Frank Tate
Career, Record, Stats
Frank Tate is a 60-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 13 years, 10 months, and 2 days, Tate amassed a record of 41-5, which includes 24 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Frank Tate's Boxing Career
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".
Frank Tate's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Oct 09, 1998 | 34 |  David Telesco | loss | TKO 4 |
45 | Jul 11, 1998 | 33 | Tyler Hughes | win | TKO 7 |
44 | May 29, 1998 | 33 | David Humberto Gamez | win | TKO 1 |
43 | Aug 30, 1997 | 33 | Norbert Nieroba | win | SD 12 |
42 | Jun 24, 1997 | 32 | Gary Butler | win | TKO 2 |
41 | Mar 15, 1997 | 32 | Cliff Nellon | win | UD 10 |
40 | Apr 09, 1996 | 31 | Everardo Armenta Jr. | win | UD 10 |
39 | Oct 25, 1995 | 31 | Dominick Carter | win | TKO 8 |
38 | Jul 23, 1994 | 29 | 
Virgil Hill 30 38-1  | loss | UD 12 |
37 | Dec 18, 1993 | 29 | Rosendo Rosales | win | KO 2 |
36 | Sep 10, 1993 | 29 | Everardo Armenta Jr | win | TKO 9 |
35 | Aug 13, 1993 | 28 | Ron Cramner | win | KO 6 |
34 | Jan 09, 1993 | 28 | Ramzi Hassan | win | SD 10 |
33 | Sep 29, 1992 | 28 |
Virgil Hill 28 32-1 | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Mar 27, 1992 | 27 | Tim Johnson | win | TKO 6 |
31 | Jan 10, 1992 | 27 | Andrew Maynard | win | TKO 11 |
30 | Aug 03, 1991 | 26 | Yawe Davis | win | SD 12 |
29 | Feb 10, 1991 | 26 | Uriah Grant | win | UD 12 |
28 | Sep 27, 1990 | 26 | Greg Everett | win | TKO 7 |
27 | May 05, 1990 | 25 | William Clayton | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Jan 27, 1990 | 25 | Lindell Holmes | loss | MD 12 |
25 | Jan 24, 1989 | 24 | Jimmy Bills | win | UD 10 |
24 | Jul 28, 1988 | 23 | 
Michael Nunn 25 30-0 | loss | TKO 9 |
23 | May 21, 1988 | 23 | Sanderline Williams | win | UD 10 |
22 | Feb 07, 1988 | 23 | Tony Sibson | win | TKO 10 |
21 | Oct 10, 1987 | 23 | Michael Olajide | win | UD 15 |
20 | Sep 10, 1987 | 23 | James Williams | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Jul 12, 1987 | 22 | Troy Darrell | win | UD 12 |
18 | May 10, 1987 | 22 | Mark McPherson | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Mar 27, 1987 | 22 | Marvin Mack | win | UD 10 |
16 | Mar 04, 1987 | 22 | Winston Burnett | win | TKO 8 |
15 | Dec 26, 1986 | 22 | Kevin Watts | win | MD 10 |
14 | Aug 22, 1986 | 21 | Curtis Parker | win | UD 10 |
13 | Jun 27, 1986 | 21 | Brian Muller | win | TKO 7 |
12 | Apr 24, 1986 | 21 | Ricky Stackhouse | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Feb 16, 1986 | 21 | Jerry Williams | win | UD 10 |
10 | Jan 18, 1986 | 21 | Randy Smith | win | UD 8 |
9 | Nov 13, 1985 | 21 | Bruce Calloway | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Aug 11, 1985 | 20 | Thomas Smith | win | UD 6 |
7 | Jun 05, 1985 | 20 | David Barrow | win | UD 6 |
6 | Apr 09, 1985 | 20 | Calvin Prejean | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Mar 18, 1985 | 20 | Ron Lee Warrior | win | KO 2 |
4 | Mar 04, 1985 | 20 | Carl Orville | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Feb 17, 1985 | 20 | Phil Jones | win | KO 4 |
2 | Jan 18, 1985 | 20 | Joe McKnight | win | KO 5 |
1 | Dec 07, 1984 | 20 | Mike Pucciarelli | win | TKO 1 |