On April 2, 2005, Wayne Braithwaite (21-0, 17 KOs), the cruiserweight WBC champion, and the cruiserweight WBA (Super) champion Jean-Marc Mormeck (30-2, 21 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight. The vacant The Ring cruiserweight title is also on the line.
Wayne Braithwaite is coming in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Louis Azille, 11 months and 16 days ago. Jean-Marc Mormeck is on a 27-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Virgil Hill, 10 months and 11 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 96-4 in favor of Jean-Marc Mormeck. Wayne Braithwaite won't be able to do much against Mormeck.
Jean-Marc Mormeck defeated Wayne Braithwaite via unanimous decision and unifies the WBC, WBA (Super), and The Ring cruiserweight titles. Mormeck improves his record to 31-2, while Braithwaite adds a loss to his record at 21-1.