About Andre Purlette
Born 1973. Andre Purlette is a Guyanese boxer.
Andre Purlette (born 4 November 1973) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2009 in the heavyweight division. 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.
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 losses 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
Loss
TKO 3 24/10/2009
Loss
TKO 2 04/04/2008
Win
UD 6 06/12/2007
Win
UD 6 30/06/2007
Win
KO 2 09/07/2005
Win
TKO 2 09/09/2003
Win
TKO 1 02/08/2003
Loss
UD 10 10/06/2003
Win
KO 2 06/03/2003
Win
TKO 3 07/09/2002
Win
TKO 5 25/05/2002
Loss
KO 5 04/01/2002
Win
TKO 2 05/10/2001
Win
TKO 2 06/07/2001
Win
TKO 3 01/05/2001
Win
TKO 2 10/02/2001
Win
PTS 6 12/08/2000
Win
TKO 3 29/07/2000
Win
KO 1 23/06/2000
Win
TKO 4 18/06/1999
Win
KO 1 21/05/1999
Win
TKO 2 05/12/1998
Win
UD 4 16/10/1998
Win
KO 8 15/11/1997
Win
TKO 2 09/08/1997
Win
KO 2 29/07/1997
Win
TKO 3 25/04/1997
Win
TKO 3 10/04/1997
Win
TKO 1 14/03/1997
Win
KO 1 21/02/1997
Win
TKO 4 23/11/1996
Win
KO 1 30/08/1996
Win
KO 1 29/07/1996
Win
TKO 5 26/04/1996
Win
TKO 2 26/03/1996
Win
TKO 3 25/02/1995
Win
KO 2 16/10/1994
Win
KO 2 26/06/1994
Win
TKO 8 22/02/1994
Win
TKO 2 07/11/1993
Win
DQ 4 01/10/1993
Win
TKO 1 18/09/1993
Win
TKO 1 28/02/1993
Win
KO 1 26/12/1992
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Andre Purlette?
boxer
When was Andre Purlette born?
Andre Purlette was born on 4 November 1973 in Georgetown.
What is Andre Purlette's occupation?
Andre Purlette is a boxer.
What nationality is Andre Purlette?
Andre Purlette is Guyanese.
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