Herman Ene-Purcell (born 19 December 1994,

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) also known as "The Herminator" is an Australian professional boxer. The biggest win of Ene-Purcell's career was against Justin Whitehead in October 2016, where Ene-Purcell won the bout by UD. 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. Ene-Purcell won the bout against Tatupu by first round TKO. The biggest bout of Ene-Purcell's career so far was against

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in May 2017. This bout was for both the

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– OPBF and vacant

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Asia Pacific Heavyweight Titles. Ene-Purcell lost the bout by TKO in the 9th round where his corner threw in the towel.

Professional boxing record

Personal life

Ene-Purcell was born in Samoa but was raised in North Shore,

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, New Zealand. He attended

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during his high school years.

References

External links

Official Facebook Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ene-Purcell, Herman 1994 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Samoan male boxers Australian male boxers Samoan emigrants to Australia People from North Shore, New Zealand