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Ralf Rocchigiani
Born
Ralf Rocchigiani

(1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 60)
Duisburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Other namesRocky II
Statistics
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights58
Wins42
Wins by KO17
Losses9
Draws7
No contests0

Ralf Rocchigiani (born 13 February 1963) is a boxer from Duisburg-Hamborn in Germany. He is the older brother of former two-division world boxing champion Graciano Rocchigiani.

He became a professional boxer in 1983 and won the German cruiserweight championship in 1985. He failed in two attempts to win the European Boxing Union light heavyweight championships. He also failed to take the WBO cruiserweight championship from Tyrone Booze in 1992.

He finally won the WBO cruiserweight championship on June 10, 1995, and held it for more than two years. He won the vacant title by scoring a technical knockout over Carl Thompson, and defended it six times. He lost the title in a rematch with Thompson in 1997 and retired from boxing in 1999. Rocchigiani was contractually signed to German boxing promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl and his company "Universum Boxpromotions." He was trained by Fritz Sdunek.

Today Rocchigiani owns a bar on the Savignyplatz in Berlin. He also served as a trainer for his brother Graciano Rocchigiani.[1]

Professional boxing record

42 Wins (17 knockouts, 25 decisions), 9 Losses (0 knockouts, 9 decisions), 7 Draws [1] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Win 1-1 Andreas Wornowski TKO 6 18 Sep 1999 Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Win -- Andreas Wornowski PTS 8 6 Dec 1998 Prague, Czech Republic Loss 21-4 Carl "Cat" Thompson SD 12 4 Oct 1997 Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 109-119, 111-117, 115-113. Win 16-3-1 Stefan Angehrn MD 12 26 Apr 1997 Zurich, Switzerland WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 119-109, 114-114, 115-114. Win 16-2-1 Stefan Angehrn UD 12 13 Dec 1996 Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Win 46-13 Bash Ali UD 12 13 Jul 1996 Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 115-113, 116-112, 116-112. Win 19-1 Jay Snyder TKO 4 16 Mar 1996 Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fourth round. Win 25-5 "Pastor" Dan Ward TKO 8 25 Nov 1995 Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the eighth round. Win 27-0-1 Marc Randazzo UD 12 30 Sep 1995 Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 117-111, 118-110, 116-113. Win 18-3 Carl "Cat" Thompson TKO 11 10 Jun 1995 Manchester, United Kingdom WBO World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:38 of the 11th round. Win 4-41-2 Terrence Wright UD 8 12 Feb 1995 Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany Loss 5-0 Torsten May PTS 10 7 May 1994 Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title. Win 12-18 Tim "Dark" Knight PTS 8 5 Feb 1994 Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany Draw 13-14-4 Tony "Phone" Booth PTS 8 1 May 1993 Berlin, Germany Win 6-16 David "Psycho" Bates PTS 8 3 Apr 1993 Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany Win 22-26-1 Rick Enis KO 5 19 Dec 1992 Berlin, Germany Win 7-14-1 Melvin Ricks KO 4 27 Nov 1992 Suhl, Thuringen, Germany Loss 16-10-2 Tyrone Booze UD 12 2 Oct 1992 Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany WBO World Cruiserweight Title. 113-114, 113-116, 112-116. Win 13-24 Dawud Shaw KO 3 27 Jun 1992 Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Win 12-21-3 "Big Bad" John Held PTS 10 25 Apr 1992 Berlin, Germany Loss 11-21-3 "Big Bad" John Held PTS 10 3 Mar 1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands BeNeLux Cruiserweight Title. Loss 11-1 Markus Bott PTS 10 3 May 1991 Mitte, Berlin, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title. Loss 7-14-3 "Big Bad" John Held PTS 8 16 Feb 1990 Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany Win 6-1 "Santa" Klaus Winter KO 3 1 Dec 1989 Mitte, Berlin, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title. Winter knocked out at 2:24 of the third round. Loss 13-1 John Emmen PTS 10 30 Sep 1989 Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany Win 4-8-1 Bernd Kulle PTS 4 8 Jul 1989 Supplingen, Niedersachsen, Germany Draw 19-4-2 Jan Lefeber PTS 12 8 Apr 1989 Berlin, Germany EBU Light Heavyweight Title. 114-116, 119-118, 115-115. Win 18-3-2 Jan Lefeber PTS 8 29 Jul 1988 Timmendorfer Strand, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Win 12-12-3 Vedat Akova TKO 2 12 May 1988 Berlin, Germany Win 43-9-3 Marvin Camel PTS 10 26 Apr 1988 Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Draw 17-9-3 Agamil Yilderim PTS 8 19 Feb 1988 Berlin, Germany Win 1-2-1 Alex Zeh KO 9 23 Jan 1988 Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title. Win 24-8-2 Chisanda Mutti PTS 10 5 Dec 1987 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Win 16-5-1 Tommy "Tune" Taylor PTS 8 30 Oct 1987 Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Win 29-5-2 Manfred Jassmann PTS 10 25 Sep 1987 Berlin, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title. Draw 1-2 Alex Zeh PTS 10 27 Feb 1987 Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title. Loss 27-1-3 Alex Blanchard UD 12 3 Oct 1986 Berlin, Germany EBU Light Heavyweight Title. Win 0-10 Mladen Grubešić KO 2 12 May 1986 Hamburg, Germany Win 15-11-2 Dragomir Milo Popović DQ 7 1 Mar 1986 Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Win 7-15-2 Ibelo Moano PTS 8 20 Dec 1985 Rüsselsheim, Hessen, Germany Win 18-12 Tom Collins PTS 8 29 Nov 1985 Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany Win 14-7-2 Jose Seys SD 8 31 Aug 1985 Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany Win 7-28-6 Josef Kossmann TKO 2 21 Aug 1985 Bad Homburg, Hessen, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title. Draw 22-2-1 Manfred Jassmann PTS 10 10 May 1985 Berlin, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title. Loss 21-2-1 Manfred Jassmann PTS 10 1 Dec 1984 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title. Draw 4-8-1 Paul Muyodi PTS 6 20 Oct 1984 Bad Salzuflen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Win 20-15-3 Trevor Cattouse KO 3 5 Oct 1984 Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany Win 3-5 Juan Alberto Barrero PTS 6 15 Sep 1984 Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Win 1-5 Brahim Ferizovia TKO 3 22 Jun 1984 Munich, Bayern, Germany Win 0-3 Mladen Grubešić PTS 6 8 Jun 1984 Baunatal, Hessen, Germany Draw 12-9-1 "Lemon" Liam Coleman PTS 6 27 Apr 1984 Berlin, Germany Win 3-8-2 Mike "The Real" McCoy PTS 6 13 Apr 1984 Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Win 3-9-1 Francesco Campi RTD 3 9 Mar 1984 Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany Win 5-6-3 Helmut Ulka UD 4 24 Feb 1984 Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany Win 6-2 Alan Ash PTS 6 10 Feb 1984 Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany Win 9-7-1 Eddie Vandenhouwele PTS 4 14 Jan 1984 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Win 6-10 Horst Schulze TKO 1 2 Dec 1983 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the first round. Win 0-5 Hans Gimborn KO 1 5 Nov 1983 Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

See also

References

  1. ^ Brow, Jason (2 October 2018). "Graciano Rocchigiani: 5 Things About The Boxer, 54, Who Died After Reportedly Being Hit By A Car". Hollywood Life.

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Achievements VacantTitle last held byDariusz Michalczewski WBO cruiserweight champion 10 June 1995 - 4 October 1997 Succeeded byCarl Thompson
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