Roberto Cocco

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Roberto Cocco
Born Roberto Cocco
(1977-05-16) May 16, 1977
Torino, Italy
Nationality Italy Italian
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Division Middleweight
Super Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Style Boxing, Muay Thai
Team Dojo Miura
Professional boxing record
Total 18
Wins 10
By knockout 5
Losses 7
By knockout 2
Draws 1
Kickboxing record
Total 119
Wins 86
By knockout 42
Losses 30
Draws 3
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec
last updated on: January 27, 2014

Roberto Cocco (born May 16, 1977) is an Italian super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Dojo Miura in his home town of Turin, Italy. He is a former three time I.S.K.A. kickboxing world champion and one time World Kickboxing Network (W.K.N.) Thai-boxing world Champion.

Biography / Career

Roberto started learning martial arts aged six in his home town of Turin. He began with Judo but would soon progress to kickboxing despite initial attempts by his parents to discourage him. Through his teen years he attended several competitions in full contact kickboxing and boxing winning the Italian title at amateur level. In 1995 he started to learn Thai-boxing under coach Marco Franza and would turn pro not long after.[1] In 2001, after picking up a number of victories on the domestic scene or across the border in France, Roberto had his first shot at a major title. He faced Carlos Heredia for the I.S.K.A. world title, winning a decision victory after twelve rounds – something Cocco was not used to, having usually faced opponents over three to five rounds.[2]

As a new world champion, doors opened for Roberto and he found himself in position for more honours; defeating Stephan Mbida to claim the W.P.K.C. intercontinental belt,[3] and then going across to São Paulo, Brazil to unify the I.S.K.A. and U.W.K.F. world titles.[4] Throughout 2003, Cocco would defend his I.S.K.A. belt for the second time and win the W.K.N. world title by defeating Carlos Heredia once again, this time only taking one round as opposed to twelve, in a TKO victory.[5]

In 2003 he signed with the recently created SuperLeague,[6] defeating Foad Sadeghi by knockout in his organizational debut in Vienna. By joining the promotion Roberto would face a much stiffer rate of competition, with many of his rivals European and world champions with plenty of fight experience. He found this out to his cost when he faced Joerie Mes in his next SuperLeague match, losing by KO in the fourth round. Between 2003 and 2006 (when the promoted ceased to exist), Roberto had a losing record with SuperLeague, good wins against Foad Sadeghi and Moises Baptista De Sousa tempered by a number of defeats, finishing with a 2 and 7 record with the promotion. He had some success on other circuits, however, defeating Roberto Castro in 2005 to claim the W.A.K.O. Pro world title.[7]

As SuperLeague folded, Cocco started focusing more on professional boxing defeating former kickboxing rival Alexander Dredhaj on his debut in 2006. He would have a number of boxing bouts in his native Italy, culminating in a fight for the vacant W.B.C. Mediterranean title, losing a decision to Nikola Sjekloca. So far, unable to replicate his success on the kickboxing circuit he would be unsuccessful in his two other boxing title fights to date, losing three fights for the Italian title in 2008 and 2010 (two times).[8] Returning to kickboxing action in Europe, in between boxing, Cocco managed to pick up some good wins, defeating Thomas Hladky and multiple Muaythai world champion Rayen Simson to claim the Kings of Kickboxing Munich title in 2007, but dropping decisions to Yohan Lidon, Jiri Zak and Dmitry Shakuta.

He lost to Yury Bessmertny by TKO due to a cut at Thai Boxe Mania in Turin, Italy on November 24, 2012. Even though the cut was caused by an accidental headbutt, Bessmertny was given the win rather than the bout being made a no contest.[9]

He lost a unanimous decision to Karapet Karapetyan at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013.[10][11][12][13]

He became W.K.N. Super Middleweight Oriental Rules Intercontinental Kickboxing Champion, facing Yoann Kongolo at Thai Boxe Mania in Turin, Italy on January 25, 2014, winning by judges split decision.[14][15]

    Titles

    Kickboxing:

