, 50.800 kg
+ Oct. 17	Sammy Goldberg	Brooklyn, New York	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 17	Joe Alcarno	Brooklyn, New York	WTKO 1
New York City, New York, Metropolitan AAU winner, 50.800 kg
+ Dec. 15	Lou Palmieri	New York City, New York	WKO 1
+ Dec. 17	Ace Seraphim	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
1931
New York City and Bronx, New York, Metropolitan AAU winner, 50.800 kg
+ Jan. 12	Pat Robertson	New York City, New York	WPTS 4
+ Jan. 13	Peter D'Agata	Bronx, New York	WPTS 3
+ Jan. 14	Jimmy Martin	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
New York City, New York, New York State Championships 2nd place, 50.800 kg
+ Feb. 4	Nofre Colombo	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
- Feb. 4	Charles Villareale	New York City, New York	LPTS 3
+ Feb. 11	Leo Feller	New York City, New York	WKO 1
New York City, New York, United States National Championships 3rd place, 50.800 kg
+ Apr. 27	Louis Gevinson	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 29	Leroy Landrigan	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
- Apr. 30	Babe Triscaro	New York City, New York	LPTS 3
New York City, New York, Dual Match USA vs Italy, 50.800 kg
+ June 3	Edelweiss Rodriguez	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Dec. 16	Herbert Cormier	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
1932
New York City, New York, Metropolitan AAU winner, 50.800 kg
+ Jan. 11	Julie Katz	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Jan. 13	Jerry Kasparian	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Jan. 13	Cyril Josephs	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 10	Julie Katz	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
New York City, Astoria and New York City, New York, New York Golden Gloves Championships winner, 50.800 kg
+ Feb. 18	Jimmy Lemby	New York City, New York	WKO 1
New York City, New York, Intercity Golden Gloves Championships winner, 50.800 kg
+ Feb. 26	Tony Ianazzi	Astoria, New York	WKO 3
New York City, New York, Intercity Golden Gloves Championships winner, 50.800 kg
+ Feb. 26	Nick Fazio	Astoria, New York	WWO
New York City, New York, Intercity Golden Gloves Championships winner, 50.800 kg
+ Mar. 8	Charles Villareal	Astoria, New York	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 14	Julie Katz	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 28	Albert Soukop	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
Brooklyn, New York, National AAU tryout matches winner, 50.800 kg
+ Apr. 13	Anthony Idone	Brooklyn, New York	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 13	Benny Feuer	Brooklyn, New York	WKO 2
New York City, New York, United States National Championships winner, 50.800 kg
+ May 5	Bonny DeLeon	New York City, New York	WKO 1
+ May 5	Francis Walsh	New York City, New York	WKO 1
+ May 6	Tony Valore	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ May 6	Jimmy Perrin	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ June 15	Chang Collura	Jamaica, New York	WKO 2
Richmond, Virginia, Virginia vs New Yorl Golden Gloves bouts, 50.800 kg
+ June 24	Rip Collins	Richmond, Virginia	WTKO 3
San Francisco, California, US Olympic Trials winner, 50.800 kg
+ July 21	John Aguirre	San Francisco, California	WPTS 3
+ July 23	Henry Cortesi	San Francisco, California	WTKO 3
+ July 23	Jimmy Perrin	San Francisco, California	WPTS 3
Los Angeles, California, Olympic Games bronze medal, 50.800 kg
+ Aug. 9	Jackie Callura	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 10	Werner Spannagel	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
- Aug. 11	Istvan Enekes	Los Angeles, California	LPTS 3
+ Aug. 13	Tommy Pardoe	Los Angeles, California	WPTS 3
New York City, New York, USA vs Europe International match, 50.800 kg
+ Sept. 7	Istvan Enekes	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Oct. 5	Teddy Sherigan	New York City, New York	WPTS 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1932
+ Dec. 3	Damasco Seda	Brooklyn, USA	KO 2
+ Dec. 9	Frankie Puccio	New York, USA	W 5
1933
+ Feb. 25	Ralph Giffone	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
+ Mar. 18	Frankie Puccio	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
+ Apr. 5	Lew Franklin	Brooklyn, USA	W 4
+ Apr. 14	Ernesto Torres	New York, USA	W 5
+ May 6	Jimmy Martin	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
+ June 27	Johnny Ladao	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
+ July 12	Jimmy Martin	New York, USA	W 5
