Andre Purlette

Andre Purlette
Born	(1973-11-04) November 4, 1973 (age 51) Georgetown, Guyana
Nationality	Guyanese
Other names	Tombstone
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	44
Wins	40
Wins by KO	35
Losses	4

Andre Purlette (born 4 November 1973) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2009 in the heavyweight division. ^[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 was knocked out by Aaron Williams in 2008.

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 had 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

40 Wins (35 knockouts), 4 Losses
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

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

External links

• Boxing record for Andre Purlette from BoxRec (registration required)
• Article mentioning Purlette Archived at landofsixpeoples.come