Attilio “Rocky” Castellani was Inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame on November 14, 1986.

Castellani, age 81, passed Sunday, August 31st in Atlantic City.
A Marine Corps Iwo Jima veteran.Funeral mass Thursday 10 am St. Michaels, 10 North Mississippi Avenue, Atlantic City.After mass, Rite of Committal at Atlantic County Veterans Cemetary off Rte 50 in Estell Manor. Friends may call from 9am at the Church.

Rocky Castellani was born in Luzerne, Pennsylvania in 1926. He enlisted
in the United States Marine Corp in 1944 and participated in the
invasion of Guam and Iwo Jima. While in active service he, became the
USMC Boxing Champion of Guam and China. After receiving an Honorable
Discharge, he began his professional boxing career in the United
States. During his 13-year career (1944-1957), he compiled a combined
record of 65 wins, 13 losses, and 4 draws with 16 KO’s. In 1954 he
fought Bobo Olson for the World Middleweight Championship at the Cow
Palace in San Francisco.. One of the highlights of his career was
fighting Sugar Ray Robinson (1955), knocking down the former champion
in the sixth round, only to lose a ten-round split decision. Rocky’s
illustrious career also included fights with Joey Giardello, Kid
Gavilan, Johnny Bratton, Gene Fullmer and Billy Graham. Rocky remained
active in the sport as a certified boxing judge for the State of New
Jersey until the late 1990’s.

Attilio “Rocky” Castellani
Born: May 26, 1926, Luzerne County, PA
Ht: 5’10”
Wt: 150-160
Pro Record: 65-13-4 (16 kayos)
Castellani remains active as a boxing judge

1944
Feb 14 Paulie Wilson Scranton D 6
Man 6 Chuck Kinney Binghamton KO by l
Apr IO Billy Hayes Scranton W 4
Apr 17 George Henry Allentown D 4

1945
(Inactive)

1946
Aug 15 John Stoffy Scranton KO 4
Aug 30 Joe Kiddish Hazleton W 4
Sept 3 Billy Brown Scranton W 6
Sept 26 Billy Brown Wilkes-Barre KO 4
Oct 26 Stanley Miller Scranton KO 6
Nov 30 Stan Perrock Wilkes-Barre KO 3
Dec I8 Billy Kilroy Scranton KO by 4

1947
Feb 13 Joey Freda Wilkes-Barre W 8
Mar 8 Chubby Wright Wilkes-Barre W 8
Mar 27 Patsy Gall Wilkes-Barre W 8
May l2 Bill Donahue Scranton W 8
June 10 Gene Boland Scranton W 8
July 2 Ernie Butler Wilkes-Barre W 8
Aug 7 Billy Kilroy Scranton W 8
Sept 19 Lenny Mancini New York W 8
Oct 14 Vic Costa Wilkes-Barre KO 3
Nov IO Tony Riccio New York W 10
Dec 19 Lenny Mancini Scranton W 10

1948
Jan 15 Jimmy King Wilkes-Barre W 10
May 13 Leo Sawicki Wilkes-Barre KO 4
May 28 Harold Green New York W 10
July 15 Mickey Zangara Brooklyn W 10
Aug 2 Herbie Kronowitz Wilkes-Barre W 10
Oct 8 Walter Cartier New York KO 7
Nov 18 Sonny Horne Wilkes-Barre W 10

1949
Jan 13 Al (Red) Priest Scranton W 10
Feb 18 Charley Fusari New York L 10
May 6 Tony DeMicco New York W 10
July 13 Tony Janiro Scranton W 10
Aug I Tony Riccio Newark D 10
Sept 9 Kid Gavilan New York L 10
Oct 24 Tony Riccio Scranton W 10
Dec IS Harold Green Scranton W 10

1950
Jan 27 Ernie Durando New York W 10
June 5 Phil Burton Wilkes-Barre W 10

1951
Feb 5 Bobby Lloyd Wilkes-Barre W 10
Mar 5 Tommy Varos Wilkes-Barre TKO 7
May 17 Joe DiMartino Brooklyn TKO 6
July 9 Eugene Hairston Scranton W 10
Nov 13 Joey Giardello Scranton W 10
Nov 26 Terry Moore Scranton W 10

1952
Jan 11 Ernie Durando New York TKO by 7
Mar 8 Ralph Jones Brooklyn W 8
Mar 17 Ralph Zannelli Providence W 10
Mar 28 Johnny Bratton New York W 10
May 15 Billy Graham New York DIO
June 18 Johnny Bratton Chicago W 10
Sept I Johnny Lombardo Brooklyn W 10
Sept 22 Jimmy Herring Brooklyn TKO 8
Nov 17 Vic Cardell Brooklyn W 10
Dec 10 Jimmy Flood Cleveland W 10

1953
Jan 9 Ralph Jones New York W 10
Feb 6 Pierre Langlois New York L 12
May 6 Johnny Mack Cleveland KO 1
June 17 Pierre Langlois Cleveland W 10
Aug 22 Jackie Keough Toledo TKO 9
Sept 22 Johnny Lombardo Chicago W 10
Oct 8 Ted Olla Milwaukee W 10
Oct 28 Mickey Laurent Cleveland W 10
Dec 9 Gil Turner Cleveland W 10

1954
Feb19 Ernie Durando New York W 10
Mar17 Phil Rizzo Akron TKO 6
Apr 15 Pedro Gonzales Cleveland W 10
Aug 20 Carl (Bobo) Olson San Francisco L 15
(For World Middleweight Title)
Dec 1 Moses Ward Cleveland TKO 8

1955
Jan 12 Holley Mims Cleveland W 12
Apr 26 Chico Varona New York W 10
July 22 Ray Robinson San Francisco L 10
Oct 28 Pedro Gonzales Cleveland TKO 10

1956
Jan4 Gene Fullmer Cleveland L 10
Feb 24 Johnny Sullivan New York W 10
Aug 3 Joey Giambra New York L 10
Nov 19 Al Andrews Providence W 10
Dec 10 Joey Giambra San Francisco L 10

1957
Apr 30 Felix Benson Wilkes-Barre W 10
June 6 Lester Felton Youngstown KO 3
June 26 Bobby Boyd Chicago L 10
Oct 18 Rory Calhoun New York L 10