Wayne Braithwaite
Career, Record, Stats
Wayne Braithwaite (Big Truck) is a 49-year-old retired Guyanese professional boxer. He is a former cruiserweight world champion. In a career spanning 15 years, 7 months, and 28 days, Braithwaite amassed a record of 24-6, which includes 20 wins via KO, 3 of which were in world-title fights.
Wayne Braithwaite's Boxing Career
Wayne Braithwaite was born in Georgetown, Guyana on August 9, 1975. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on February 28, 1997 against John Douglas. Braithwaite defeated Douglas via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Braithwaite became a world champion at the age of 27 after 17 professional fights. He challenged Vincenzo Cantatore for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title and stopped Cantatore in the 10th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Braithwaite's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Shawn Corbin at age 37, on October 26, 2012.
Some of Wayne Braithwaite's best fights have been against Yoan Pablo Hernández. For a complete list of Braithwaite's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Wayne Braithwaite".
Braithwaite has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Wayne Braithwaite Losses".
Wayne Braithwaite's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Oct 26, 2012 | 37 |  Shawn Corbin | loss | UD 12 |
29 | Feb 25, 2012 | 36 | Shawn Cox | loss | KO 1 |
28 | Mar 06, 2010 | 34 | Adam Harris | win | TKO 1 |
27 | Jul 11, 2009 | 33 | 
Steve Cunningham 32 21-2  | loss | UD 12 |
26 | Mar 29, 2008 | 32 | 
Yoan Pablo Hernández 23 14-0 | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Jul 21, 2007 | 31 | 
Enzo Maccarinelli 26 26-1 | loss | UD 12 |
24 | Feb 03, 2007 | 31 | Gustavo Enriquez | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Sep 03, 2005 | 30 | 
Guillermo Jones 33 32-3-2 | loss | TKO 4 |
22 | Apr 02, 2005 | 29 | 
Jean-Marc Mormeck 32 30-2 | loss | UD 12 |
21 | Apr 17, 2004 | 28 | Louis Azille | win | UD 12 |
20 | Dec 13, 2003 | 28 | Luis Andres Pineda | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Feb 21, 2003 | 27 | Ravea Springs | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Oct 11, 2002 | 27 | Vincenzo Cantatore | win | TKO 10 |
17 | Nov 17, 2001 | 26 | Louis Azille | win | KO 3 |
16 | May 31, 2001 | 25 | Matthew Charleston | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Feb 03, 2001 | 25 | Wesley Martin | win | TKO 3 |
14 | May 21, 2000 | 24 | Michael Augine | win | TKO 2 |
13 | May 03, 2000 | 24 | Richard Woodhall | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Apr 15, 2000 | 24 | David McMillan | win | KO 4 |
11 | Feb 12, 2000 | 24 | Dale Brown | win | TKO 8 |
10 | Dec 27, 1999 | 24 | Ken Sharpe | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Oct 03, 1999 | 24 | Clint Regis | win | KO 2 |
8 | Jul 29, 1999 | 23 | Tosca Petridis | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Mar 15, 1999 | 23 | Adam Watt | win | KO 1 |
6 | Jul 25, 1998 | 22 | Wayne Harris | win | TKO 7 |
5 | Oct 11, 1997 | 22 | Ken Sharpe | win | PTS 8 |
4 | Jul 06, 1997 | 21 | Ken Sharpe | win | PTS 8 |
3 | May 10, 1997 | 21 | Rene Janvier | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Mar 16, 1997 | 21 | John Lennox Lewis | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Feb 28, 1997 | 21 | John Douglas | win | TKO 4 |