Ralf Rocchigiani

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.

Ralf Rocchigiani
Born	Ralf Rocchigiani (1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 61) Duisburg, Germany
Nationality	German
Other names	Rocky II
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	58
Wins	42
Wins by KO	17
Losses	9
Draws	7
No contests	0

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
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 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

• Notable boxing families

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.

External links

• Boxing record for Ralf Rocchigiani from BoxRec (registration required)

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