Frank Tate

Frank Tate

Name: Frank Tate
Hometown: Houston, Texas, USA
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 183cm
Reach: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Jesse Reid
Manager: Bob Spagnola
Promoter: Houston Boxing Association

Olympic Games results

Tate winning a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics

• Light Middleweight Gold Medalist at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. Results:
  • Round of 32: 1st round bye
  • Round of 16: Defeated Lofti Ayed (Sweden) on points 5-0
  • Round of 8: Defeated Romolo Casamonica (Italy) on points 5-0
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Christopher Kapopo (Zambia) RSC 1
  • Semifinals: Defeated Manfred Zielonka (West Germany) walk-over
  • Finals: Defeated Shawn O'Sullivan (Canada) on points 5-0

Other Amateur Highlights

• Light Middleweight Champion at the 1983 National Golden Gloves Tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Results:
  • Semifinals: Defeated L.C. Robertson on points
  • Finals: Defeated Danny Trujillo on points
• Light Middleweight Champion at the 1983 United States National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Results:
  • Semifinals: Defeated Danny Trujillo on points 5-0
  • Finals: Defeated Dennis Milton on points 3-2
• Light Middleweight Champion at the 1984 Olympic Trials in Fort Worth, Texas. Results:
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Reggie Johnson on points 5-0
  • Semifinals: Defeated Darrin Allen on points 5-0
  • Finals: Defeated Ron Essett on points 5-0
• Light Middleweight Champion at the 1984 Olympic Box-Offs in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results:
  • Day 1: Defeated Ron Essett on points 5-0

Professional Career

Tate after winning the IBF Middleweight Title

• Defeated Troy Darrell by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the USBA Middleweight Championship on July 12, 1987.
• Defeated Michael Olajide by a fifteen-round unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF Middleweight Championship on October 10, 1987.
• Successfully defended the IBF Middleweight Championship with a tenth-round TKO of Tony Sibson on February 7, 1988.
• Lost the IBF Middleweight Championship to Michael Nunn by a ninth-round TKO on July 28, 1988.
• Fought Lindell Holmes for the vacant IBF Super Middleweight Championship on January 27, 1990, and lost by a twelve-round majority decision.
• Defeated Uriah Grant by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Championship on February 10, 1990.
• Defeated Andrew Maynard by an eleventh-round TKO to win the NABF Light Heavyweight Championship on January 10, 1992.
• Fought Virgil Hill for the vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Championship on September 29, 1992, and lost by a twelve-round unanimous decision.
• Fought Virgil Hill for the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship on July 23, 1992, and lost by a twelve-round unanimous decision.
• Defeated Norbert Nieroba by a twelve-round split decision to win the WBU Light Heavyweight Championship on August 30, 1997.
• Retired after losing to David Telesco by a fourth-round TKO on October 9, 1998.

Preceded by: Marvin Hagler Stripped

IBF Middleweight Champion 1987 Oct 10 – 1988 Jul 28

Succeeded by: Michael Nunn