Ralf Rocchigiani

Ralf Rocchigiani
Born (1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 61)
Duisburg, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Other namesRocky II
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights58
Wins42
Wins by KO17
Losses9
Draws7

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.

Professional career

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,[1] and defended it six times including against Bash Ali.[2] 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.

Professional boxing record

58 fights 42 wins 9 losses
By knockout 17 0
By decision 24 9
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 7
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
58 Win 42–9–7 Andreas Wornowski TKO 6 (?) 18 Sep 1999 Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany
57 Win 41–9–7 Andreas Wornowski PTS 8 (8) 6 Dec 1998 Prague, Czech Republic
56 Loss 40–9–7 Carl Thompson SD 12 (12) 4 Oct 1997 Stadionsporthalle, Hanover, Germany Lost WBO cruiserweight title
55 Win 40–8–7 Stefan Angehrn MD 12 (12) 26 Apr 1997 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland Retained WBO cruiserweight title
54 Win 39–8–7 Stefan Angehrn UD 12 (12) 13 Dec 1996 Stadionsporthalle, Hanover, Germany Retained WBO cruiserweight title
53 Win 38–8–7 Bash Ali UD 12 (12) 13 Jul 1996 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany Retained WBO cruiserweight title
52 Win 37–8–7 Jay Snyder TKO 4 (12) 16 Mar 1996 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany Retained WBO cruiserweight title
51 Win 36–8–7 Dan Ward TKO 8 (12) 25 Nov 1995 Stadthalle, Braunschweig, Germany Retained WBO cruiserweight title
50 Win 35–8–7 Marc Randazzo UD 12 (12) 30 Sep 1995 Stadionsporthalle, Hanover, Germany Retained WBO cruiserweight title
49 Win 34–8–7 Carl Thompson TKO 11 (12) 10 Jun 1995 G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England Won vacant WBO cruiserweight title
48 Win 33–8–7 Terrence Wright UD 8 (8) 12 Feb 1995 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
47 Loss 32–8–7 Torsten May PTS 10 (10) 7 May 1994 Oberwerth Halle, Koblenz, Germany Lost BDB German cruiserweight title
46 Win 32–7–7 Tim Knight PTS 8 (8) 5 Feb 1994 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
45 Draw 31–7–7 Tony Booth PTS 8 (8) 1 May 1993 Sporthalle Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
44 Win 31–7–6 David Bates PTS 8 (8) 3 Apr 1993 Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
43 Win 30–7–6 Rick Enis KO 5 (?) 19 Dec 1992 Germany
42 Win 29–7–6 Melvin Ricks KO 4 (?) 27 Nov 1992 Suhl, Germany
41 Loss 28–7–6 Tyrone Booze UD 12 (12) 2 Oct 1992 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany For WBO cruiserweight title
40 Win 28–6–6 Dawud Shaw KO 3 (8) 27 Jun 1992 Halle, Germany
39 Win 27–6–6 John Held PTS 10 (10) 25 Apr 1992 Germany
38 Loss 26–6–6 John Held PTS 10 (10) 3 Mar 1992 Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands For vacant BeNeLux cruiserweight title
37 Loss 26–5–6 Markus Bott PTS 10 (10) 3 May 1991 Legien Center, Berlin, Germany For BDB German heavyweight title
36 Loss 26–4–6 John Held PTS 8 (8) 16 Feb 1990 Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
35 Win 26–3–6 Klaus Winter KO 3 (10) 1 Dec 1989 Inter-Continental Hotel, Berlin, Germany Won BDB German cruiserweight title
34 Loss 25–3–6 John Emmen PTS 10 (10) 30 Sep 1989 Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
33 Win 25–2–6 Bernd Kulle PTS 4 (4) 8 Jul 1989 Süpplingen, Germany
32 Draw 24–2–6 Jan Lefeber SD 12 (12) 8 Apr 1989 Palais am Funkturm, Berlin, Germany For European light-heavyweight title
