# Andre Purlette

Andre Purlette (born 4 November 1973) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2009. 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 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.
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.

## 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 | |