Marcel Braithwaite (born 3 May 1994) is an English professional boxer who is a former British and Commonwealth super-flyweight champion. He has also held the English and WBC International Silver titles in the same weight division.
A professional since 2016,[3] Braithwaite became the English super-flyweight champion with a majority decision win over defending champion Craig Derbyshire at the Bonus Arena in Hull on 26 October 2019. Two of the ringside judges scored the fight 97–93 and 96–94 respectively in his favour, while the third had it a 95–95 draw.[4]
In his next outing, he took on Sunny Edwards for the vacant British super-flyweight title at the Copper Box Arena in London on 21 December 2019. Despite knocking his opponent to the canvas in the seventh round, Braithwaite lost via unanimous decision.[5]
On 26 February 2022, it was Braithwaite who survived a knockdown to win as he climbed off the canvas in the fourth round to secure a unanimous decision victory and claim the vacant WBC International Silver super-flyweight title against Scott Allan at Grand Central Hall in Liverpool.[6]
Just over a year later, on 17 March 2023, he faced Ijaz Ahmed for the vacant British and Commonwealth super-flyweight titles. Held at the Town Hall in Dudley, the fight ended in a split draw with one judge favouring each boxer and the third seeing the contest as a tie.[7][8]
Braithwaite got a second chance at the Commonwealth belt in his next bout and this time took full advantage as he secured a unanimous decision success over Ryan Farrag at Liverpool Olympia on 9 June 2023.[9]
His first defense was a rematch with Ijaz Ahmed at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham on 20 October 2023, with the vacant British super-flyweight title also on the line. Braithwaite knocked his opponent to the canvas twice in the ninth round before the referee stepped in to stop the fight.[10][11]
Next, Braithwaite challenged IBO champion Ricardo Malajika at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa, on 5 April 2024, losing by unanimous decision.[12][13]
| 22 fights | 17 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 15 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | Eaktwan BTU Ruaviking | KO | 1 (6), 0:58 | 6 Sep 2024 | Hilton Al Habtoor City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 21 | Loss | 16–4–1 | Ricardo Malajika | UD | 12 | 5 Apr 2024 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | For IBO super-flyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 16–3–1 | Ijaz Ahmed | TKO | 9 (12), 1:37 | 20 Oct 2023 | Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England | Retained Commonwealth super-flyweight title; Won vacant British super-flyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 15–3–1 | Ryan Farrag | UD | 12 | 9 Jun 2023 | Olympia, Liverpool, England | Won vacant Commonwealth super-flyweight title |
| 18 | Draw | 14–3–1 | Ijaz Ahmed | SD | 12 | 17 Mar 2023 | Town Hall, Dudley, England | For vacant British and Commonwealth super-flyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Thomas Essomba | SD | 12 | 11 Nov 2022 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | Braithwaite missed weight and was ineligible for the British super-flyweight title eliminator |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Steven Maguire | PTS | 6 | 2 Sep 2022 | Shankly Hotel, Liverpool, England | |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Scott Alan | UD | 10 | 26 Feb 2022 | Grand Central Hall, Liverpool, England | Won vacant WBC International Silver super-flyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 6 | 11 Dec 2021 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Taka Bembere | PTS | 4 | 4 Sep 2021 | Grand Central Hall, Liverpool, England | |
| 12 | Loss | 9–3 | Jay Harris | UD | 10 | 18 Oct 2020 | Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England | |
| 11 | Loss | 9–2 | Sunny Edwards | UD | 12 | 21 Dec 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | For vacant British super-flyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Craig Derbyshire | MD | 10 | 26 Oct 2019 | Bonus Arena, Kingston upon Hull, England | Won English super-flyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Jake Pollard | PTS | 6 | 25 May 2019 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 6 | 29 Sep 2018 | Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Edward Björklund | PTS | 4 | 12 May 2018 | BT Convention Centre, Liverpool, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 6 | 10 Mar 2018 | BT Convention Centre, Liverpool, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Reynaldo Cajina | PTS | 4 | 4 Nov 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Luke Fash | PTS | 4 | 29 Jul 2017 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jules Phillips | PTS | 4 | 17 Feb 2017 | Fusion Nightclub, Liverpool, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Craig Derbyshire | PTS | 4 | 17 Dec 2016 | Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Anwar Alfadli | PTS | 4 | 26 Nov 2016 | Fusion Nightclub, Liverpool, England |
Braithwaite was convicted of reckless assault and criminal damage in July 2020. He was sentenced to a 12 month community order including 20 days of rehabilitation activity requirements and 180 hours of unpaid work as well as being told to pay the victim, who was his girlfriend at the time of the offences, £1,500 in compensation. Braithwaite was also made the subject of a restraining order barring him from contacting the victim or attending her address.[14]
Away from boxing, Braithwaite is a community youth worker.[15]
