Michele di Rocco

Michele Di Rocco
Data
Birth Name	Michele Di Rocco
Fight name	The King
Weight class	Light welterweight
nationality	Italian
birthday	May 4th 1982
place of birth	Foligno
style	Normal display
size	1.72 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles	42
Victories	40
Knockout victories	18th
Defeats	1
draw	1
Profile in the BoxRec database

Michele di Rocco (born May 4, 1982 in Foligno , Italy ) is an Italian boxer . He belongs to the Sinti population group.

amateur

Di Rocco took part in the Mediterranean Games in 2001 and won the bronze medal. At the European Championships in Perm in 2002 , he also won bronze. In 2004 he was able to prevail at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Warsaw and ended up in second place. At the Summer Olympics in Athens , however, he could not win a medal.

professional

In 2004 Di Rocco made his professional debut against Marian Bunea and defeated him by technical knockout in round 4. In 2005 he became IBF Youth Champion and Italian Champion. The following year he boxed against the EU European Champion Giorgio Marinelli in a draw. In the same year the rematch of the two took place; this time Di Rocco won over 12 laps on points, inflicting his first and so far only defeat on Marinelli and securing the European Union title. In 2007 he met Giuseppe Lauri; against this he had to accept his first defeat.

Di Rocco boxed no major opponents from 2007 to January 2012, nor for a title. In April 2012, the rematch between him and Giuseppe Lauri took place: Di Rocco took revenge, knocked Lauri out in the first round and at the same time won the EU European Championship back after five years. The following year he won the vacant EBU European title against the Briton Lenny Daws over 12 rounds on points. In the same year he was able to beat the Finn Ville Piispanen over twelve rounds on points. In October 2014 he succeeded in doing this in Madrid against the undefeated Spaniard Ruben Nieto.

At the end of February 2015, he boxed in the Italian region of Lombardy against the 27-year-old standard boom from Denmark Kasper Bruun, who had previously lost only one of 22 fights. This fight was scheduled for 12 rounds: Di Rocco won by technical knockout in round 9. At the end of May of the same year, he competed against Alexandre Lepelley from France ; this fight was also scheduled for 12 rounds. Di Rocco was considered a clear favorite and lived up to his role: He knocked Lepelley hard in the 8th round and thus defended his European title for the fourth time.

Web links

Michele di Rocco in the BoxRec database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ La Repubblica