Roberto Cocco
Born	Roberto Cocco (1977-05-16) May 16, 1977 (age 46) Torino, Italy
Other names	The Hammer
Nationality	Italian
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Division	Middleweight Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight
Style	Boxing, Kickboxing
Team	Dojo Miura, X1 Boxing Torino
Professional boxing record
Total	37
Wins	20
By knockout	8
Losses	16
By knockout	6
Draws	1
Kickboxing record
Total	119
Wins	86
By knockout	42
Losses	30
Draws	3
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Last updated on: July 31, 2018

Roberto Cocco (born May 16, 1977) is an Italian super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Dojo Miura in his home town of Turin, Italy. He is a former three time I.S.K.A. kickboxing world champion and one time World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) Thai-boxing world Champion.

Biography / Career

Roberto started learning martial arts aged six in his home town of Turin. He began with Judo but would soon progress to kickboxing despite initial attempts by his parents to discourage him. Through his teen years he attended several competitions in full contact kickboxing and boxing winning the Italian title at amateur level. In 1995 he started to learn Thai-boxing under coach Marco Franza and would turn pro not long after.^[1] In 2001, after picking up a number of victories on the domestic scene or across the border in France, Roberto had his first shot at a major title. He faced Carlos Heredia for the I.S.K.A. world title, winning a decision victory after twelve rounds – something Cocco was not used to, having usually faced opponents over three to five rounds.^[2]

As a new world champion, doors opened for Roberto and he found himself in position for more honours; defeating Stephan Mbida to claim the W.P.K.C. intercontinental belt,^[3] and then going across to São Paulo, Brazil to unify the I.S.K.A. and U.W.K.F. world titles.^[4] Throughout 2003, Cocco would defend his I.S.K.A. belt for the second time and win the W.K.N. world title by defeating Carlos Heredia once again, this time only taking one round as opposed to twelve, in a TKO victory.^[5]

In 2003 he signed with the recently created SuperLeague,^[6] defeating Foad Sadeghi by knockout in his organizational debut in Vienna. By joining the promotion Roberto would face a much stiffer rate of competition, with many of his rivals European and world champions with plenty of fight experience. He found this out to his cost when he faced Joerie Mes in his next SuperLeague match, losing by KO in the fourth round. Between 2003 and 2006 (when the promoted ceased to exist), Roberto had a losing record with SuperLeague, good wins against Foad Sadeghi and Moises Baptista De Sousa tempered by a number of defeats, finishing with a 2 and 7 record with the promotion. He had some success on other circuits, however, defeating Roberto Castro in 2005 to claim the W.A.K.O. Pro world title.^[7]

As SuperLeague folded, Cocco started focusing more on professional boxing defeating former kickboxing rival Alexander Dredhaj on his debut in 2006. He would have a number of boxing bouts in his native Italy, culminating in a fight for the vacant W.B.C. Mediterranean title, losing a decision to Nikola Sjekloca. So far, unable to replicate his success on the kickboxing circuit he would be unsuccessful in his two other boxing title fights to date, losing three fights for the Italian title in 2008 and 2010 (two times).^[8] Returning to kickboxing action in Europe, in between boxing, Cocco managed to pick up some good wins, defeating Thomas Hladky and multiple Muaythai world champion Rayen Simson to claim the Kings of Kickboxing Munich title in 2007, but dropping decisions to Yohan Lidon, Jiri Zak and Dmitry Shakuta.

He lost to Yury Bessmertny by TKO due to a cut at Thai Boxe Mania in Turin, Italy on November 24, 2012. Even though the cut was caused by an accidental headbutt, Bessmertny was given the win rather than the bout being made a no contest.^[9]

He lost a unanimous decision to Karapet Karapetyan at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013.^{[10][11][12][13]}

He became W.K.N. Super Middleweight Oriental Rules Intercontinental Kickboxing Champion, facing Yoann Kongolo at Thai Boxe Mania in Turin, Italy on January 25, 2014, winning by judges split decision.^[14][15][16]

Titles

Kickboxing:

• 2013 W.K.N. Oriental Rules Super Middleweight Intercontinental Title -79.4 kg
• 2007 "Kings of Kickboxing" Munich preliminary tournament title -75 kg
• 2005 Kombat League Venezia K-1 rules tournament champion -76 kg
• 2005 W.A.K.O. Pro Full-Contact middleweight world champion -75 kg
• 2003 W.K.N. Thai-boxing super welterweight world champion -72.6 kg
• 2003 I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world champion -75 kg (2nd title defence)
• 2002 U.W.K.F. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg
• 2002 I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world champion -75 kg (1st title defence)
• 2002 W.P.K.C. Thai-boxing intercontinental champion -76 kg
• 2001 I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world champion -75 kg

Boxing:

• 2013 F.P.I. Italian Super Middleweight Title in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy
• 2012 F.P.I. Italian Super Middleweight Title in Turin, Italy
• 2008 F.P.I. Super Middleweight ProCup in Adria, Italy

