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Andre Purlette

Andre Purlette (born 4 November 1973) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2009.[1] Known as "Tombstone", Purlette turned pro in 1992 and won his first 32 bouts, including a victory over Jimmy Thunder. He later lost to veteran Jeremy Williams in 2003 and KOd by Aaron Williams in 2008.

Andre Purlette
Born (1973-11-04) November 4, 1973 (age 50)
Georgetown, Guyana
NationalityGuyanese
Other namesTombstone
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights44
Wins40
Wins by KO35
Losses4

His professional career began when he was 19, on Boxing Day 1992, with a first round knockout of Alberto Ellis at the National Park. He went undefeated until 2002, when he was knocked out in round five of a heavyweight fight against 27-year-old Eliecer Castillo at American Airlines Arena on January 4, 2002.[2]

Pulette won the World Boxing Council Latino heavyweight title with a TKO victory over Crawford Grimsley on September 7, 2002 in Prague. He made five more wins before two loses against Aaron Williams and Harold Sconiers.

He retired in 2009 and moved to the US.

Since then, he was inducted into the Stabroek News Boxing Hall of Fame.[2]

Professional boxing record edit

40 Wins (35 knockouts), 4 Losses[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 15-20-2   Harold Sconiers TKO 3 24/10/2009   Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the third round.
Loss 16-0-1   Aaron Williams TKO 2 04/04/2008   Lincoln, Rhode Island, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the second round.
Win 13-19-2   Andrew Greeley UD 6 06/12/2007   Bronx, New York, U.S.
Win 18-4-3   Darnell Wilson UD 6 30/06/2007   Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Win 12-7-1   Sam Tillman KO 2 09/07/2005   Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. Tillman knocked out at 1:03 of the second round.
Win 31-14-1   Lionel Butler TKO 2 09/09/2003   Miami, Florida, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the second round.
Win 16-7-3   Ron Guerrero TKO 1 02/08/2003   Walker, Minnesota, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the first round.
Loss 39-4-1   Jeremy Williams UD 10 10/06/2003   Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Win 12-5   Wade Lewis KO 2 06/03/2003   Miami, Florida, U.S. Lewis knocked out at 3:00 of the second round.
Win 22-3-1   Crawford Grimsley TKO 3 07/09/2002   Prague, Czech Republic
Win 9-12-2   Joe Lenhart TKO 5 25/05/2002   Tampa, Florida, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the fifth round.
Loss 21-2-2   Elieser Castillo KO 5 04/01/2002   Miami, Florida, U.S. Purlette knocked out at 2:58 of the fifth round.
Win 13-1-1   Jeremy Bates TKO 2 05/10/2001   Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. WBO NABO heavyweight title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:29 of the second round.
Win 35-12   Jimmy Thunder TKO 2 06/07/2001   Reno, Nevada, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:01 of the second round.
Win 5-8-1   Muhammad Raheem TKO 3 01/05/2001   Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Win 12-19-1   Craig Payne TKO 2 10/02/2001   Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win 17-24-2   Garing Lane PTS 6 12/08/2000   Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win 14-8   Onebo Maxime TKO 3 29/07/2000   Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the third round.
Win 2-9   Louis Gallucci KO 1 23/06/2000   Tampa, Florida, U.S. Gallucci knocked out at 1:15 of the first round.
Win 12-22-1   Charlie Dean Moore TKO 4 18/06/1999   Ocala, Florida, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the third round.
Win 8-16   Andre Sherrod KO 1 21/05/1999   Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. Sherrod knocked out at 1:45 of the first round.
Win 14-5   Fred Houpe TKO 2 05/12/1998   Miami, Florida, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:47 of the second round.
Win 10-15   Cliff Nellon UD 4 16/10/1998   Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Win 13-16   Jeff Williams KO 8 15/11/1997   Lake Worth, Florida, U.S.
Win 2-12   Ken Moody TKO 2 09/08/1997   Homestead, Florida, U.S.
Win 14-85-2   Frankie Hines KO 2 29/07/1997   Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Win 1-4   Ed Mosley TKO 3 25/04/1997   Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win 4-11-1   Kenneth Myers TKO 3 10/04/1997   Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Win 0-1   Oscar Silva TKO 1 14/03/1997   Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win 7-8-1   Ken McCurdy KO 1 21/02/1997   Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win 4-5-3   Elton Singleton TKO 4 23/11/1996   Homestead, Florida, U.S.
Win 16-7-3   Bill Medei KO 1 30/08/1996   Miami, Florida, U.S. NBA Cruiserweight Title
Win 6-10   Stanley Hughey KO 1 29/07/1996   Hallandale, Florida, U.S.
Win 5-17   Willie Driver TKO 5 26/04/1996   Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win 8-8-2   Fred Adams TKO 2 26/03/1996   Immokalee, Florida, U.S.
Win 1-6   David Fields TKO 3 25/02/1995   Georgetown, Guyana
Win 5-2   Faustino Gonzalez KO 2 16/10/1994   Georgetown, Guyana
Win 11-18   Tim St Clair KO 2 26/06/1994   Georgetown, Guyana
Win 1-1   George Allison TKO 8 22/02/1994   Georgetown, Guyana
Win 4-4   Ivor Simmons TKO 2 07/11/1993   Georgetown, Guyana
Win 1-3   Vidal Rawlins DQ 4 01/10/1993   Georgetown, Guyana
Win 3-1   Colin Murray TKO 1 18/09/1993   Georgetown, Guyana
Win 1-4   Leon O'Neal TKO 1 28/02/1993   Georgetown, Guyana
Win --   Alberto Ellis KO 1 26/12/1992   Georgetown, Guyana

References edit

  1. ^ "Bring on 'Stone' Purlette". Stabroek News. 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  2. ^ a b "Stabroek Sports' Boxing's Hall-of-Fame". Stabroek News. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

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