Herman Ene-Purcell

Herman Ene-Purcell (born 19 December 1994, Samoa) also known as "The Herminator" is an Australian professional boxer.

Herman Ene-Purcell
Born	Herman Ene-Purcell (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30) Samoa
Other names	The Herminator
Residence	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Samoan New Zealander Australian
Weight	116.9 kg (258 lb; 18 st 6 lb)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Boxing
Team	TGW and Smithy's Promotions
Years active	2013–present
Professional boxing record
Total	26
Wins	17
By knockout	9
Losses	9
By knockout	5
Draws	0
Other information
Occupation	Professional boxer
Boxing record from BoxRec

The biggest win of Ene-Purcell's career was against Justin Whitehead in October 2016, where Ene-Purcell won the bout by UD.^[1] Five months later, Ene-Purcell took on boxing veteran Afa Tatupu. Tatupu is well known for his New Zealand title bout against Joseph Parker with Parker receiving a serious cut.^[2] Ene-Purcell won the bout against Tatupu by first round TKO.^[3] The biggest bout of Ene-Purcell's career so far was against Kyotaro Fujimoto in Japan in May 2017. This bout was for both the WBC – OPBF and vacant WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Titles. Ene-Purcell lost the bout by TKO in the 9th round where his corner threw in the towel.^[4]

Professional boxing record

24 fights	16 wins	8 losses
By knockout	8	4
By decision	8	4
Draws	0

^[5]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
24	Win	16–8	Viliamu Motusaga	UD	4	4 October 2019	SkyCity, Auckland, New Zealand
23	Win	15–8	Willie Nasio	MD	8	13 July 2019	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland	vacant Australian National Boxing Federation Australasian Heavy Title
22	Win	14–8	Nick Midgley	TKO	1 (4) 1:31	9 March 2019	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland
21	Lose	13–8	Willie Nasio	TKO	4 (8) 2:50	3 November 2018	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland	vacant Australia - Queensland State Heavyweight Title
20	Win	13–7	John Szigeti	KO	2 (6) 2:59	14 October 2017	Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia
19	Lose	13–7	Randall Rayment	UD	6	22 July 2017	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
18	Lose	12–6	Kyotaro Fujimoto	TKO	9 (12)	8 May 2017	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	WBC – OPBF & vacant WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Titles
17	Win	12–5	Afa Tatupu	TKO	1 (5) 2:18	11 March 2017	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
16	Win	11–5	Justin Whitehead	UD	6	22 October 2016	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
15	Win	10–5	Jong Suk Lee	TKO	1 (6)	24 June 2016	Capital Gym, Beijing, China
14	Win	9–5	Moses Havea	UD	4	13 May 2016	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
13	Draw	8–5	Thomas Heads[6]	MD	5	16 April 2016	The Trusts Arena, Auckland, New Zealand	World Title Under card
12	Lose	7–5	Paul Gallen	TKO	4 (5) 2:00	29 January 2016	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
11	Win	7–4	Clarence Tillman	UD	4	31 October 2015	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
10	Win	6–4	Isaraphap Sor Varunee	MD	6	11 September 2015	Yu Hang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China
9	Lose	5–4	Joel Clifton	UD	8	27 June 2015	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	vacant Australia – Queensland State heavyweight title
8	Win	5–3	James Rowe	KO	1 (4) 1:50	14 March 2015	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
7	Win	4–3	Rhys Sullivan	KO	1 (4) 0:36	29 November 2014	Grand Hotel Yamanto, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
6	Win	3–3	Clinton Banks	KO	1 (3) 1:42	31 October 2014	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
5	Lose	2–3	Kyle Brumby[7]	SD	3	26 July 2014	Queensland State Equestrian Centre, Caboolture, Queensland, Australia
4	Win	2–2	James Frost	UD	4	4 July 2014	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
3	Lose	1–2	Paul Gallen[8]	TKO	2 (4) 2:53	19 February 2014	Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, New South Wales, Australia
2	Win	1–1	Mathew Steel	TKO	1 (3) 1:19	24 November 2013	Smithy's Gym, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
1	Lose	0–1	Olaf Olsen	UD	3	4 October 2013	Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Personal life

Ene-Purcell was born in Samoa but was raised in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Glenfield College during his high school years.^[9]