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Cruisin' For A Bruisin"
Showtime Championship Boxing
March 28, 2005
(MAR 28) NEW YORK - The two boxers widely recognized as the most
talented in the exciting cruiserweight division will square off when
undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Wayne “Big Truck”
Braithwaite faces his World Boxing Association (WBA) counterpart,
Jean-Marc Mormeck, in an eagerly anticipated world title unification
bout Saturday, April 2, on SHOWTIME.
The division’s most enthralling match-up in years will be shown on
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west
coast). Don King Productions will present the event.
Braithwaite (21-0, 17 KOs), of Georgetown, Guyana, has won 15 out of his
past 16 bouts by knockout. The boxer-puncher will make the fourth
defense of the title he won with a 10th-round TKO over Vincenzo
Cantatore on Oct. 11, 2002. A national hero in his homeland, Braithwaite
went 54-3 in the amateurs before making his pro debut at age 21 in
February 1997. In his most recent outing, the southpaw won a lopsided
12-round decision over former knockout victim, Louis Azille, on April
17, 2004.
Mormeck (30-2, 21 KOs), of Noisy-le-Grand, France, has won 27
consecutive fights. By defeating defending champion Virgil Hill to
capture the WBA title on Feb. 23, 2002, Mormeck joined Anaclet Wamba,
Taoufik Belbouli and Fabrice Tiozzo as the only boxers from France to
win a cruiserweight world title. In his last start, the warrior retained
his belt for a third time by registering a 12-round unanimous decision
over four-time world champion Hill in a rematch on May 22, 2004, in
Carnival City, South Africa. *Tape delayed on the west coast
Source: Showtime press release
