Career
As an amateur, Braithwaite compiled a record of 57 wins to 3 losses. Braithwaite turned professional in 1997. Foreign only his tenth fight, in 2000, he was pitted against Dale Brown, who had two years" more professional experience.
Braithwaite stopped Brown in eight rounds, winning the WBC–NABF International cruiserweight titles.
In 2002, Braithwaite received his first opportunity at a world championship when he faced Vincenzo Cantatore for the WBC cruiserweight title. Fighting in Cantatore"s native Italy, Braithwaite was able to weather several onslaughts by his opponent, as well as questionable calls by the referee, en route to a tenth-round stoppage victory.
Braithwaite"s undefeated run and title reign came to an end in 2005 when he lost to Jean Marc Mormeck via unanimous decision. The bout was a unification for both the WBC and WBA (Super) cruiserweight titles.
In Braithwaite"s next outing in the same year, he was stopped in four rounds by Guillermo Jones.