Frank Tate was born in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. on August 27, 1964. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on December 7, 1984 against Mike Pucciarelli. Tate defeated Pucciarelli via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tate became a world champion at the age of 23 after 20 professional fights. He challenged Michael Olajide for the vacant IBF middleweight title and defeated Olajide via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Tate's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to David Telesco at age 34, on October 9, 1998.
Some of Frank Tate's best fights have been against Tony Sibson, Michael Olajide, Andrew Maynard, Uriah Grant, and David Humberto Gamez. For a complete list of Tate's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Frank Tate".
Tate has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Frank Tate Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Oct 09, 1998 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
45 | Jul 11, 1998 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
44 | May 29, 1998 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
43 | Aug 30, 1997 | 33 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
42 | Jun 24, 1997 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
41 | Mar 15, 1997 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
40 | Apr 09, 1996 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
39 | Oct 25, 1995 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
38 | Jul 23, 1994 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
37 | Dec 18, 1993 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
36 | Sep 10, 1993 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
35 | Aug 13, 1993 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
34 | Jan 09, 1993 | 28 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
33 | Sep 29, 1992 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Mar 27, 1992 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
31 | Jan 10, 1992 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
30 | Aug 03, 1991 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
29 | Feb 10, 1991 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
28 | Sep 27, 1990 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
27 | May 05, 1990 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Jan 27, 1990 | 25 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
25 | Jan 24, 1989 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
24 | Jul 28, 1988 | 23 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
23 | May 21, 1988 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
22 | Feb 07, 1988 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
21 | Oct 10, 1987 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
20 | Sep 10, 1987 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Jul 12, 1987 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
18 | May 10, 1987 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Mar 27, 1987 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Mar 04, 1987 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
15 | Dec 26, 1986 | 22 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
14 | Aug 22, 1986 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
13 | Jun 27, 1986 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
12 | Apr 24, 1986 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Feb 16, 1986 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
10 | Jan 18, 1986 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
9 | Nov 13, 1985 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Aug 11, 1985 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
7 | Jun 05, 1985 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
6 | Apr 09, 1985 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Mar 18, 1985 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
4 | Mar 04, 1985 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Feb 17, 1985 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
2 | Jan 18, 1985 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
1 | Dec 07, 1984 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |