Wayne Braithwaite
Wayne 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]
Wayne Braithwaite | |
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Braithwaite (left) vs. Hernández, 2008 | |
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Nickname(s) | Big Truck |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Nationality | Guyanese |
Born | Georgetown, Guyana | August 9, 1975
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 30 |
Wins | 24 |
Wins by KO | 20 |
Losses | 6 |
Professional career
Braithwaite turned professional in 1997. 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, 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.
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, 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, Braithwaite has not fought since 2012.
Professional boxing record
30 fights | 24 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 20 | 2 |
By decision | 4 | 4 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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30 | Loss | 24–6 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Oct 26, 2012 | ![]() |
For vacant WBC–CABOFE cruiserweight title |
29 | Loss | 24–5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12) | Feb 25, 2012 | ![]() |
For vacant WBC–CABOFE heavyweight title |
28 | Win | 24–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8), 2:59 | Mar 6, 2010 | ![]() |
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27 | Loss | 23–4 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jul 11, 2009 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 23–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (12), 1:52 | Mar 29, 2008 | ![]() |
Won WBA Fedelatin and WBC Latino cruiserweight titles |
25 | Loss | 22–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jul 21, 2007 | ![]() |
For WBO cruiserweight title |
24 | Win | 22–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8), 2:46 | Feb 3, 2007 | ![]() |
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23 | Loss | 21–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (12), 2:26 | Sep 3, 2005 | ![]() |
For WBA Fedelatin and WBC Latino cruiserweight titles |
22 | Loss | 21–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Apr 2, 2005 | ![]() |
Lost WBC cruiserweight title; For WBA (Super) and vacant The Ring cruiserweight titles |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Apr 17, 2004 | ![]() |
Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (12), 1:27 | Dec 13, 2003 | ![]() |
Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (12), 2:40 | Feb 21, 2003 | ![]() |
Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:06 | Oct 11, 2002 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC cruiserweight title |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (12), 2:09 | Nov 17, 2001 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8) | May 31, 2001 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8), 1:58 | Feb 3, 2001 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | May 21, 2000 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | May 3, 2000 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 | Apr 15, 2000 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12), 1:44 | Feb 12, 2000 | ![]() |
Retained WBC International cruiserweight title; Won NABF cruiserweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | Dec 27, 1999 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | Oct 3, 1999 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12) | Jul 29, 1999 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 2:37 | Mar 15, 1999 | ![]() |
Won vacant World Boxing Board cruiserweight title |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (12) | Jul 25, 1998 | ![]() |
Won vacant Guyanese light heavyweight title |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Oct 11, 1997 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Jul 6, 1997 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | May 10, 1997 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Mar 16, 1997 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4) | Feb 28, 1997 | ![]() |
Professional debut |
References
- Boxing record for Wayne Braithwaite from BoxRec. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Charles Crawford |
Guyanese light heavyweight champion July 25, 1998 – March 1999 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Kwesi Jones | ||
Vacant Title last held by Vassiliy Jirov |
WBC International cruiserweight champion July 29, 1999 – December 2000 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Vincenzo Cantatore | ||
Preceded by Dale Brown |
NABF cruiserweight champion February 12, 2000 – January 2001 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by O'Neil Bell | ||
Preceded by Yoan Pablo Hernández |
WBA Fedelatin cruiserweight champion March 29, 2008 – September 2008 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Francisco Palacios | ||
WBC Latino cruiserweight champion March 29, 2008 – July 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Éric Molina | |||
Minor world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Ezequiel Paixão |
World Boxing Board cruiserweight champion March 15, 1999 – July 1999 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Troy Weaver | ||
Major world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Juan Carlos Gómez |
WBC cruiserweight champion October 11, 2002 – April 2, 2005 |
Succeeded by Jean-Marc Mormeck |