Heavyweight · United States
Roland La Starza 57-9-0 27 KO · 1947–1961
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Roland La Starza was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born May 12, 1927. Record 57-9-0 with 27 knockouts over 1947–1961. Roland La Starza last fought Monroe Ratliff on May 8, 1961 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: Роланд Ластарца · رولاند لا ستارزا · ڕۆلاند لا ستارزا +2 more ローランド・ラスタルサ · Ластарца, Роланд
Born May 12, 1927
Died Sep 30, 2009
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 183 cm
Reach 183 cm
Debut Jul 7, 1947
Career 1947–1961
Rounds boxed 444
KO share 47%
Born in The Bronx
Boxerbook rating 1597 ± 325 · inactive since May 1961Why here › Confirmed bouts 3 of 66
Career record Record
57-9-0, 27 KOs · 1947–1961
Last result L
Monroe Ratliff
UD 10/10 · Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
The record 66 bouts, 1947–1961, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 66, Wikipedia (ja) · 2, Wikipedia (ru) · 2
L
Monroe Ratliff
UD 10/10 · Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Starza 57-8-0 · Ratliff —
W
Ike Thomas
TKO 3/8 · Plaza Ballroom, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Starza 56-8-0 · Thomas —
W
Danny Logan
TKO 7/8 · Plaza Ballroom, Paterson, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Starza 55-8-0 · Logan —
L
Larry Zernitz
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 55-7-0 · Zernitz —
W
Al Anderson
SD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Starza 54-7-0 · Anderson —
W
Jimmy McMillan
TKO 3/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Starza 53-7-0 · McMillan —
L
Julio Mederos
KO 5/10 · Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Starza 53-6-0 · Mederos —
L
Charley Norkus
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Starza 53-5-0 · Norkus —
L
PTS 10/10 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Starza 53-4-0 · Cockell 62-11-1
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 11/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Starza 53-3-0 · Marciano 44-0-0
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 52-3-0 · Layne —
W
Rocky Jones
UD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Starza 51-3-0 · Jones —
L
Rocky Jones
UD 10/10 · Armory, Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Starza 51-2-0 · Jones —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 50-2-0 · Bucceroni —
W
Joe McFadden
TKO 5/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 49-2-0 · McFadden —
W
Ralph Schneider
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Starza 48-2-0 · Schneider —
W
Bill Wilson
KO 4/10 · Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Starza 47-2-0 · Wilson —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 47-1-0 · Bucceroni —
W
UD 10/10 · Stadium, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Starza 46-1-0 · Lowry —
W
Gene Felton
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Starza 45-1-0 · Felton —
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Vern Mitchell
TKO 8/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 44-1-0 · Mitchell —
W
Keene Simmons
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Starza 43-1-0 · Simmons —
W
Curt Kennedy
TKO 6/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Starza 42-1-0 · Kennedy —
W
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Starza 41-1-0 · Lowry —
W
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 40-1-0 · Spagnolo —
W
Keene Simmons
UD 8/8 · Stadium, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Starza 39-1-0 · Simmons —
W
Georgie Fuller
TKO 9/10 · Mara's Arena, Waterbury, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Starza 38-1-0 · Fuller —
W
Jimmy Walls
KO 3/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Starza 37-1-0 · Walls —
L
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Starza 37-0-0 · Marciano 25-0-0
W
César Brion
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 36-0-0 · Brion —
W
Walter Hafer
KO 9/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 35-0-0 · Hafer —
W
Joe Dominic
PTS 6/6 · Stadium, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Starza 34-0-0 · Dominic —
W
Jackie Lyons
TKO 5/10 · Stadium, Long Beach, New York, 🇺🇸
Starza 33-0-0 · Lyons —
W
TKO 4/8 · Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Starza 32-0-0 · Haft —
W
Jimmy Carollo
UD 10/10 · Queensboro Arena, Queens, 🇺🇸
Starza 31-0-0 · Carollo —
W
Eldridge Eatman
UD 8/8 · Sunnyside Garden, Queens, 🇺🇸
Starza 30-0-0 · Eatman —
W
Gino Buonvino
TKO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 29-0-0 · Buonvino —
W
Bill Weinberg
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 28-0-0 · Weinberg —
W
Gene Gosney
TKO 7/8 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 27-0-0 · Gosney —
W
Don Mogard
UD 8/8 · Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Starza 26-0-0 · Mogard —
W
Mike Jacobs
PTS 6/6 · Jamaica Arena, Queens, 🇺🇸
Starza 25-0-0 · Jacobs —
W
Don Mogard
PTS 6/6 · Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 24-0-0 · Mogard —
W
Mel McKinney
KO 4/8 · Queensboro Arena, Queens, 🇺🇸
Starza 23-0-0 · McKinney —
W
Teddy Georges
TKO 2/6 · MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Starza 22-0-0 · Georges —
W
Oscar Goode
TKO 4 · MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Starza 21-0-0 · Goode —
W
Tony Gangemi
UD 8/8 · Jerome Stadium, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 20-0-0 · Gangemi —
W
Benny Rusk
PTS 6/6 · Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 19-0-0 · Rusk —
W
Freddie McManus
UD 6/6 · Park Arena, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 18-0-0 · McManus —
W
John Holloway
TKO 5/6 · Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Starza 17-0-0 · Holloway —
W
Claude McClintock
PTS 6/6 · State Armory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Starza 16-0-0 · McClintock —
W
Steve King
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 15-0-0 · King —
W
Jimmy White
KO 2/6 · Park Arena, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 14-0-0 · White —
W
Frankie Reed
TKO 4/6 · Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Starza 13-0-0 · Reed —
W
Mike Belluscio
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 12-0-0 · Belluscio —
W
Luther McMillan
PTS 6/6 · Park Arena, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 11-0-0 · McMillan —
W
Fred Ramsey
TKO 4/6 · Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Starza 10-0-0 · Ramsey —
W
Matt Mincy
PTS 6/6 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 9-0-0 · Mincy —
W
Lorne McCarthy
PTS 6/6 · Park Arena, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 8-0-0 · McCarthy —
W
Jimmy Evans
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 7-0-0 · Evans —
W
Matt Mincy
PTS 6/6 · Park Arena, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 6-0-0 · Mincy —
W
Zeke Brown
KO 1/6 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Starza 5-0-0 · Brown —
W
Jim Johnson
KO 1/6 · Jerome Stadium, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 4-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Jimmy Dodd
TKO 4/6 · Queensboro Arena, Queens, 🇺🇸
Starza 3-0-0 · Dodd —
W
Al Zappala
KO 5/6 · Jerome Stadium, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 2-0-0 · Zappala —
W
Zack Johnson
KO 6/6 · Jerome Stadium, The Bronx, 🇺🇸
Starza 1-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Dave Glanton
PTS 6/6 · Queensboro Arena, Queens, 🇺🇸
Starza 0-0-0 · Glanton —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Roland La Starza's record? Roland La Starza's professional record is 57-9-0 with 27 knockouts.
Who did Roland La Starza fight last? Roland La Starza last fought Monroe Ratliff on May 8, 1961 and lost by UD over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 11484 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11484 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
