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| Born | Ralf Rocchigiani (1963-12-29) December 29, 1963 (age 61) Duisburg-Rheinhausen, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Other names | Rocky II |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light Heavyweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 58 |
| Wins | 42 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 7 |
| No contests | 0 |
Ralf Rocchigiani (born February 13 1963) is a boxer from Duisburg-Hamborn in Germany.
He was often overlooked due to his more talented and successful younger brother, 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 Ralf Rocchigiani owns a bar on the Savignyplatz in Berlin and also serves as a trainer for his brother Graciano Rocchigiani.
| Preceded byDariusz Michalczewski (Vacated) |
WBO Cruiserweight Champion 10 June 1995–4 October 1997 |
Succeeded byCarl Thompson |
See also
External links
- Boxing record for Ralf Rocchigiani from BoxRec (registration required)