Keith Tate

Keith Tate (30 January 1945[1] – 5 April 2019[2][3]) was an English amateur, and professional bantamweight boxer of the 1960s, and boxing trainer.[4]

Keith Tate
Statistics
Real nameKeith M. Tate
Weight(s)bantamweight
NationalityEnglish
Born(1945-01-30)30 January 1945
Wakefield, England
Died5 April 2019(2019-04-05) (aged 74)
Wakefield, England
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins11
Wins by KO5
Losses3
Draws2
No contests0

Background

Keith Tate was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire (his birth was registered in Lower Agbrigg).

Boxing career

Amateur

Keith Tate trained at the Robin Hood & Thorpe Amateur Boxing Club (ABC), and National Association of Boys' Clubs. He won the National Coal Board British Flyweight title, was runner-up for the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-A title against George O'Neill[5] (Wolverhampton ABC) at The Royal Albert Hall, London on Thursday 23 March 1961,[6] won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-B title against Ken Buchanan (Sparta AAC) at The Royal Albert Hall, London on Thursday 22 March 1962[7] and was runner-up for the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Flyweight (51 kg) title against Monty Laud[8] (St Ives ABC) at The Empire Pool, London on Friday 26 April 1963.[9] He fought internationally for the Amateur Boxing Association of England; including against Hungary with a points defeat by Hungarian amateur flyweight (51 kg (112.4 lb; 8 st 0.4 lb)) champion Imre Harangozo[10] (born circa-1943, of Székesfehérvár MAV), at King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester on Monday 11 November 1963.[11]

Professional

Keith Tate's first professional boxing bout was a victory over Tommy Connor on Monday 5 October 1964. This was followed by fights including; victory over Tommy Burgoyne (Scottish Area bantamweight champion), two draws, and a defeat by Monty Laud[8] (Southern (England) Area bantamweight champion), defeat by Brian Bissmire (Southern Area bantamweight challenger), two victories over Danny Wells (Southern (England) Area bantamweight challenger), victory over Bobby Davies (Southern (England) Area featherweight challenger). Tate's final professional bout was a defeat by Johnny Mantle (Southern (England) Area featherweight challenger) on Tuesday 20 September 1966.[12]

Training career

Keith Tate established the Cleckheaton Boxing Academy in 1975, and has produced 30 national champions as professional boxers, including the British Super featherweight champion boxer Gary 'Five Star' Sykes,[13] and 3 world champions; James 'Roberttown Rocket' Hare, Mark 'Hobbo' Hobson, and 'Super' Steven Conway.[14][15]

References
  1. "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "OBITUARY: Keith Tate". The Press. 12 April 2019.
  3. "Keith Tate, boxing coach". Yorkshire Post. 20 April 2019.
  4. "Champions Khan and Sykes inspire boxers". batleynews.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. "George O'Neill - Boxer". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014.
  6. "1961 ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. "1962 ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  8. "Monty Laud - Boxer". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015.
  9. "1963 76th ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  10. "Hungary1963".
  11. "Duals England-Hungary - London & Manchester, England - November 7-11 1963". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  12. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  13. "Boxing Champions Amir Khan and Gary Sykes visit Cleckheaton Boxing Academy". kirklees.gov.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  14. "Steve Conway - Boxer". Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  15. "Kids come first for boxing couple". kirklees.gov.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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