 One defence of the title was made a month later, on 30 January 2007, when di Rocco travelled to Finland and scored a UD over Juho Tolppola.On 21 September 2007, di Rocco lost his title to veteran and fellow Italian Giuseppe Lauri, who stopped him in seven rounds.In a rematch five years later, on 14 April 2012, di Rocco stopped Lauri in one round to regain his now-vacant title.