31 Win 24–2–5 Jan Lefeber PTS 8 (8) 29 Jul 1988 Timmendorfer Strand, Germany
30 Win 23–2–5 Vedat Akova TKO 2 (?) 12 May 1988 Germany
29 Win 22–2–5 Marvin Camel PTS 10 (10) 26 Apr 1988 Cologne, Germany
28 Draw 21–2–5 Agamil Yilderim PTS 8 (8) 19 Feb 1988 Germany
27 Win 21–2–4 Alex Zeh KO 9 (10) 23 Jan 1988 Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany Retained BDB German cruiserweight title
26 Win 20–2–4 Chisanda Mutti PTS 10 (10) 5 Dec 1987 Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany
25 Win 19–2–4 Tommy Taylor PTS 8 (8) 30 Oct 1987 Kurfürstliches Schloss, Mainz, Germany
24 Win 18–2–4 Manfred Jassmann PTS 10 (10) 25 Sep 1987 Germany Retained BDB German cruiserweight title
23 Draw 17–2–4 Alex Zeh PTS 10 (10) 27 Feb 1987 Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany Retained BDB German cruiserweight title
22 Loss 17–2–3 Alex Blanchard UD 12 (12) 3 Oct 1986 Germany For European light-heavyweight title
21 Win 17–1–3 Mladen Grubešić KO 2 (?) 12 May 1986 Tennis Stab Verein, Bad Homburg, Germany
20 Win 16–1–3 Dragomir Milo Popović DQ 7 (?) 1 Mar 1986 Cologne, Germany
19 Win 15–1–3 Ibelo Moano PTS 8 (8) 20 Dec 1985 Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany
18 Win 14–1–3 Tom Collins PTS 8 (8) 29 Nov 1985 Frankfurt, Germany
17 Win 13–1–3 Jose Seys SD 8 (8) 31 Aug 1985 Berlin, Germany
16 Win 12–1–3 Josef Kossmann TKO 2 (10) 21 Aug 1985 Tennis Stab Verein, Bad Homburg, Germany Won vacant BDB German cruiserweight title
15 Draw 11–1–3 Manfred Jassmann SD 10 (10) 10 May 1985 Germany For BDB German light-heavyweight title
14 Loss 11–1–2 Manfred Jassmann PTS 10 (10) 1 Dec 1984 Düsseldorf, Germany For BDB German light-heavyweight title
13 Draw 11–0–2 Paul Muyodi PTS 6 (6) 20 Oct 1984 Bad Salzuflen, Germany
12 Win 11–0–1 Trevor Cattouse KO 3 (8) 5 Oct 1984 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
11 Win 10–0–1 Juan Alberto Barrero PTS 6 (6) 15 Sep 1984 Dortmund, Germany
10 Win 9–0–1 Brahim Ferizovic TKO 3 (?) 22 Jun 1984 Munich, Germany
9 Win 8–0–1 Mladen Grubešić PTS 6 (6) 8 Jun 1984 Baunatal, Germany
8 Draw 7–0–1 Liam Coleman PTS 6 (6) 27 Apr 1984 Germany
7 Win 7–0 Mike McCoy PTS 6 (6) 13 Apr 1984 Ischelandhalle, Hagen, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Francesco Campi RTD 3 (?) 9 Mar 1984 Frankfurt, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Helmut Ulka UD 4 (4) 24 Feb 1984 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Alan Ash PTS 6 (6) 10 Feb 1984 Sporthalle Süd, Frankfurt, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Eddy Vandenhouwele PTS 4 (4) 14 Jan 1984 Düsseldorf, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Horst Schulze TKO 1 (4) 2 Dec 1983 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Hans Gimborn KO 1 (?) 5 Nov 1983 Mannheim, Germany

Later life

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

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ralf Rocchigiani.

References

  1. ^ "Rematch certain for Thompson". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  2. ^ "Bowe's $5-Million Purse Being Held". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title BDB German
cruiserweight champion
21 August 1985 – 1988
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Klaus Winter
Preceded by
Klaus Winter
 BDB German
cruiserweight champion
1 December 1989 – 7 May 1994 		Succeeded by
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Dariusz Michalczewski 		WBO cruiserweight champion
10 June 1995 – 4 October 1997 		Succeeded by