On August 10, 1996, Dariusz Michalczewski (31-0, 23 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion Graciano Rocchigiani (38-3-1, 19 KOs).
Dariusz Michalczewski is coming in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Christophe Girard, 2 months and 2 days ago. Graciano Rocchigiani is on a 1-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Pietro Pellizzaro, 4 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Dariusz Michalczewski at 99-1 winning odds. Graciano Rocchigiani really doesn't have much to present against Michalczewski.
Dariusz Michalczewski defeated Graciano Rocchigiani via disqualification and successfully defended his WBO light-heavyweight title. Michalczewski improves his record to 32-0, while Rocchigiani adds a loss to his record at 38-4-1.