Graciano Rocchigiani
| Graciano Rocchigiani | |
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Rocchigiani in 2009
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Rocky |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Reach | 189 cm (74 in) |
| Nationality | German |
| Born |
29 December 1963 Duisburg, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 48 |
| Wins | 41 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
Graciano Rocchigiani (born 29 December 1963) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 2003. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the IBF super-middleweight title from 1988 to 1989, and the WBC light-heavyweight title in 1998. Additionally he held the European light-heavyweight title from 1991 to 1992, and challenged twice for the WBO light-heavyweight title in 1996 and 2000.
Rocchigiani turned professional in 1983 after a successful amateur career in which he won the 1982 German National Amateur championship in the light-middleweight division. In 1988 he captured the vacant IBF super-middleweight title by stopping Vincent Boulware, and defended the title three times before vacating to step up to the light-heavyweight division. Despite becoming European champion, Rocchigiani failed to secure a world title shot at light-heavyweight and moved back down to super-middleweight in February 1994 to challenge WBO champion Chris Eubank in Berlin, Germany, losing a unanimous decision.
After boxing to a draw with Frederic Seillier for the European super-middleweight title in December 1994, Rocchigiani moved back up to light-heavyweight to challenge the 26-0 Henry Maske IBF title in May 1995 at the Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen. He lost by a disputed unanimous decision despite having Maske reeling numerous times towards the end of the fight, and lost a rematch later in the year, again by unanimous decision. In August 1996 Rocchigiani lost via disqualification to WBO light-heavyweight title holder Dariusz Michalczewski after hitting Michalczewski on the break during round seven. Michalczewski's prolonged, theatrical reaction to the punch was seen by many as way of getting out of a fight he was losing. Initially the result was a technical draw, later changed to a disqualification.
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