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

86 Wins (42 (T)KO's), 30 Losses, 3 Draws[17]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2014-01-25	Win	Yoann Kongolo	Thai Boxe Mania	Turin, Italy	Decision (split)	5	2:00
Wins W.K.N. Super Middleweight Oriental Rules Intercontinental Kickboxing Title.
2013-04-20	Loss	Karapet Karapetyan	Glory 7: Milan	Milan, Italy	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2012-02-05	Loss	Yury Bessmertny	Thai Boxe Mania	Turin, Italy	TKO (cut)
2012-02-05	Loss	Artur Kyshenko	Thai Boxe Mania	Turin, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-11-06	Loss	Artem Levin	Muay Thai Premier League: Round 3	The Hague, Netherlands	TKO
2011-10-08	Loss	Kaoklai Kaennorsing	Muaythai Premier League: Round 2	Padua, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
2011-03-18	Win	Marius Tiţă	SUPERKOMBAT The Pilot Show	Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2011-02-26	Win	Aurel Pirtea	X1 Boxing Promotion	Turin, Italy	Decision	3	3:00
2010-11-13	Win	Mario Agatic	X1 Boxing Promotion	Ivrea, Italy	Decision	3	3:00
2010-10-30	Win	Barish Tunal	X1 Boxing Promotion	Turin, Italy	KO	1
2008-04-12	Loss	Dmitry Shakuta	K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008	Milan, Italy	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2007-06-23	Loss	Jiri Zak	5 Knockout Fight Night, Final	Lucerne, Switzerland	Decision	3	3:00
Fight was for "Kings of Kickboxing 2007" Lucerne tournament title -75kg.
2007-06-23	Win	Baker Barakat	5 Knockout Fight Night, Semi Final	Lucerne, Switzerland	Decision	3	3:00
2007-05-26	Loss	Yohan Lidon	Abano Grand Prix 2007	Abano Terme, Italy	Decision	3	3:00
2007-03-10	Win	Rayen Simson	Steko's Fight Night 23, Final	Munich, Germany	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Wins "Kings of Kickboxing 2007" Munich preliminary tournament title -75kg.
2007-03-10	Win	Thomas Hladky	Steko's Fight Night 23, Semi Final	Munich, Germany	Decision	3	3:00
2006-12-09	Loss	Najim Ettouhali	Judgement Day	Roosendaal, Netherlands	Decision	5	3:00
2006-07-02	Loss	Ibrahim Tamazaev	King of the Kings 2	Milan, Italy	Decision	5	3:00
2006-03-11	Loss	Dany Bill	SuperLeague Apocalypse 2006	Paris, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2006-01-28	Loss	Dmitry Shakuta	SuperLeague Hungary 2006	Budapest, Hungary	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2005-10-22	Loss	Clifton Brown	SuperLeague Heavy Knockout 2005	Vienna, Austria	Decision	3	3:00
2005-05-27	Win	Rosario Presti	Kombat League Venezia, Final	Mestre, Italy	Decision	3	3:00
Wins Kombat League Venezia K-1 rules tournament -76kg.
2005-05-27	Win	Salvatore Abate	Kombat League Venezia, Semi Final	Mestre, Italy	KO	1
2005-05-27	Win	Guaye Dauda	Kombat League Venezia, Quarter Finals	Mestre, Italy	Decision	3	3:00
2005-05-21	Win	Moises Baptista De Sousa	SuperLeague Germany 2005	Oberhausen, Germany	KO (High Kick)	4
2005-04-05	Win	Ryan Roy	Lumpinee Stadium	Bangkok, Thailand	KO	2
2005-03-19	Win	Ricardo Verschuren		Turin, Italy	KO	1
2005-02-19	Win	Roberto Castro	The King of Kings	Milan, Italy	TKO (Ref Stop/2 Knockdowns)	2
Wins W.A.K.O. Pro Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg.
2004-12-11	Loss	Cesar Cordoba	Superliga 2004 Federacion Catalana	Barcelona, Spain	Decision	5	3:00
2004-04-24	Win	Shingo Eguchi	K-1 Italy 2004	Milan, Italy	Decision	5	3:00
2004-03-30	Loss	Jiri Zak	SuperLeague Italy 2004	Padova, Italy	Decision	5	3:00
2003-12-06	Win	Yassine Perricot		Collegno, Italy	Decision
2003-09-27	Loss	Joerie Mes	SuperLeague Germany 2003	Wuppertal, Germany	KO	4
2003-05-10	Win	Foad Sadeghi	SuperLeague Austria 2003	Vienna, Austria	KO (Knee)	4
2003-04-12	Win	Carlos Heredia		Turin, Italy	TKO	1
Wins W.K.N. Thai-boxing super welterweight world title -72.6 kg.
2003-03-29	Win	Viorel Bondoc		Rome, Italy	TKO	3
Retains I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg (2nd defence).
2002-11-30	Win	Takaaki Nakamura	Kickboxing Mondiale 3	Padova, Italy	Decision	5	3:00
2002-06-19	Win	Isaul Torrão Soares		São Paulo, Brazil	KO	5
Wins Soares U.W.K.F. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg & retains I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg (1st defence).
2002-06-19	Win	Stephan Mbida		Peschiera Borromeo, Italy	Decision	5	3:00
Wins W.P.K.C. Thai-boxing intercontinental title -76 kg.
2002-05-15	Win	Michele Verginelli	Oktagon Milano	Milan, Italy	KO	5
2002-04-15	Win	Chucovich		Collegno, Italy	Decision
2002-04-01	Win	Kugler	Oktagon Roma	Rome, Italy	KO	1
2001-10-13	Win	Paolo Reverberi		Bologna, Italy	KO	2
2001-10-13	Win	Cico Zerbini		Borgaro Torinese, Italy	Decision
2001-07-14	Win	Cloudran		Casale Monferrato, Italy	Decision
2001-06-12	Win	Carlos Heredia		Turin, Italy	Decision	12	2:00
Wins I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg.
2001-04-14	Win	John Yale		Turin, Italy	KO	1
2001-02-24	Win	Clarence		Montauban, France	Decision
2001-03-10	Loss	Bernard Mersch		Saint-Étienne, France	Decision
2001-02-24	Win	Giovanni Perlunger		Trieste, Italy	Decision
2001-02-10	Draw	Alexander Dredhaj		Collegno, Italy	Decision Draw
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record