Graciano "Rocky" Rocchigiani is dead

Graciano Rocchigiani is dead! The 54-year-old Berliner, who first became IBF World Champion in super middleweight 30 years ago, had a fatal car accident on Sicily. The Berlin police delivered the message to his daughter Andrea and his parents.

For several years, Rocky had an Italian girlfriend. The edged, often rough-looking ex-boxer was happy and commuted regularly between Berlin and Italy. On Monday night then happened the misfortune that tore him from life. Rocchigiani was traveling as a pedestrian and was ran over. The accident occurred on a busy road between the villages of Paterno and Catania in the east of Sicily.

With his girlfriend Rocchigiani is said to have had two small children. The Italian comes from a wealthy home, her father is a coffee maker.