Garcia vs. Salka Philadelphia’s Danny Garcia needed a big performance on Saturday night against Rod Salka to silence his critics.  On Showtime’s headlining bout from Brooklyn, New York, Garcia may have done just that landing a spectacular left hook and knocking out Salka at officially two minutes and thirty-one seconds of the second round. Garcia,

Danny Garcia workout quotes & photos PHILADELPHIA (July 30, 2014) – Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny “Swift” Garcia opened his DSG Boxing Gym in Philadelphia Wednesday for a media workout prior to his August 9 welterweight bout against “Lightning” Rod Salka at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY live on SHOWTIME. Garcia, along with his

Can Karim Mayfield get back on track? Tonight, junior welterweight contender Karim Mayfield looks to erase memories of his first professional defeat as he faces Emmanuel Taylor in the main event of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights. Earlier this year, Mayfield (18-1-1, 11 knockouts) lost a ten-round unanimous decision, derailing hopes of a title shot –

Danny Garcia-Rod Salka press conference quotes & photos Below are the quotes and photos from the Danny Garcia-Rod Salka Showtime tripleheader scheduled for Aug. 9.   DANNY GARCIA, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion “Come August 9th it’s going to be another great performance by me. I feel like I’ve got a lot to prove. I’ve

Does Danny Garcia have any intention of facing Lamont Peterson? On Aug. 9, Danny Garcia and Lamont Peterson appear in separate showcase bouts atop a Showtime-televised tripleheader emanating from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Garcia (28-0, 16 knockouts), the RING Magazine junior welterweight champion, squares off with lightly regarded Rod Salka, who in his last fight

Danny Garcia, Lamont Peterson co-headline underwhelming triple header Aug. 9 on Showtime Golden Boy Promotions announced Tuesday afternoon a Showtime triple header that will take place Aug. 9 at Barclays Center. The card is headlined by RING Magazine junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia defending against lightly regarded as well as Lamont Peterson defending his alphabet

Alexei Collado upset by Rod Salka on SHOBOX MONROEVILLE, Pa. (April 19, 2014) – Rod Salka put on a boxing clinic for Alexei Collado in Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation main event. And then he stated his case for a world title shot. Salka was the more intelligent and effective fighter from the opening bell,