Frank Tate was an American

United States

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 boxer

Boxing

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Amateur career

Tate was the 1983 National Golden Gloves light middleweight champion. Even though he was down two times during the final bout he controversially won the Light Middleweight Gold medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...

 at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 vs Canadian Boxer Shawn O'Sullivan. When Tate received his gold medal he was booed by the American audience due to the controversial decision.

Olympic results

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Lofti Ayed (Sweden) 5-0
• Defeated Romolo Casamonica (Italy) 5-0
• Defeated Christopher Kapopo (Zambia) RSC 1
• Defeated Manfred Zielonka
  Manfred Zielonka
  Manfred Zielonka is a retired boxer from West Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light middleweight division . In the semifinals he was beaten by eventual winner Frank Tate of the United States...
  
   (West Germany) walk-over
• Defeated Shawn O'Sullivan
  Shawn O'Sullivan
  Shawn O'Sullivan is a retired Canadian boxer who won gold at the World Amateur Championships in 1981 and the light middleweight silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Background:...
  
   (Canada) 5-0

Professional career

Tate began his professional career that same year and won his first 23 bouts in the middleweight division, capturing the Vacant IBF

International Boxing Federation

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 Middleweight Title by beating Michael Olajide in 1987 in Tate's 20th pro fight. Tate was only able to defend the title successfully twice, losing his belt to undefeated phenom Michael Nunn

Michael Nunn

Michael Nunn is a former American boxer. Nicknamed "Second to Nunn," he was a 6' 2" southpaw with great speed. Nunn was the IBF middleweight champion and the WBA super middleweight champion...

 in 1988 by 9th round TKO. In 1990, Tate challenged Lindell Holmes

Lindell Holmes

Lindell Holmes is a retired American boxer in the super middleweight division.Holmes turned professional in 1979 and in 1986 challenged IBF Super Middleweight Title holder Chong-Pal Park of South Korea. The bout was ruled a no contest in the 2nd round after an accidental head-clash opened a cut on...

 for the vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title, but lost a close majority decision. Following the defeat, Tate moved up to light heavyweight and defeated Uriah Grant

Uriah Grant

Uriah Grant was a professional boxer. Nicknamed "Bossman", Grant was not a force in his weight classes, but was a notable contender who briefly captured the IBF Cruiserweight Title.-Pro career:...

 and Andrew Maynard on a six fight win streak to set up a fight for the vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title against light heavyweight legend Virgil Hill in 1992. Tate lost a unanimous decision. Tate was granted a rematch with Hill in 1994 but again lost a convincing decision. This was Tate's last major fight, and after several victories over limited competition, he was TKO'd by David Telesco in the 4th round, his last pro bout.

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