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Hard-hitting heavyweight Andre `Stone’ Purlette remained undefeated and picked up his 26th knockout victim when he crushed American Craig Payne in two rounds. The fight was held on February 10, 2001 in Miami, Florida and the result allowed the Guyanese to improve to 29-0.Eight months and three fights and later the power-puncher was crowned the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) North American Boxing Organisation (NABO) heavyweight champion following a second-round TKO of Jeremy Bates.
Referee Armado Garcia rushed in to wave it off at one minute and 29 seconds of the round. However, Purlette had his unbeaten run halted in his next bout. Cuban-born American southpaw was able to solve the Guyanese equation and crushed the `Stone’ via a fifth round knockout.
Purlette had three more defeats in the next 11 fights and finally quit the ring in 2009. His professional record reads 40 wins (35 KOs) and four losses.

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