Ralf Rocchigiani


Ralf Rocchigiani is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 1999. He held the World Boxing Organisation cruiserweight title from 1995 to 1997. At regional level, he held the German title twice between 1985 and 1994. He is the older brother of former two-division world champion boxer, 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, and defended it six times including against Bash Ali. 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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
58Win42–9–7Andreas WornowskiTKO6 18 Sep 1999Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany
57Win41–9–7Andreas WornowskiPTS8 6 Dec 1998Prague, Czech Republic
56Loss40–9–7Carl ThompsonSD12 4 Oct 1997Stadionsporthalle, Hanover, GermanyLost WBO cruiserweight title
55Win40–8–7Stefan AngehrnMD12 26 Apr 1997Hallenstadion, Zurich, SwitzerlandRetained WBO cruiserweight title
54Win39–8–7Stefan AngehrnUD12 13 Dec 1996Stadionsporthalle, Hanover, GermanyRetained WBO cruiserweight title
53Win38–8–7Bash AliUD12 13 Jul 1996Grugahalle, Essen, GermanyRetained WBO cruiserweight title
52Win37–8–7Jay SnyderTKO4 16 Mar 1996Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GermanyRetained WBO cruiserweight title
51Win36–8–7Dan WardTKO8 25 Nov 1995Stadthalle, Braunschweig, GermanyRetained WBO cruiserweight title
50Win35–8–7Marc RandazzoUD12 30 Sep 1995Stadionsporthalle, Hanover, GermanyRetained WBO cruiserweight title
49Win34–8–7Carl ThompsonTKO11 10 Jun 1995G-Mex Centre, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant WBO cruiserweight title
48Win33–8–7Terrence WrightUD8 12 Feb 1995Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
47Loss32–8–7Torsten MayPTS10 7 May 1994Oberwerth Halle, Koblenz, GermanyLost BDB German cruiserweight title
46Win32–7–7Tim KnightPTS8 5 Feb 1994Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
45Draw31–7–7Tony BoothPTS8 1 May 1993Sporthalle Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
44Win31–7–6David BatesPTS8 3 Apr 1993Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
43Win30–7–6Rick EnisKO5 19 Dec 1992Germany
42Win29–7–6Melvin RicksKO4 27 Nov 1992Suhl, Germany
41Loss28–7–6Tyrone BoozeUD12 2 Oct 1992Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GermanyFor WBO cruiserweight title
40Win28–6–6Dawud ShawKO3 27 Jun 1992Halle, Germany
39Win27–6–6John HeldPTS10 25 Apr 1992Germany
38Loss26–6–6John HeldPTS10 3 Mar 1992Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFor vacant BeNeLux cruiserweight title
37Loss26–5–6Markus BottPTS10 3 May 1991Legien Center, Berlin, GermanyFor BDB German heavyweight title
36Loss26–4–6John HeldPTS8 16 Feb 1990Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
35Win26–3–6Klaus WinterKO3 1 Dec 1989Inter-Continental Hotel, Berlin, GermanyWon BDB German cruiserweight title
34Loss25–3–6John EmmenPTS10 30 Sep 1989Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
33Win25–2–6Bernd KullePTS4 8 Jul 1989Süpplingen, Germany
32Draw24–2–6Jan LefeberSD12 8 Apr 1989Palais am Funkturm, Berlin, GermanyFor European light-heavyweight title
31Win24–2–5Jan LefeberPTS8 29 Jul 1988Timmendorfer Strand, Germany
30Win23–2–5Vedat AkovaTKO2 12 May 1988Germany
29Win22–2–5Marvin CamelPTS10 26 Apr 1988Cologne, Germany
28Draw21–2–5Agamil YilderimPTS8 19 Feb 1988Germany
27Win21–2–4Alex ZehKO9 23 Jan 1988Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, GermanyRetained BDB German cruiserweight title
26Win20–2–4Chisanda MuttiPTS10 5 Dec 1987Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany
25Win19–2–4Tommy TaylorPTS8 30 Oct 1987Kurfürstliches Schloss, Mainz, Germany
24Win18–2–4Manfred JassmannPTS10 25 Sep 1987GermanyRetained BDB German cruiserweight title
23Draw17–2–4Alex ZehPTS10 27 Feb 1987Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, GermanyRetained BDB German cruiserweight title
22Loss17–2–3Alex BlanchardUD12 3 Oct 1986GermanyFor European light-heavyweight title
21Win17–1–3Mladen GrubešićKO2 12 May 1986Tennis Stab Verein, Bad Homburg, Germany
20Win16–1–3Dragomir Milo PopovićDQ7 1 Mar 1986Cologne, Germany
19Win15–1–3Ibelo MoanoPTS8 20 Dec 1985Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany
18Win14–1–3Tom CollinsPTS8 29 Nov 1985Frankfurt, Germany
17Win13–1–3Jose SeysSD8 31 Aug 1985Berlin, Germany
16Win12–1–3Josef KossmannTKO2 21 Aug 1985Tennis Stab Verein, Bad Homburg, GermanyWon vacant BDB German cruiserweight title
15Draw11–1–3Manfred JassmannSD10 10 May 1985GermanyFor BDB German light-heavyweight title
14Loss11–1–2Manfred JassmannPTS10 1 Dec 1984Düsseldorf, GermanyFor
13Draw11–0–2Paul MuyodiPTS6 20 Oct 1984Bad Salzuflen, Germany
12Win11–0–1Trevor CattouseKO3 5 Oct 1984Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
11Win10–0–1Juan Alberto BarreroPTS6 15 Sep 1984Dortmund, Germany
10Win9–0–1Brahim FerizovicTKO3 22 Jun 1984Munich, Germany
9Win8–0–1Mladen GrubešićPTS6 8 Jun 1984Baunatal, Germany
8Draw7–0–1Liam ColemanPTS6 27 Apr 1984Germany
7Win7–0Mike McCoyPTS6 13 Apr 1984Ischelandhalle, Hagen, Germany
6Win6–0Francesco CampiRTD3 9 Mar 1984Frankfurt, Germany
5Win5–0Helmut UlkaUD4 24 Feb 1984Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
4Win4–0Alan AshPTS6 10 Feb 1984Sporthalle Süd, Frankfurt, Germany
3Win3–0Eddy VandenhouwelePTS4 14 Jan 1984Düsseldorf, Germany
2Win2–0Horst SchulzeTKO1 2 Dec 1983Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
1Win1–0Hans GimbornKO1 5 Nov 1983Mannheim, Germany

Later life

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