+ Aug. 1	Skippy Allen	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
+ Aug. 26	Sammy Goldman	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
+ Sept. 19	Antol Kocsis	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
= Nov. 2	Antol Kocsis	Brooklyn, USA	Draw 6
+ Dec. 19	Tony Passaro	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
+ Dec. 27	Pete DeGrasse	Brooklyn, USA	W 6
1934
+ Feb. 2	Julie Katz	New York, USA	W 6
- Feb. 14	Midget Wolgast	Brooklyn, USA	L 8
+ Apr. 2	Harry Bauman	New York, USA	W 6
= May 1	Midget Wolgast	Brooklyn, USA	Draw 8
+ May 11	Julie Katz	New York, USA	W 8
+ Aug. 10	Joe Tei Ken	Hollywood, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 7	Young Tommy	Hollywood, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 5	Matty Mathewson	Hollywood, USA	TKO 6
- Oct. 19	Speedy Dado	Hollywood, USA	L 10
+ Dec. 20	Indian Quintana	Montreal, Canada	W 10
1935
+ Jan. 28	Johnny Erickson	New York, USA	W 8
+ Mar. 1	Dick Welsh	New York, USA	W 6
+ May 3	Midget Wolgast	Hollywood, USA	W 10
+ June 11	Pablo Dano	Los Angeles, USA	W 10
= July 30	Jerry Mazza	Brooklyn, USA	Draw 8
+ Aug. 26	Sixto Escobar	New York, USA	W 15
NYSAC World Bantamweight Title
- Nov. 15	Sixto Escobar	New York, USA	L 15
NYSAC World Bantamweight Title
1936
= Feb. 28	Henry Hook	Hollywood, USA	Draw 10
+ Mar. 11	Tuffy Pierpont	Oakland, USA	KO 6
+ Mar. 20	Small Montana	San Francisco, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 3	Henry Hook	Hollywood, USA	W 10
- June 2	Tony Marino	Long Island City, USA	L 10
= June 23	Jack Sharkey Jr	Brooklyn, USA	Draw 8
+ Sept. 8	Sammy Garcia	Brooklyn, USA	W 8
- Sept. 19	Nicky Jerome	Brooklyn, USA	L 8
- Oct. 10	Nicky Jerome	Brooklyn, USA	L 8
+ Dec. 4	Joe Mendiola	Hollywood, USA	W 10
1937
+ Jan. 1	Mauricio Seria	Stockton, USA	W 10
= Jan. 15	Bobby Leyvas	Hollywood, USA	Draw 10
- Feb. 21	Sixto Escobar	San Juan, Puerto Rico	L 15
+ Apr. 16	Bobby Leyvas	Hollywood, USA	TKO 1
+ May 11	Pete DeGrasse	Los Angeles, USA	W 10
= June 18	Bobby Leyvas	Hollywood, USA	Draw 10
+ Oct. 12	Jackie Corcoran	Elizabeth, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 2	Joey Wach	Brooklyn, USA	KO 4
+ Nov. 16	Sammy Garcia	Brooklyn, USA	W 8
1938
+ Feb. 5	Ernst Weiss	Brooklyn, USA	W 8
+ Mar. 26	Jimmy Urso	Brooklyn, USA	W 8
+ May 14	Fillo Julian Echevarria	Havana, Cuba	KO 9
+ July 22	Emilio Magana	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 9
+ Aug. 12	Pablo Dano	Los Angeles, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 26	Young Joe Roche	San Francisco, USA	TKO 8
+ Nov. 17	Katsumi Morioka	Brooklyn, USA	W 10
1939
= Jan. 21	Tony Dupre	Brooklyn, USA	Draw 8
= Mar. 1	Little Dado	Oakland, USA	Draw 10
+ Apr. 6	Richie Lemos	Hollywood, USA	W 10
+ May 19	Little Pancho	Hollywood, USA	W 10
- June 16	Little Dado	Hollywood, USA	L 10
+ Aug. 18	Jackie Jurich	Hollywood, USA	KO 9
+ Sept. 15	Manuel Ortiz	Hollywood, USA	W 10
= Oct. 20	Little Dado	Hollywood, USA	Draw 10
+ Nov. 17	Tony Olivera	Hollywood, USA	W 10
vacant NYSAC World Bantamweight Title
- Dec. 14	Tony Olivera	San Francisco, USA	L 10
1940
= Mar. 4	Georgie Pace	Toronto, Canada	Draw 15
National Boxing Association World Bantamweight Title
= Apr. 4	Jackie Callura	Rochester, USA	Draw 10
+ Sept. 24	Georgie Pace	Bronx, USA	W 15
National Boxing Association World Bantamweight Title
- Oct. 21	Tommy Forte	Philadelphia, USA	L 10
+ Dec. 2	Small Montana	Toronto, Canada	TKO 3
1941
+ Jan. 13	Tommy Forte	Philadelphia, USA	W 15
National Boxing Association World Bantamweight Title
- Mar. 6	Lou Transparenti	Baltimore, USA	L 10
+ Apr. 25	Lou Transparenti	Baltimore, USA	W 15
National Boxing Association World Bantamweight Title
+ June 16	Tommy Forte	Philadelphia, USA	W 15
National Boxing Association World Bantamweight Title
+ Aug. 8	Henry Hook	Brooklyn, USA	W 10
- Oct. 6	Rush Dalma	Honolulu, Hawaii	L 10
- Nov. 3	David Kui Kong Young	Honolulu, Hawaii	L 10
1942
+ Jan. 20	Aaron Seltzer	Bronx, USA	W 10
- Apr. 17	Carlos Chavez	Hollywood, USA	L 10
+ June 3	Kenny Lindsay	Vancouver, Canada	W 10
+ July 10	Nat Corum	San Jose, USA	W 10
- Aug. 7	Manuel Ortiz	Hollywood, USA	L 12
World Bantamweight Title
1943
- Mar. 10	Manuel Ortiz	Oakland, USA	TKO by 11
World Bantamweight Title
1944
+ Jan. 27	Don McLean	Scranton, USA	W 10
+ Feb. 3	Larry Torpey	Philadelphia, USA	TKO 7
+ Feb. 25	Maxie Tanaka	Scranton, USA	TKO 9
+ Feb. 28	Mario Colon	Holyoke, USA	TKO 10
- Mar. 27	Harry Jeffra	Baltimore, USA	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 91, Won: 62 (13 inside the limit), Lost: 17 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 12, NC: 0