Frank Tate (boxer)
Frank Tate (born August 27, 1964, in Detroit, Michigan) is a former American professional boxer.
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| Real name | Frank Tate | |||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||
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| Born | August 27, 1964 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 41 | |||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
Tate was the 1983 National Golden Gloves light middleweight champion. Tate was training at the Kronk Gym.[1] He also won the light middleweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics[2] even though he had standing eight-counts administered to him twice in the second round of the gold medal bout against Canadian fighter Shawn O'Sullivan. When Tate received his gold medal, he was booed by the American audience due to the controversial decision.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Lotfi Ayed (Sweden) 5–0
- Defeated Romolo Casamonica (Italy) 5–0
- Defeated Christopher Kapopo (Zambia) RSC 1
- Defeated Manfred Zielonka (West Germany) by walkover
- Defeated Shawn O'Sullivan (Canada) 5–0
Professional career
Middleweight
Tate began his professional career in December 1984. At 20–0, Tate won the vacant IBF middleweight title by beating Michael Olajide over fifteen rounds at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas in October 1987. Tate successfully defended his title against Tony Sibson with a tenth round stoppage in Staffordshire, England, before losing his belt to undefeated phenom Michael Nunn in nine rounds at Caesars Palace in July 1988.
Super-middleweight
In January 1990 at Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Tate boxed Lindell Holmes for the vacant IBF super-middleweight title, losing a close majority decision.
Light-heavyweight
Following the defeat, Tate moved up to light-heavyweight and defeated Uriah Grant and Andrew Maynard on a six fight win streak to set up a fight for the vacant WBA title against Virgil Hill in 1992. Tate lost a unanimous decision. After four more wins, Tate was granted a rematch with Hill in 1994 but again lost a convincing decision. This was Tate's last major fight, and after several victories over limited competition he was stopped in four rounds against David Telesco in his final pro bout.
Professional boxing record
| 46 fights | 41 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 24 | 2 |
| By decision | 17 | 3 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 41–5 | |
TKO | 4 (10) | 09/10/1998 | |
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| Win | 41–4 | |
TKO | 7 (10) | 11/07/1998 | |
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| Win | 40–4 |  |
TKO | 1 (8) | 29/05/1998 | |
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| Win | 39–4 |  |
SD | 12 (12) | 30/08/1997 | |
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| Win | 38–4 | |
TKO | 2 (8) | 24/06/1997 | |
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| Win | 37–4 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 15/03/1997 | |
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| Win | 36–4 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 09/04/1996 | |
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| Win | 35–4 | |
TKO | 8 (12) | 25/10/1995 | |
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| Loss | 34–4 | |
UD | 12 (12) | 23/07/1994 | |
For WBA light-heavyweight title. |
| Win | 34–3 | |
KO | 2 (10) | 18/12/1993 | |
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| Win | 33–3 | |
TKO | 9 (10) | 10/09/1993 | |
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| Win | 32–3 | |
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| Win | 31–3 |  |
SD | 10 (10) | 09/01/1993 | |
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| Loss | 30–3 | |
UD | 12 (12) | 29/09/1992 | |
For WBA light-heavyweight title. |
| Win | 30–2 | |
TKO | 6 (10) | 27/03/1992 | |
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| Win | 29–2 | |
TKO | 11 (12) | 10/01/1992 | |
Won NABF light-heavyweight title. |
| Win | 28–2 |  |
SD | 12 (12) | 03/08/1991 | |
Retained IBF Intercontinental light-heavyweight title. |
| Win | 27–2 |  |
UD | 12 (12) | 10/02/1991 | |
Won IBF Intercontinental light-heavyweight title. |
| Win | 26–2 | |
TKO | 7 (10) | 27/09/1990 | |
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| Win | 25–2 | |
TKO | 6 (10) | 05/05/1990 | |
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| Loss | 24–2 | |
MD | 12 (12) | 27/01/1990 | |
For vacant IBF super-middleweight title. |
| Win | 24–1 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 24/01/1989 | |
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| Loss | 23–1 | |
TKO | 9 (15) | 28/07/1988 | |
Lost IBF middleweight title. |
| Win | 23–0 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 21/05/1988 | |
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| Win | 22–0 |  |
TKO | 10 (12) | 07/02/1988 | |
Retained IBF middleweight title. |
| Win | 21–0 | |
UD | 15 (15) | 10/10/1987 | |
Won vacant IBF middleweight title. |
| Win | 20–0 | |
TKO | 6 (8) | 10/09/1987 | |
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| Win | 19–0 | |
UD | 12 (12) | 12/07/1987 | |
Won USBA middleweight title. |
| Win | 18–0 | |
TKO | 6 (10) | 10/05/1987 | |
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| Win | 17–0 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 27/03/1987 | |
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| Win | 16–0 | |
TKO | 8 (8) | 04/03/1987 | |
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| Win | 15–0 | |
MD | 10 (10) | 26/12/1986 | |
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| Win | 14–0 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 22/08/1986 | |
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| Win | 13–0 |  |
TKO | 7 (10) | 27/06/1986 | |
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| Win | 12–0 | |
TKO | 6 (10) | 24/04/1986 | |
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| Win | 11–0 | |
UD | 10 (10) | 16/02/1986 | |
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| Win | 10–0 | |
UD | 8 (8) | 18/01/1986 | |
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| Win | 9–0 | |
TKO | 3 (8) | 13/11/1985 | |
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| Win | 8–0 | |
UD | 6 (6) | 11/08/1985 | |
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| Win | 7–0 | |
UD | 6 (6) | 05/06/1985 | |
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| Win | 6–0 | |
TKO | 4 (6) | 09/04/1985 | |
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| Win | 5–0 | |
KO | 2 (6) | 18/03/1985 | |
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| Win | 4–0 | |
TKO | 2 (6) | 04/03/1985 | |
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| Win | 3–0 | |
KO | 4 (6) | 17/02/1985 | |
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| Win | 2–0 | |
KO | 5 (6) | 18/01/1985 | |
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| Win | 1–0 | |
TKO | 1 (6) | 07/12/1984 | |
Professional debut. |
See also
- List of middleweight boxing champions
References
- Essett advances to USABC finals By DAVID KNIGHT, The Indianapolis Star, December 17, 1982, p. 68.
- "U.S. light middleweight Frank Tate earned a gold medal..." UPI. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
External links
| Achievements | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Marvin Hagler |
IBF middleweight champion October 10, 1987 – July 28, 1988 |
Succeeded by Michael Nunn |
