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Al Zappala vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

Al Zappala

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Roland La Starza

Al Zappala (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Roland La Starza (57-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Zappala

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Starza

57

Wins27 KO · 47%

9

Losses

0

Draws66 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Starza leads 1–0

Al Zappala and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.

Al Zappala and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.
Met1947Aug 12Series
Al ZappalaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Zappala 1 · Starza 3 of 4 measurable rows
ZappalaStarza
Record†
0-157-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
86.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—47.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—47%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
1
66

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Al Zappala: No height on file
Roland La Starza: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Al Zappala: No reach on file
Roland La Starza: 72″
Agenot held
Al Zappala: No date of birth
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance
Al Zappala: Not recorded
Roland La Starza: Orthodox

Al Zappala left, Roland La Starza right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Al Zappala0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Al Zappala: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Zappala yet.

Roland La Starza57 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

Roland La Starza: 57 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (47%) and 30 on the cards (53%). Counted from 66 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 47%30 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Zappala 1, Roland La Starza 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Al Zappala last boxed on Aug 12, 1947 — 28,939 days ago. Zappala had lost the most recent, to Roland La Starza.L

Starza Aug 1947

Roland La Starza had won two in a row before losing a decision to Monroe Ratliff. Starza last boxed on May 8, 1961.WLWWL

Anderson Oct 1957Zernitz Dec 1958Logan Nov 1960Thomas Dec 1960Ratliff May 19614.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Al Zappala and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. Al Zappala and Roland La Starza met once on August 12, 1947, and Roland La Starza won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

LAug 12, 1947 · Starza · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Zappala or Starza?
Al Zappala is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Roland La Starza is 57-9. Roland La Starza has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Zappala0–10%

Starza57–986.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Zappala or Starza?
Al Zappala has 0 knockout wins and Roland La Starza has 27. Roland La Starza has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Zappala0

Starza2747.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Zappala and Starza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Al Zappala and Roland La Starza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Zappala and Starza?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Al Zappala and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Zappala1bout

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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