Podgorski worked for the Chicago Park District as a Physical Education Instructor and as a Park Supervisor of Recreation. In addition he was a Chairman for amateur boxing for the North Region and also a area chairman for baseball. Pete coached several All-Star youth baseball teams and managed the Diamonds 13 yr. old traveling baseball team in 1996 which won several tournaments, including the annual Thillens Championship tournament. In addition Podgorski taught Physical Education classes part-time for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Most of the years were spent at St. John Bosco and Saint Josaphat's elementary schools on Chicago's North side.
Podgorski currently officiates amateur & professional boxing. As of April 2015 Pete Podgorski has officiated 62 World Title bouts. [1], Officiating history as a referee [2]
| 22 Wins (16 knockouts, 6 decisions), 15 Losses (9 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 No Contest [3] |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Type |
Round |
Date |
Location |
Notes |
| Win |
0-1-1 |
 George Nick Mavrou |
KO |
2 |
02/12/1986 |
 Highland, Indiana, United States |
|
| Loss |
12-0-2 |
 Romolo Casamonica |
TKO |
3 |
25/09/1986 |
 Paris, France |
|
| Win |
1-4 |
 Tom Lally |
KO |
3 |
01/08/1986 |
LaPorte, Indiana, United States |
Lally knocked out at 2:49 of the third round. |
| Win |
0-0-1 |
 John "Scars" Malars |
TKO |
1 |
22/07/1986 |
Highland, Indiana, United States |
|
| Loss |
6-1 |
 Ernie Houser |
TKO |
2 |
17/06/1986 |
 Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States |
|
| Loss |
3-2-2 |
Chris Bajor |
UD |
6 |
20/08/1985 |
 Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
|
| Win |
2-2-1 |
Brandon Quarry |
KO |
5 |
12/07/1985 |
 Cudahy, Wisconsin, United States |
Mid West/Mid American Light Middleweight Titles. |
| Loss |
26-13 |
Randy Mitchem |
UD |
8 |
23/04/1985 |
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
|
| Win |
1-0 |
 Rich "Bulldog" Herman |
TKO |
3 |
16/04/1985 |
Highland, Indiana, United States |
|
| Win |
1-1 |
Brandon Quarry |
KO |
2 |
20/03/1985 |
Cudahy, Wisconsin, United States |
Quarry knocked out at 2:30 of the second round. |
| Win |
1-0 |
Mike "Stone" Szymanski |
TKO |
3 |
11/03/1985 |
Century Center, South Bend, Indiana, United States |
|
| Loss |
11-0 |
Jack "Iron Man" Callahan |
MD |
6 |
22/02/1985 |
Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, United States |
|
| Loss |
21-0-1 |
Danny Ferris |
TKO |
7 |
20/12/1984 |
 Saratoga Springs, New York, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:57 of the seventh round. |
| Win |
0-2 |
Gary Granite |
KO |
2 |
20/11/1984 |
Highland, Indiana, United States |
Granite knocked out at 1:15 of the second round. |
| Win |
0-3-1 |
Jerry "TNT" Tucker |
UD |
4 |
18/09/1984 |
Highland, Indiana, United States |
40-36, 39-37, 40-36. |
| Loss |
65-45-6 |
Bruce Strauss |
SD |
8 |
10/07/1984 |
Highland, Indiana, United States |
|
| Win |
0-1 |
John Schirico |
KO |
1 |
13/03/1984 |
Highland, Indiana, United States |
Schirico knocked out at 2:59 of the first round. |
| Loss |
14-3 |
Arnie Wells |
TKO |
2 |
23/11/1983 |
Russellville, Michigan, United States |
|
| Win |
0-6-1 |
Jerome McKinney |
KO |
2 |
19/11/1983 |
Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, United States |
McKinney knocked out at 1:31 of the second round. |
| Loss |
6-4 |
Gary "Spoiler" Gibson |
TKO |
5 |
18/10/1983 |
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the fifth round. |
| Loss |
5-0 |
Mike "Machine Gun" Mungin |
TKO |
4 |
07/09/1983 |
Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, United States |
|
| Win |
-- |
John "The Boss" Schirico |
KO |
1 |
05/07/1983 |
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
Schirico knocked out at 0:37 of the first round. |
| Loss |
2-1 |
Sam Alvelo |
TKO |
2 |
15/04/1983 |
 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:06 of the second round. |
| Win |
1-6 |
Adrian Green |
UD |
6 |
03/01/1983 |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
2-1 |
Stan Cooper |
KO |
4 |
13/12/1982 |
Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
-- |
Brandon Quarry |
TKO |
3 |
17/11/1982 |
Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, United States |
|
| Loss |
14-1 |
Ronnie Shields |
TKO |
2 |
02/10/1982 |
Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:37 of the second round. |
| Loss |
6-2 |
Harold Brazier |
MD |
6 |
28/09/1982 |
Holiday Star Theatre, Merrillville, Indiana, United States |
|
| No Contest |
17-21-3 |
Tom Tarantino |
NC |
2 |
08/12/1981 |
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
|
| Win |
0-3-3 |
Jeff Gettemy |
UD |
4 |
30/11/1981 |
Park West Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
2-0 |
Len Santana |
KO |
2 |
03/01/1981 |
 Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
|
| Loss |
1-0 |
Ralph Twinning |
TKO |
3 |
04/06/1979 |
Bridgeview, Illinois, United States |
|
| Loss |
0-0-1 |
Robert Hughes |
MD |
4 |
17/03/1979 |
Alumni Hall (DePaul University), Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
2-1 |
Tony "Chief" Ketchinakow |
PTS |
4 |
28/02/1979 |
Alumni Hall (DePaul University), Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
0-1 |
Imara Epesi |
KO |
2 |
02/02/1979 |
Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
0-1-1 |
Bob Al Hughes |
UD |
10 |
06/06/1977 |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
1-0 |
Larry Johnston |
KO |
3 |
19/05/1977 |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
1-1 |
Jorge Vasquez |
UD |
4 |
07/04/1977 |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|
