'Big Truck' hits big time
By Steve Ninvalle
Stabroek News
April 4, 2004
Wayne `Big Truck' Braithwaite finally found the combination and is set to strut his boxing skills to international television audiences while securing the largest purse of his career.
Braithwaite said that his April 17 title defence against Louis Azille will be televised live on the prestigious Pay-Per-View channel and his purse is something to shout about.
"I feel great about fighting on TV. This is a very good break for me. I can now show America and the whole world just how I do my destruction," the World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion said from his Brooklyn home yesterday.
The champion said that there is no certainty that his supporters in Guyana would be able to see the fight live but assured that a knock- out is on the agenda anyway.
"I will gurantee you that I'll knock out Azille. I owe that to the people of Plaisance and Guyana. I have worked hard to be on international TV and I know that I have to put on a good show."
The undefeated champion disclosed that his promoter Don King played a pivotal role in the fight being televised on PPV. "I'm very comfortable with Don King. The purse I'm getting for this fight is far better than for the last fight. It's a whole lot better than any I have ever had and I'm a whole lot happier."
The Braitwaite/Azille contest will be the first of four fights on the card to be televised on Pay-Per-View.
The card at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan will be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Chris Byrd and Andrew Golota.