World champions coming home together
By Steve Ninvalle
Stabroek News
October 23, 2002
WBA AND IBA junior welterweight champion 'Vicious' Vivian Harris and WBC cruiserweight champion Wayne 'Big Truck' Braithwaite will travel home together and are now expected here on November 7.
Harris said yesterday that he had spoken to Braithwaite and they have decided upon returning together. "I had a little celebration party and Wayne was there. We spoke and came up with the decision to come home together," Harris said.
Earlier in the week Harris had stated that he will return to Guyana before November 1. Braithwaite's trip back home was scheduled for November 7. Harris said that he will be accompanied by an entourage which includes his father Herman and trainer Lennox Blackmoore.
The two Guyanese won world titles within eight days of each other.
Braithwaite's public relations consultant Seon Bristol confirmed that there was a meeting of the two Guyanese world champions but declined to say what decision was taken.
Braithwaite, unbeaten in 18 fights, won the WBC vacant title via a 10th round technical knockout of Italian Vincenzo Cantatore in Italy on October 11.
Harris followed in his footsteps last Saturday when he stopped Diobelys Hurtardo in the second round to become the first Guyanese to win two world titles. Harris improved his record to 22-1-1-16.