| Ralf Rocchigiani | |
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Ralf Rocchigiani |
| Nickname(s) | Rocky II |
| Rated at | Light Heavyweight |
| Nationality | German |
| Birth date | December 29, 1963 |
| Birth place | Duisburg-Rheinhausen, Germany |
| 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. In boxing the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds up to 175 pounds division is the weight division between Cruiserweight and Super middleweight. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Duisburg (ˈdyːsbʊɐ̯k is a German city in the western part of the Ruhr Area ( Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
He was often overlooked due to his more talented and successful younger brother, Graciano Rocchigiani. Graciano Rocchigiani (born December 29, 1963 in Duisburg-Rheinhausen Germany) was a professional boxer in the Light Heavyweight 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. The European Boxing Union (also popularly known to Boxing fans as EBU) is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe He also failed to take the WBO Cruiserweight championship from Tyrone Booze in 1992. The World Boxing Organization ( WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional Boxing world champions Tyrone Booze (b February 12, 1959) is a former boxer who held the World Boxing Organization Cruiserweight world championship
He finally won the WBO Cruiserweight championship on June 10, 1995, and held it for more than two years. The World Boxing Organization ( WBO) is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional Boxing world champions He won the vacant title by scoring a technical knockout over Carl Thompson and defended it six times. Carl Thompson may refer to Carl Thompson (luthier Carl Thompson (boxer 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. Graciano Rocchigiani (born December 29, 1963 in Duisburg-Rheinhausen Germany) was a professional boxer in the Light Heavyweight
| Preceded by Dariusz Michalczewski (Vacated) | WBO Cruiserweight Champion 10 June 1995–4 October 1997 | Succeeded by Carl Thompson |
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