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Guyanese boxer
Andre Purlette
Born (1973-11-04 ) November 4, 1973 (age 51) 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.[ 1] Jimmy Thunder . He later lost to veteran Jeremy Williams in 2003 and KOd 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 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
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
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
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
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
KO
2
06/03/2003
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
TKO
5
25/05/2002
Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the fifth round.
Loss
21-2-2
Elieser Castillo
KO
5
04/01/2002
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
TKO
3
01/05/2001
Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
Win
12-19-1
Craig Payne
TKO
2
10/02/2001
Win
17-24-2
PTS
6
12/08/2000
Win
14-8
TKO
3
29/07/2000
Tunica, Mississippi , U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the third round.
Win
2-9
KO
1
23/06/2000
Tampa, Florida , U.S.
Gallucci knocked out at 1:15 of the first round.
Win
12-22-1
TKO
4
18/06/1999
Ocala, Florida , U.S.
Referee stopped the bout at 1:07 of the third round.
Win
8-16
KO
1
21/05/1999
Greensboro, North Carolina , U.S.
Sherrod knocked out at 1:45 of the first round.
Win
14-5
TKO
2
05/12/1998
Referee stopped the bout at 2:47 of the second round.
Win
10-15
UD
4
16/10/1998
Fort Lauderdale, Florida , U.S.
Win
13-16
KO
8
15/11/1997
Lake Worth, Florida , U.S.
Win
2-12
TKO
2
09/08/1997
Win
14-85-2
KO
2
29/07/1997
Nashville, Tennessee , U.S.
Win
1-4
TKO
3
25/04/1997
Win
4-11-1
TKO
3
10/04/1997
Norfolk, Virginia , U.S.
Win
0-1
TKO
1
14/03/1997
Win
7-8-1
KO
1
21/02/1997
Win
4-5-3
TKO
4
23/11/1996
Homestead, Florida , U.S.
Win
16-7-3
KO
1
30/08/1996
NBA Cruiserweight Title
Win
6-10
KO
1
29/07/1996
Hallandale, Florida , U.S.
Win
5-17
TKO
5
26/04/1996
Miami, Florida , U.S.
Win
8-8-2
TKO
2
26/03/1996
Immokalee, Florida , U.S.
Win
1-6
TKO
3
25/02/1995
Win
5-2
KO
2
16/10/1994
Win
11-18
KO
2
26/06/1994
Win
1-1
George Allison
TKO
8
22/02/1994
Win
4-4
TKO
2
07/11/1993
Win
1-3
DQ
4
01/10/1993
Win
3-1
TKO
1
18/09/1993
Win
1-4
TKO
1
28/02/1993
Win
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KO
1
26/12/1992
Georgetown , Guyana
