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BOXNEWS Fight Jean Marc Mormeck W UD 12 (12) Wayne Braithwaite

Fight Jean Marc Mormeck W UD 12 (12) Wayne Braithwaite

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Boxers France Jean Marc Mormeck [30-2-0, 21]
Wayne Braithwaite [21-0-0, 17]
Referee cards 116-110, 115-111, 114-112
Comment Braithwaite down in 7th
Weight division Cruiserweight (190 lbs)
Title WBC Title, WBA Title,
Date 02 April 2005, Sat
Location USA USA, Worcester, Centrum Center
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News: Fight Jean Marc Mormeck -VS- Wayne Braithwaite

Worcester post-fight comments! 4 Apr 2005 14:48

Worcester post-fight comments!

Roman Karmazin: "I'm ready for Kassim Ouma. I have waited a long time for this and now I'm ready to win a world title. I won the Russian title, the European title four times, and now I won an IBF junior middleweight elimination bout. Now I want a world title." read more ...
Mormeck reigns supreme! 3 Apr 2005 09:52

Mormeck reigns supreme!

WBA cuiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck retained his WBA belt and seized Wayne Braithwaite's WBC crown with a clear cut unanimous decision Saturday night at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. The previously undefeated Braithwaite (21-1, 17 KOs) started strong but Mormeck (31-2, 21 KOs) was able to connect with some good right hands. Mormeck, who outweighed Braithwaite by ten pounds, pressed the action in round two... read more ...
Jean-Marc Mormeck: 1 Apr 2005 06:56

Jean-Marc Mormeck: "I will return with both belts"

Maybe it is because the champion of the division was not asking for unification or was not willing to make unification. This time, I was asking for unification. Braithwaite also wants to also make the unification so that is why it has happened just... ... tough fight, but there is something that is for sure. “Big Truck” will be “Baby Truck” and I will return to France because it is my country and I will return with both belts... read more ...
‘Big Truck’ to Mormeck: ‘Stop being a wuss!’ 30 Mar 2005 16:06

‘Big Truck’ to Mormeck: ‘Stop being a wuss!’

- Now that we're on the subject, how did you get the nickname “Big Truck”? Was this something you earned or is it something that has stuck with you since you were a kid? Wayne Braithwaite: "No, it was something that I earned. In my career nothing was given to me. I had to work for everything I have. I got the nickname in my first pro fight. I fought an opponent by the name of John Douglas back home in Guyana. I knocked Douglas out in four rounds. After the fight, they asked him to describe my punching power. His exact words were, “It felt like I got hit with a big truck...” read more ...