Andre Purlette

Andre Purlette
Personal information
Nickname	Tombstone
Nationality	Guyanese
Born	November 4, 1973 (age 52); Georgetown, Guyana
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	Heavyweight
Boxing career
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	44
Wins	40
Win 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

↑ "Bring on 'Stone' Purlette". Stabroek News. 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
1 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

[1] "Bring on 'Stone' Purlette". Stabroek News. 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Stabroek Sports' Boxing's Hall-of-Fame". Stabroek News. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

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