Frank Tate (boxer)
| Frank Tate | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Rated at |
Middleweight Light-heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
| Reach | 72″ / 183cm |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
August 27, 1964 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 46 |
| Wins | 41 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's boxing | ||
| Competitor for the United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1984 Los Angeles | Light middleweight |
Frank Tate (born August 27, 1964 in Detroit, MI) was an American boxer.
Amateur career
Tate was the 1983 National Golden Gloves light middleweight champion. He also won the Light Middleweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics 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 Lofti Ayed (Sweden) 5-0
- Defeated Romolo Casamonica (Italy) 5-0
- Defeated Christopher Kapopo (Zambia) RSC 1
- Defeated Manfred Zielonka (West Germany) walk-over
- 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
| 41 Wins (24 KOs), 5 Losses (2 KOs) | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time |
Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 41-5 | David Telesco |
TKO | 4 (10), 0:48 |
09/10/1998 |  Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 41-4 | Tyler Hughes |
TKO | 7 (10), ? |
11/07/1998 |  Hilton Hotel, Reno, Nevada |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 40-4 |  David Humberto Gamez |
TKO | 1 (8), 3:09 |
29/05/1998 |  Sheraton Hotel, Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 39-4 |  Norbert Nieroba |
SD | 12 | 30/08/1997 | Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 38-4 | Gary Butler |
TKO | 2 (8), ? |
24/06/1997 |  Argosy Festival Atrium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 37-4 | Cliff Nellon |
UD | 10 | 15/03/1997 | Dallas, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 36-4 | Everardo Armenta, Jr. |
PTS | 10 | 09/04/1996 |  Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 35-4 | Dominick Carter |
TKO | 8 (12), ? |
25/10/1995 | Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, Louisiana |
|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 34-4 | Virgil Hill |
UD | 12 | 23/07/1994 |  Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota |
For WBA light-heavyweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 34-3 | Rosendo Rosales |
KO | 2 (?), ? |
18/12/1993 | Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 33-3 | Everardo Armenta, Jr |
TKO | 9 (10), ? |
10/09/1993 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 32-3 | Ron Cramner |
KO | 6 (?), ? |
13/08/1993 |  Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 31-3 |  Ramzi Hassan |
SD | 10 | 09/01/1993 | Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 30-3 | Virgil Hill |
UD | 12 | 29/09/1992 | Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota |
For WBA light-heavyweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 30-2 | Tim Johnson |
KO | 6 (10), 2:51 |
27/03/1992 |  Clarion Hotel Ballroom, Saint Louis, Missouri |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 29-2 | Andrew Maynard |
TKO | 11 (12), 1:52 |
10/01/1992 | Paramount Theatre, New York, New York |
Won NABF light-heavyweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28-2 |  Yawe Davis |
SD | 12 | 03/08/1991 | Selvino, Lombardia, Italy |
Retained IBF Intercontinental light-heavyweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 27-2 |  Uriah Grant |
UD | 12 | 10/02/1991 |  Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Won IBF Intercontinental light-heavyweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26-2 | Greg Everett |
TKO | 7 (10), 1:45 |
27/09/1990 | Waterloo Village, Stanhope, New Jersey |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25-2 | William Clayton |
TKO | 5 (?), ? |
05/05/1990 |  Green Bay, Wisconsin |
|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 24-2 | Lindell Holmes |
MD | 12 | 27/01/1990 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana |
For vacant IBF super-middleweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24-1 | Jimmy Bills |
UD | 10 | 24/01/1989 |  Great Falls, Montana |
|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 23-1 | Michael Nunn |
TKO | 9 (15), 0:40 |
28/07/1988 | Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Lost IBF middleweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23-0 | Sanderline Williams |
PTS | 10 | 21/05/1988 | Odessa, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22-0 |  Tony Sibson |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:53 |
07/02/1988 |  Bingley Hall, Stafford, Staffordshire, England |
Retained IBF middleweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21-0 | Michael Olajide |
UD | 15 | 10/10/1987 | Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Won vacant IBF middleweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20-0 | James Williams |
TKO | 6 (?), ? |
10/09/1987 | Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19-0 | Troy Darrell |
UD | 12 | 12/07/1987 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Won USBA middleweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-0 | Mark McPherson |
TKO | 6 (10), 1:27 |
10/05/1987 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-0 | Marvin Mack |
UD | 10 | 27/03/1987 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-0 | Winston Burnett |
TKO | 8 (8), ? |
04/03/1987 | Festival Hall Super Tent, Basildon, Essex, England |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-0 | Kevin Watts |
MD | 10 | 26/12/1986 | Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-0 | Curtis Parker |
PTS | 10 | 22/08/1986 | Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-0 |  Brian Muller |
TKO | 7 (10), 2:34 |
27/06/1986 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-0 | Ricky Stackhouse |
TKO | 6 (?), ? |
24/04/1986 | Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-0 | Jerry Williams |
UD | 10 | 16/02/1986 | Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-0 | Randy Smith |
UD | 8 | 18/01/1986 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-0 | Bruce Calloway |
TKO | 3 (8), ? |
13/11/1985 | Ramada-Houston Hotel, Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-0 | Thomas Smith |
UD | 6 | 11/08/1985 | Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-0 | David Barrow |
UD | 6 | 05/06/1985 | Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-0 | Calvin Prejean |
TKO | 4 (?), ? |
09/04/1985 | Hyatt Regency Downtown, Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-0 | Ron Lee Warrior |
KO | 2 (6), ? |
18/03/1985 | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-0 | Carl Orville |
TKO | 2 (6), 1:35 |
04/03/1985 | Landmark Hotel, Metairie, Louisiana |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-0 | Phil Jones |
KO | 4 (6), 2:20 |
17/02/1985 | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-0 | Joe McKnight |
KO | 5 (?), ? |
18/01/1985 | Summit, Houston, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-0 | Mike Pucciarelli |
TKO | 1 (?), ? |
07/12/1984 | Houston, Texas |
Professional debut. |
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