During the fight, Salka created controversy by wearing trunks featuring a red, white and blue brick wall pattern and the phrase 'America 1st', a reference to Donald Trump's proposed border wall and slogan and policy. On April 12, 2018, Salka faced former super featherweight world champion Francisco Vargas. Before and after the event, the fight was heavily criticized by boxing observers as a mismatch.
Salka is most notable for facing light welterweight world champion Danny García on August 9, 2014, a fight in which Salka was brutally knocked out in two rounds. In 2016, he ran as a Republican in the 38th House District of Pennsylvania.
Rod Salka (born February 28, 1983) is an American professional boxer and politician.īorn and raised in Bunola, Pennsylvania, Salka served ten years as part of the United States National Guard, joining in 2001.
