Frank Tate vs Michael Nunn
On July 28, 1988, Michael Nunn (30-0, 20 KOs) gets a shot at the middleweight IBF title held by Frank Tate (23-0, 13 KOs).
Tate vs Nunn Stats
Frank Tate is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Sanderline Williams, 2 months and 7 days ago. Michael Nunn is on a 30-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round KO win over Ron Daniels, 1 month and 28 days ago.
Tate vs Nunn Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 97.5-2.5 in favor of Michael Nunn. Frank Tate won't be able to do much against Nunn.
Tate vs Nunn Result
Michael Nunn stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new IBF middleweight champion. Nunn improves his record to 31-0 (21 KOs), while Tate adds a loss to his record at 23-1.