Ralf Rocchigiani

Ralf Rocchigiani
Born
Ralf Rocchigiani

(1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 61)
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

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

See also

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References

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  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
Vacant
Title last held by
Dariusz Michalczewski
WBO cruiserweight champion
10 June 1995 - 4 October 1997
Succeeded by