Frank Tate (41-5, 24) was born in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. on August 27, 1964. At the age of 20 years on December 7, 1984, he made his professional boxing debut against Mike Pucciarelli, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 21st career fight at 23 years old, Tate became a middleweight world champion on October 10, 1987 after defeating Michael Olajide via 15-round unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF title.
Tate's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to David Telesco at age 34 on October 9, 1998. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Frank Tate's best fight was against Virgil Hill.
Tate has 5 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Frank Tate Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46  | Oct 9, 1998 34 years, 1 months 41-5 (24) | 30 years, 5 months 19-2 (16) | 4 | TKO | LOSS | |
45 | Jul 11, 1998 33 years, 10 months 41-4 (24) | Tyler Hughes | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | May 29, 1998 33 years, 9 months 40-4 (23) | David Humberto Gamez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Aug 30, 1997 33 years 39-4 (22) | Norbert Nieroba | 12 | SD | WIN | |
42 | Jun 24, 1997 32 years, 9 months 38-4 (22) | Gary Butler | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | Mar 15, 1997 32 years, 6 months 37-4 (21) | Cliff Nellon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
40 | Apr 9, 1996 31 years, 7 months 36-4 (21) | Everardo Armenta Jr. | 10 | UD | WIN | |
39 | Oct 25, 1995 31 years, 1 months 35-4 (21) | Dominick Carter | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
38  | Jul 23, 1994 29 years, 10 months 34-4 (20) | 30 years, 6 months 38-1 (20) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
37 | Dec 18, 1993 29 years, 3 months 34-3 (20) | Rosendo Rosales | 2 | KO | WIN | |
36 | Sep 10, 1993 29 years 33-3 (19) | Everardo Armenta Jr | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Aug 13, 1993 28 years, 11 months 32-3 (18) | Ron Cramner | 6 | KO | WIN | |
34 | Jan 9, 1993 28 years, 4 months 31-3 (17) | Ramzi Hassan | 10 | SD | WIN | |
33 | Sep 29, 1992 28 years, 1 months 30-3 (17) | 28 years, 8 months 32-1 (19) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
32 | Mar 27, 1992 27 years, 7 months 30-2 (17) | Tim Johnson | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Jan 10, 1992 27 years, 4 months 29-2 (16) | Andrew Maynard | LHW | 11 | TKO | WIN |
30 | Aug 3, 1991 26 years, 11 months 28-2 (15) | Yawe Davis | LHW | 12 | SD | WIN |
29 | Feb 10, 1991 26 years, 5 months 27-2 (15) | Uriah Grant | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
28 | Sep 27, 1990 26 years, 1 months 26-2 (15) | Greg Everett | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | May 5, 1990 25 years, 8 months 25-2 (14) | William Clayton | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Jan 27, 1990 25 years, 5 months 24-2 (13) | Lindell Holmes | SMD | 12 | MD | LOSS For IBF Vacant |
25 | Jan 24, 1989 24 years, 4 months 24-1 (13) | Jimmy Bills | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24  | Jul 28, 1988 23 years, 11 months 23-1 (13) | 25 years, 3 months 30-0 (20) | MD | 9 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
23 | May 21, 1988 23 years, 8 months 23-0 (13) | Sanderline Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Feb 7, 1988 23 years, 5 months 22-0 (13) | Tony Sibson | MD | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
21 | Oct 10, 1987 23 years, 1 months 21-0 (12) | Michael Olajide | MD | 15 | UD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
20 | Sep 10, 1987 23 years 20-0 (12) | James Williams | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Jul 12, 1987 22 years, 10 months 19-0 (11) | Troy Darrell | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
18 | May 10, 1987 22 years, 8 months 18-0 (11) | Mark McPherson | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Mar 27, 1987 22 years, 7 months 17-0 (10) | Marvin Mack | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Mar 4, 1987 22 years, 6 months 16-0 (10) | Winston Burnett | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Dec 26, 1986 22 years, 3 months 15-0 (9) | Kevin Watts | 10 | MD | WIN | |
14 | Aug 22, 1986 21 years, 11 months 14-0 (9) | Curtis Parker | 10 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Jun 27, 1986 21 years, 10 months 13-0 (9) | Brian Muller | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Apr 24, 1986 21 years, 7 months 12-0 (8) | Ricky Stackhouse | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Feb 16, 1986 21 years, 5 months 11-0 (7) | Jerry Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jan 18, 1986 21 years, 4 months 10-0 (7) | Randy Smith | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Nov 13, 1985 21 years, 2 months 9-0 (7) | Bruce Calloway | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Aug 11, 1985 20 years, 11 months 8-0 (6) | Thomas Smith | 6 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Jun 5, 1985 20 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | David Barrow | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Apr 9, 1985 20 years, 7 months 6-0 (6) | Calvin Prejean | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Mar 18, 1985 20 years, 6 months 5-0 (5) | Ron Lee Warrior | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Mar 4, 1985 20 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Carl Orville | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Feb 17, 1985 20 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Phil Jones | 4 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Jan 18, 1985 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Joe McKnight | 5 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Dec 7, 1984 20 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Mike Pucciarelli | 1 | TKO | WIN |
