AMERICAN David Fields became Andre `Stone’ Purlette’s eighth knockout victim on February 25, 1995. While Leon `King Kong’ O’Neil, Colin Murray and Ivor `Baba’ Simmons all bowed out by the second round, Fields lasted until midway the third round. The fight was the last in Guyana for the light heavyweight Purlette, who moved to the USA soon after. He graduated to cruiserweight then heavyweight while there. The power-puncher became a professional boxer in 1992 and remained undefeated until a decade later.

He suffered his first defeat in the professional ranks on December 4, 2002. Entering the ring with an imposing record of 32 victories (28 Kos), Purlette was TKOed by Cuban-American Eliester Castillo in Miami, Florida.
Referee Brian Garry stopped the contest at two minutes and 58 seconds of the fifth round to save the Guyanese. The defeat came as a surprise as Purlette had taken out several top contenders in a short space of time. In October of the previous year, he TKOed Jeremy Bates to claim the vacant World Boxing Organisation/ North American Boxing Organisation (WBO/NAB heavyweight title.
Former world champion Jimmy Thunder lasted only two rounds with the stone-fisted Purlette in July 2001. Purlette last fought in 2009 and has a record of 40 victories in 44 fights. He has boxed 134 rounds and holds a 79 percent knockout average.