    • 2013 W.K.N. Super Middleweight Oriental Rules Intercontinental Kickboxing Title -79.4 kg
    • 2007 "Kings of Kickboxing" Munich preliminary tournament title -75 kg
    • 2005 Kombat League Venezia K-1 rules tournament champion -76 kg
    • 2005 W.A.K.O. Pro Full-Contact middleweight world champion -75 kg
    • 2003 W.K.N. Thai-boxing super welterweight world champion -72.6 kg
    • 2003 I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world champion -75 kg (2nd title defence)
    • 2002 U.W.K.F. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg
    • 2002 I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world champion -75 kg (1st title defence)
    • 2002 W.P.K.C. Thai-boxing intercontinental champion -76 kg
    • 2001 I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world champion -75 kg

    Kickboxing record

    Kickboxing record
    86 Wins (42 (T)KO's), 30 Losses, 3 Draws[16]
    Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
    2014-01-25 WinSwitzerland Yoann Kongolo Thai Boxe Mania Turin, Italy Decision (split) 5 2:00
    Wins W.K.N. Super Middleweight Oriental Rules Intercontinental Kickboxing Title.
    2013-04-20 Loss Armenia Karapet Karapetyan Glory 7: Milan Milan, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
    2012-02-05 Loss Belarus Yury Bessmertny Thai Boxe Mania Turin, Italy TKO (cut)
    2012-02-05 Loss Ukraine Artur Kyshenko Thai Boxe Mania Turin, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    2011-11-06 Loss Russia Artem Levin Muay Thai Premier League: Round 3 Hague, Netherlands TKO
    2011-10-08 Loss Thailand Kaoklai Kaennorsing Muaythai Premier League: Round 2 Padua, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
    2011-03-18 Win Romania Marius Tiţă WAKO Pro GP '11: Romania vs Italy Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    2011-02-26 Win Romania Aurel Pirtea X1 Boxing Promotion Turin, Italy Decision 3 3:00
    2010-11-13 Win Croatia Mario Agatic X1 Boxing Promotion Ivrea, Italy Decision 3 3:00
    2010-10-30 Win France Barish Tunal X1 Boxing Promotion Turin, Italy KO 1
    2008-04-12 Loss Belarus Dmitry Shakuta K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008 Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    2007-06-23 Loss Czech Republic Jiri Zak 5 Knockout Fight Night, Final Lucerne, Switzerland Decision 3 3:00
    Fight was for "Kings of Kickboxing 2007" Lucerne tournament title -75kg.
    2007-06-23 Win Syria Bakar Barakat 5 Knockout Fight Night, Semi Final Lucerne, Switzerland Decision 3 3:00
    2007-05-26 Loss France Yohan Lidon Abano Grand Prix 2007 Abano Terme, Italy Decision 3 3:00
    2007-03-10 Win Suriname Rayen Simson Steko's Fight Night 23, Final Munich, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    Wins "Kings of Kickboxing 2007" Munich preliminary tournament title -75kg.
    2007-03-10 Win Switzerland Thomas Hladky Steko's Fight Night 23, Semi Final Munich, Germany Decision 3 3:00
    2006-12-09 Loss Morocco Najim Ettouhali Judgement Day Roosendaal, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00
    2006-07-02 Loss Russia Ibrahim Tamazaev King of the Kings 2 Milan, Italy Decision 5 3:00
    2006-03-11 Loss France Dany Bill SuperLeague Apocalypse 2006 Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    2006-01-28 Loss Belarus Dmitry Shakuta SuperLeague Hungary 2006 Budapest, Hungary Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
    2005-10-22 Loss Canada Clifton Brown SuperLeague Heavy Knockout 2005 Vienna, Austria Decision 3 3:00
    2005-05-27 Win Italy Rosario Presti Kombat League Venezia, Final Mestre, Italy Decision 3 3:00
    Wins Kombat League Venezia K-1 rules tournament -76kg.
    2005-05-27 Win Italy Salvatore Abate Kombat League Venezia, Semi Final Mestre, Italy KO 1
    2005-05-27 Win Senegal Guaye Dauda Kombat League Venezia, Quarter Finals Mestre, Italy Decision 3 3:00
    2005-05-21 Win Brazil Moises Baptista De Sousa SuperLeague Germany 2005 Oberhausen, Germany KO (High Kick) 4
    2005-04-05 Win United States Ryan Roy Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok, Thailand KO 2
    2005-03-19 Win Netherlands Ricardo Verschuren Turin, Italy KO 1
    2005-02-19 Win Brazil Roberto Castro The King of Kings Milan, Italy TKO (Ref Stop/2 Knockdowns) 2
    Wins W.A.K.O. Pro Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg.
    2004-12-11 Loss Spain Cesar Cordoba Superliga 2004 Federacion Catalana Barcelona, Spain Decision 5 3:00
    2004-04-24 Win Japan Shingo Eguchi K-1 Italy 2004 Milan, Italy Decision 5 3:00
    2004-03-30 Loss Czech Republic Jiri Zak SuperLeague Italy 2004 Padova, Italy Decision 5 3:00
    2003-12-06 Win Belgium Yassine Perricot Collegno, Italy Decision
    2003-09-27 Loss Netherlands Joerie Mes SuperLeague Germany 2003 Wuppertal, Germany KO 4
    2003-05-10 Win Austria Foad Sadeghi SuperLeague Austria 2003 Vienna, Austria KO (Knee) 4
    2003-04-12 Win Spain Carlos Heredia Turin, Italy TKO 1
    Wins W.K.N. Thai-boxing super welterweight world title -72.6 kg.
    2003-03-29 Win Romania Viorel Bondoc Rome, Italy TKO 3
    Retains I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg (2nd defence).
    2002-11-30 Win Japan Takaaki Nakamura Kickboxing Mondiale 3 Padova, Italy Decision 5 3:00
    2002-06-19 Win Brazil Isaul Torrão Soares São Paulo, Brazil KO 5
    Wins Soares U.W.K.F. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg & retains I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg (1st defence).
    2002-06-19 Win Switzerland Stephan Mbida Peschiera Borromeo, Italy Decision 5 3:00
    Wins W.P.K.C. Thai-boxing intercontinental title -76 kg.
    2002-05-15 Win Italy Michele Verginelli Oktagon Milano Milan, Italy KO 5
    2002-04-15 Win Croatia Chucovich Collegno, Italy Decision
    2002-04-01 Win Hungary Kugler Oktagon Roma Rome, Italy KO 1
    2001-10-13 Win Italy Paolo Reverberi Bologna, Italy KO 2
    2001-10-13 Win Italy Cico Zerbini Borgaro Torinese, Italy Decision
    2001-07-14 Win France Cloudran Casale Monferrato, Italy Decision
    2001-06-12 Win Spain Carlos Heredia Turin, Italy Decision 12 2:00
    Wins I.S.K.A. Full-Contact middleweight world title -75 kg.
    2001-04-14 Win England John Yale Turin, Italy KO 1
    2001-02-24 Win France Clarence Montauban, France Decision
    2001-03-10 Loss France Bernard Mersch Saint-Étienne, France Decision
    2001-02-24 Win Italy Giovanni Perlunger Trieste, Italy Decision
    2001-02-10 Draw Albania Alexander Dredhaj Collegno, Italy Decision Draw

    Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

    External links

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "INTERVISTA con ROBERTO COCCO (Early career - in Italian)". www.ilguerriero.it. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
    2. ↑ "INTERVISTA con ROBERTO COCCO (I.S.K.A. world title victory - in Italian)". www.ilguerriero.it. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
    3. ↑ "WORLD THAIBOXE RATINGS - WPKC-SWISS (Has Cocco has intercontinental champion - in Italian)". wpkc-swiss.ch. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
    4. ↑ "ISKA AMÉRICA DO SUL (Mentions Cocco title fight)". www.iska.com.br. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
    5. ↑ "WKN World Champion MAY 2003 (Scroll down to Thai-boxing section - mentions Cocco title fight)". www.kickbox.nl. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
    6. ↑ "SUPER LEAGUE Fighters - Cocco Roberto". www.superleague.tv. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
    7. ↑ "King of King's - MONDIALI DI KICKBOXING (In Italian)". freeforumzone.leonardo.it. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
    8. ↑ "Roberto Cocco - Boxer". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
    9. ↑ Thai Boxe Mania Results: Bessmertny, Gogokhia pick up wins
    10. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Fight Card For April 20
    11. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Live Results
    12. ↑ GLORY 7 Milan Live Updates
    13. ↑ Giorgio Petrosyan Barely Breaks a Sweat against Hafid El Boustati: GLORY 7 Milan Full Results
    14. ↑ Thai Boxe Mania set for January 25th in Turin, Italy
    15. ↑ Cocco defeats Kongolo taking WKN title in Italy
    16. ↑ "FIGHT REPORT". www.robertococco.com. Retrieved 2011-05-01. 
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