Even though the World Boxing Council has fattened up its cruiserweight division by adding a further 10 pounds to the limit, champion Wayne `Big Truck’ Braithwaite is unperturbed and has promised to keep on putting opponents to sleep.

The addition is just to “help out” some “so called” cruiserweights who find it difficult to make the 190-pounds limit Braithwaite said in a telephone interview with Stabroek Sport.

The champion, while reiterating that he trains vigourously to stay in shape, scoffed at the suggestion that the WBC’s recent amendment would make life harder for him in the division.

“The move wouldn’t affect me at all. What they (the WBC) have tried to do is to help out some lazy cruiserweights who don’t want to train hard enough to make the real weight. It don’t matter to me. They are still gonna get knocked out if they come against me,” the undefeated Braithwaite said from his Brooklyn home.

Both the WBC and the World Boxing Association (WBA) recently moved the cruiserweight limit from 190 to 200 pounds. In a release on its official web site the WBC stated that at its annual convention it was passed by a unanimous vote of the Board of Governors to increase weight limit.

The moves means that the cruiserweight has moved into what was traditionally heavyweight territory.

Alluding to the laws of gravity, `Big Truck’ pledged that the heavier the opponents, the faster they will fall. “It is going to be the same thing. My job is to keep dropping them. The ones with the more weight will drop faster.”

Braithwaite said that despite the change he would still aspire to come in at his usual 188 pounds. “I’ll still be doing my usual training. I don’t see it as a threat to my crown. I’ll take care of them all at 190 or 200. It don’t matter,” the hard-hitting Guyanese said.

Braithwaite won the cruiserweight title one year ago when he finished Italian Vincenzo Cantatore in round 10. Since then he has made one successful defence of the title.

The 28-year-old is expected to defend his title for the second time against Luis Pineda on December 13 on the Ricardo Mayorga/ Cory Spinks, Bernard Hopkins versus William Joppy card at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The card, promoted by Don King, is billed as the “Night Of The Undisputed” and will feature eight world-title bouts.

Braithwaite was originally scheduled to make a mandatory defence against O’Neil `Give em Hell’ Bell, but negotiations fell through, his mother Claire Small who doubles as manager disclosed.

He will now defend against Bell on March 17 Small said. The match-up against Pineda (17-3 with 15 KOs) could end up on Pay Per View Small added.

“They (HBO) are supposed to have five fights on the Pay Per View. They have already selected four. To decide which other fight goes on PPV they have asked for persons to go to www.fightnews.com and vote. The fight receiving the most votes will be put on PPV. The word is now out and all Guyanese can vote for Wayne’s fight,” Small said.