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Frank Tate

Frank Tate held the IBF middleweight world title between 1987 and 1988.

World title bouts
6
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
2–4
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (IBF middleweight, 1987–1988)
9 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1987 – Jan 1995

Light HeavyweightWBA
Super MiddleweightIBF
MiddleweightIBF
1987age 221988age 231989age 241990age 251991age 261992age 271993age 281994age 291995age 30
1988199019921994

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1997

  2. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 8 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  3. 1996

  4. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 10 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  5. 1995

  6. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 8 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  7. 1994

  8. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 8 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  9. Virgil Hill beats Frank Tate via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  10. 1993

  11. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 8 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  12. 1992

  13. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 6 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  14. Virgil Hill beats Frank Tate via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA

  15. 1991

  16. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 4 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  17. 1990

  18. Lindell Holmes beats Frank Tate via majority decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight · IBF

  19. 1989

  20. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 3 at super middleweight in its annual ratings

  21. 1988

  22. Michael Nunn beats Frank Tate via knockout 9/15

    Middleweight · IBF

  23. Frank Tate beats Tony Sibson via knockout 10/15

    Middleweight · IBF

  24. 1987

  25. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 3 at middleweight in its annual ratings

  26. Frank Tate beats Michael Olajide via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight · IBF

  27. 1986

  28. The Ring magazine rates Frank Tate No. 10 at middleweight in its annual ratings