Andre Purlette
| Andre Purlette | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Andre Purlette |
| Nickname(s) | Tombstone |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Born |
November 4, 1973 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 44 |
| Wins | 40 |
| Wins by KO | 35 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
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 |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |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. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-19-2 | Andrew Greeley |
UD | 6 | 06/12/2007 |  Bronx, New York, United States |
60-54, 59-55, 59-55. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-4-3 | Darnell "Ding-a-Ling" Wilson |
UD | 6 | 30/06/2007 |  Hollywood, Florida, United States |
57-56, 57-56, 57-56. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22-3-1 | Crawford "Terminator" Grimsley |
TKO | 3 | 07/09/2002 |  Prague, Czech Republic |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-8-1 | Muhammad Raheem |
TKO | 3 | 01/05/2001 |  Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-19-1 | Craig Payne |
TKO | 2 | 10/02/2001 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-24-2 | Garing "Freight Train" Lane |
PTS | 6 | 12/08/2000 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-9 | Louis Gallucci |
KO | 1 | 23/06/2000 | Tampa, Florida, United States |
Gallucci knocked out at 1:15 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-15 | Cliff Nellon |
UD | 4 | 16/10/1998 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-16 | Jeff Williams |
KO | 8 | 15/11/1997 | Lake Worth, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-12 | Ken Moody |
TKO | 2 | 09/08/1997 | Homestead, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-85-2 | Frankie Hines |
KO | 2 | 29/07/1997 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-4 | Ed Mosley |
TKO | 3 | 25/04/1997 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-11-1 | Kenneth Myers |
TKO | 3 | 10/04/1997 |  Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Oscar Silva |
TKO | 1 | 14/03/1997 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-8-1 | Ken McCurdy |
KO | 1 | 21/02/1997 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-5-3 | Elton Singleton |
TKO | 4 | 23/11/1996 | Homestead, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-7-3 | Bill "Italian Hammer" Medei |
KO | 1 | 30/08/1996 | Miami, Florida, United States |
NBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-10 | Stanley "X-Man" Hughey |
KO | 1 | 29/07/1996 | Hallandale, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-17 | Willie "Punching Preacher" Driver |
TKO | 5 | 26/04/1996 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-8-2 | Fred "Kip" Adams |
TKO | 2 | 26/03/1996 | Immokalee, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-6 | David Fields |
TKO | 3 | 25/02/1995 |  Georgetown, Guyana |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-2 |  Faustino Gonzalez |
KO | 2 | 16/10/1994 | Georgetown, Guyana |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-18 | Tim "Ice Man" St Clair |
KO | 2 | 26/06/1994 | Georgetown, Guyana |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-1 | George Allison |
TKO | 8 | 22/02/1994 | Georgetown, Guyana |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-4 | Ivor "Baba" Simmons |
TKO | 2 | 07/11/1993 | Georgetown, Guyana |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-3 | Vidal Rawlins | DQ | 4 | 01/10/1993 | Georgetown, Guyana |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-1 | Colin Murray |
TKO | 1 | 18/09/1993 | Georgetown, Guyana |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-4 | Leon "King Kong" O'Neal | TKO | 1 | 28/02/1993 | Georgetown, Guyana |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Alberto Ellis | KO | 1 | 26/12/1992 | Georgetown, Guyana |
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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