Andre Purlette

Andre Purlette (born 4 November 1973 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a Guyanese boxer and was a highly touted prospect in the heavyweight division.

Known as "Tombstone", Purlette turned pro in 1992 and won his first 32 bouts, including a victory over Jimmy Thunder. His career was sidetracked in 2001 when he faced Eliecer Castillo and was KO'd in the 5th round. He later lost to veteran Jeremy Williams in 2003 and KOd by Aaron Williams in 2008.

Professional boxing record

40 Wins (35 knockouts), 4 Losses
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	15-20-2	Harold "Hard Roc" Sconiers	TKO	3	24/10/2009	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the third round.
Loss	16-0-1	"Awesome" Aaron Williams	TKO	2	04/04/2008	Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States	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, United States	60-54, 59-55, 59-55.
Win	18-4-3	Darnell "Ding-a-Ling" Wilson	UD	6	30/06/2007	Hollywood, Florida, United States	57-56, 57-56, 57-56.
Win	12-7-1	Sam "Slam Bam" Tillman	KO	2	09/07/2005	Pompano Beach, Florida, United States	Tillman knocked out at 1:03 of the second round.
Win	31-14-1	Lionel "Train" Butler	TKO	2	09/09/2003	Miami, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:53 of the second round.
Win	16-7-3	Ron "El Tajanito" Guerrero	TKO	1	02/08/2003	Walker, Minnesota, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the first round.
Loss	39-4-1	Jeremy "Half Man-Half Amazing" Williams	UD	10	10/06/2003	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States	90-97, 91-95, 88-97.
Win	12-5	Wade "Rock" Lewis	KO	2	06/03/2003	Miami, Florida, United States	Lewis knocked out at 3:00 of the second round.
Win	22-3-1	Crawford "Terminator" Grimsley	TKO	3	07/09/2002	Prague, Czech Republic
Win	9-12-2	Joe Lenhart	TKO	5	25/05/2002	Tampa, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the fifth round.
Loss	21-2-2	Elieser Castillo	KO	5	04/01/2002	Miami, Florida, United States	Purlette knocked out at 2:58 of the fifth round.
Win	13-1-1	Jeremy "Beast" Bates	TKO	2	05/10/2001	Miami Beach, Florida, United States	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, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:01 of the second round.
Win	5-8-1	Muhammad Raheem	TKO	3	01/05/2001	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win	12-19-1	Craig Payne	TKO	2	10/02/2001	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	17-24-2	Garing "Freight Train" Lane	PTS	6	12/08/2000	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	14-8	Onebo Maxime	TKO	3	29/07/2000	Tunica, Mississippi, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the third round.
Win	2-9	Louis Gallucci	KO	1	23/06/2000	Tampa, Florida, United States	Gallucci knocked out at 1:15 of the first round.
Win	12-22-1	Charlie Dean Moore	TKO	4	18/06/1999	Ocala, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the third round.
Win	8-16	Andre Sherrod	KO	1	21/05/1999	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States	Sherrod knocked out at 1:45 of the first round.
Win	14-5	Fred Houpe	TKO	2	05/12/1998	Miami, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:47 of the second round.
Win	10-15	Cliff Nellon	UD	4	16/10/1998	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	13-16	Jeff Williams	KO	8	15/11/1997	Lake Worth, Florida, United States
Win	2-12	Ken Moody	TKO	2	09/08/1997	Homestead, Florida, United States
Win	14-85-2	Frankie Hines	KO	2	29/07/1997	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win	1-4	Ed Mosley	TKO	3	25/04/1997	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	4-11-1	Kenneth Myers	TKO	3	10/04/1997	Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win	0-1	Oscar Silva	TKO	1	14/03/1997	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	7-8-1	Ken McCurdy	KO	1	21/02/1997	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	4-5-3	Elton Singleton	TKO	4	23/11/1996	Homestead, Florida, United States
Win	16-7-3	Bill "Italian Hammer" Medei	KO	1	30/08/1996	Miami, Florida, United States	NBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win	6-10	Stanley "X-Man" Hughey	KO	1	29/07/1996	Hallandale, Florida, United States
Win	5-17	Willie "Punching Preacher" Driver	TKO	5	26/04/1996	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	8-8-2	Fred "Kip" Adams	TKO	2	26/03/1996	Immokalee, Florida, United States
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 "Ice Man" 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 "Baba" 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 "King Kong" O'Neal	TKO	1	28/02/1993	Georgetown, Guyana
Win	--	Alberto Ellis	KO	1	26/12/1992	Georgetown, Guyana

External links

• Professional boxing record for Andre Purlette from BoxRec
• Article on Purlette in Stabroek News
• Article mentioning Purlette in Stabroek News. Archived at landofsixpeoples.come