WAYNE Braithwaite was given the nickname `Big Truck’ by boxing promoter Odinga Lumumba in 1997. Even at that early stage of his career the Plaisance-born cruiserweight had shown that he possessed power to rival that of Guyana Power and Light.`Big Truck’ had stopped all but one of his fourteen opponents leading up to a clash with American Wesley Martin, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on February 3, 2001.

Braithwaite pounded his opponent for three rounds until referee Toby Gibson had seen enough and called a halt at one minute and 58 seconds of the third round.
In October 2002 he became the second Guyanese to win a world title. Braithwaite softened Italian Vincenzo Cantatore in the early part of their WBC cruiserweight championship contest and applied finishing touches in the 10 round to win by TKO.
He had three successful defences before losing to Jean Marc Mormeck. Braithwaite has won 24 of 30 fights. He resides in the USA and will turn 40 in August.