Wayne Braithwaite (24-6, 20) was born in Georgetown, Guyana on August 9, 1975. At the age of 21 years on February 28, 1997, he made his professional boxing debut against John Douglas, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On his 18th career fight at 27 years old, Braithwaite became a cruiserweight world champion on October 11, 2002 after defeating Vincenzo Cantatore via 10th-round TKO to win the vacant WBC title.
Braithwaite's last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Shawn Corbin at age 37 on October 26, 2012. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Wayne Braithwaite's best fights have been against Yoan Pablo Hernández, Adam Watt, Luis Andres Pineda and Tosca Petridis. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Wayne Braithwaite".
Braithwaite has 6 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Wayne Braithwaite Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Oct 26, 2012 37 years, 2 months 24-6 (20) | Shawn Corbin | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS |
29 | Feb 25, 2012 36 years, 6 months 24-5 (20) | Shawn Cox | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS |
28 | Mar 6, 2010 34 years, 6 months 24-4 (20) | Adam Harris | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
27  | Jul 11, 2009 33 years, 11 months 23-4 (19) | 32 years, 11 months 21-2 (11) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
26  | Mar 29, 2008 32 years, 7 months 23-3 (19) | 23 years, 5 months 14-0 (8) | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
25  | Jul 21, 2007 31 years, 11 months 22-3 (18) | 26 years, 11 months 26-1 (20) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
24 | Feb 3, 2007 31 years, 5 months 22-2 (18) | Gustavo Enriquez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
23  | Sep 3, 2005 30 years 21-2 (17) | 33 years, 3 months 32-3-2 (25) | CR | 4 | TKO | LOSS |
22  | Apr 2, 2005 29 years, 7 months 21-1 (17) | 32 years, 9 months 30-2 (21) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC For WBA (Super), The Ring Vacant |
21 | Apr 17, 2004 28 years, 8 months 21-0 (17) | Louis Azille | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
20 | Dec 13, 2003 28 years, 4 months 20-0 (17) | Luis Andres Pineda | CR | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
19 | Feb 21, 2003 27 years, 6 months 19-0 (16) | Ravea Springs | CR | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
18 | Oct 11, 2002 27 years, 2 months 18-0 (15) | Vincenzo Cantatore | CR | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
17 | Nov 17, 2001 26 years, 3 months 17-0 (14) | Louis Azille | 3 | KO | WIN | |
16 | May 31, 2001 25 years, 9 months 16-0 (13) | Matthew Charleston | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Feb 3, 2001 25 years, 5 months 15-0 (12) | Wesley Martin | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | May 21, 2000 24 years, 9 months 14-0 (11) | Michael Augine | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | May 3, 2000 24 years, 8 months 13-0 (10) | Richard Woodhall | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Apr 15, 2000 24 years, 8 months 12-0 (9) | David McMillan | 4 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Feb 12, 2000 24 years, 6 months 11-0 (8) | Dale Brown | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN |
10 | Dec 27, 1999 24 years, 4 months 10-0 (7) | Ken Sharpe | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Oct 3, 1999 24 years, 1 months 9-0 (6) | Clint Regis | 2 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Jul 29, 1999 23 years, 11 months 8-0 (5) | Tosca Petridis | CR | 2 | TKO | WIN |
7 | Mar 15, 1999 23 years, 7 months 7-0 (4) | Adam Watt | CR | 1 | KO | WIN |
6 | Jul 25, 1998 22 years, 11 months 6-0 (3) | Wayne Harris | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN |
5 | Oct 11, 1997 22 years, 2 months 5-0 (2) | Ken Sharpe | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Jul 6, 1997 21 years, 10 months 4-0 (2) | Ken Sharpe | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | May 10, 1997 21 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | Rene Janvier | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 16, 1997 21 years, 7 months 2-0 (1) | John Lennox Lewis | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Feb 28, 1997 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | John Douglas | 4 | TKO | WIN |
