Wayne Braithwaite | |
|---|---|
 Braithwaite (left) vs. Hernández, 2008 | |
| Born | August 9, 1975 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Other names | Big Truck |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 6 |
Wayne "Big Truck" Braithwaite (born August 9, 1975) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2012, and held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2002 to 2005. [1]
The highlight of his early amateur career was winning a gold medal at the 1994 Junior Pan American boxing championships held in Venezuela. He also won gold in the junior middleweight division at the Novices boxing championships then a gold medal at the Goodwill Games in Barbados before going professional. [2]
Braithwaite turned professional in 1996, winning with a KO over Olympian John Douglas. [2] For only his tenth fight, in 2000, he was pitted against Dale Brown, who had two years' more professional experience. Braithwaite stopped Brown in eight rounds, winning the WBC–NABF International cruiserweight titles. In 2002, Braithwaite received his first opportunity at a world championship when he faced Vincenzo Cantatore for the WBC cruiserweight title. Fighting in Cantatore's native Italy, Braithwaite was able to weather several onslaughts by his opponent, as well as questionable calls by the referee[ citation needed ], en route to a tenth-round stoppage victory. This made Braithwaite only the second boxer from Guyana to win a world title. He successfully defended the title three times, reaching the rank of world's #1 cruiserweight by The Ring magazine during 2003–05. [2]
Braithwaite's undefeated run and title reign came to an end in 2005 when he lost to Jean Marc Mormeck via unanimous decision. The bout was a unification for both the WBC and WBA (Super) cruiserweight titles. The early portion of the fight was dominated by Braithwaite, but Mormeck was able to regain lost ground and win the decision. In Braithwaite's next outing in the same year, he was stopped in four rounds by Guillermo Jones. In 2007, Braithwaite lost to Enzo Maccarinelli in a failed challenge for the WBO cruiserweight title, in which Maccarinelli won a dominant unanimous decision.
A momentary career resurgence for Braithwaite in 2008 saw him upset then-undefeated and future unified cruiserweight world champion Yoan Pablo Hernández, [2] stopping him in three rounds and earning him a WBA and WBC regional title each. Braithwaite was unable to sustain this form in his next fight the following year, losing a unanimous decision to multiple cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham. Amid a period of sparse activity, consisting of a lone win and two consecutive losses, [3] Braithwaite has not fought since 2012.
| 30 fights | 24 wins | 6 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 20 | 2 |
| By decision | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Loss | 24–6 | Shawn Corbin | UD | 12 | Oct 26, 2012 | Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | For vacant WBC–CABOFE cruiserweight title |
| 29 | Loss | 24–5 | Shawn Cox | KO | 1 (12) | Feb 25, 2012 | Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | For vacant WBC–CABOFE heavyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 24–4 | Adam Harris | TKO | 1 (8), 2:59 | Mar 6, 2010 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 27 | Loss | 23–4 | Steve Cunningham | UD | 12 | Jul 11, 2009 | BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 23–3 | Yoan Pablo Hernández | TKO | 3 (12), 1:52 | Mar 29, 2008 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany | Won WBA Fedelatin and WBC Latino cruiserweight titles |
| 25 | Loss | 22–3 | Enzo Maccarinelli | UD | 12 | Jul 21, 2007 | International Arena, Cardiff, Wales | For WBO cruiserweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Gustavo Enriquez | TKO | 7 (8), 2:46 | Feb 3, 2007 | Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 23 | Loss | 21–2 | Guillermo Jones | TKO | 4 (12), 2:26 | Sep 3, 2005 | Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | For WBA Fedelatin and WBC Latino cruiserweight titles |
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | Jean-Marc Mormeck | UD | 12 | Apr 2, 2005 | DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | Lost WBC cruiserweight title; For WBA (Super) and vacant The Ring cruiserweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Louis Azille | UD | 12 | Apr 17, 2004 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Luis Andres Pineda | TKO | 1 (12), 1:27 | Dec 13, 2003 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Ravea Springs | TKO | 4 (12), 2:40 | Feb 21, 2003 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Vincenzo Cantatore | TKO | 10 (12), 2:06 | Oct 11, 2002 | Campione d'Italia, Italy | Won vacant WBC cruiserweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Louis Azille | KO | 3 (12), 2:09 | Nov 17, 2001 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Matthew Charleston | TKO | 2 (8) | May 31, 2001 | Zembo Shrine Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Wesley Martin | TKO | 3 (8), 1:58 | Feb 3, 2001 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Michael Augine | TKO | 2 | May 21, 2000 | Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Richard Woodhall | TKO | 2 | May 3, 2000 | Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | David McMillan | KO | 4 | Apr 15, 2000 | Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Dale Brown | TKO | 8 (12), 1:44 | Feb 12, 2000 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. | Retained WBC International cruiserweight title; Won NABF cruiserweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Ken Sharpe | TKO | 3 | Dec 27, 1999 | Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Clint Regis | KO | 2 | Oct 3, 1999 | Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Tosca Petridis | TKO | 2 (12) | Jul 29, 1999 | Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia | Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Adam Watt | KO | 1 (12), 2:37 | Mar 15, 1999 | Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia | Won vacant WBB cruiserweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Wayne Harris | TKO | 7 (12) | Jul 25, 1998 | Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | Won vacant Guyanese light heavyweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ken Sharpe | PTS | 8 | Oct 11, 1997 | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ken Sharpe | PTS | 8 | Jul 6, 1997 | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rene Janvier | TKO | 1 | May 10, 1997 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | John Lennox Lewis | PTS | 4 | Mar 16, 1997 | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | John Douglas | TKO | 4 (4) | Feb 28, 1997 | Georgetown, Guyana |
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