Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa

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Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete was shot and killed at his home in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The 38-year-old Tete was in his car, waiting for his gate to open, when two armed suspects ambushed him. A 27-year-old woman in the vehicle with Tete was also shot multiple times and is hospitalized. Tete held WBF flyweight and WBO bantamweight world titles during his career, which ended with 29 victories, including 22 knockouts. His last fight was in July 2022, followed by a four-year suspension for a doping violation, which had recently expired.

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Tete's career ended with 29 wins (22 KOs), 4 defeats, and 1 no contest, with his last fight in July 2022.

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Police reported Tete was ambushed by two suspects in balaclavas while arriving at his residence.

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Tete held WBF flyweight titles (2007-2008) and WBO bantamweight titles (2017, 2019).

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Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s sports, arts and culture minister, stated Tete was killed in his car and a 27-year-old woman was shot and hospitalized.

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Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete has been shot and killed outside his home in Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Zolani Tete, who held WBF flyweight and WBO bantamweight world titles, killed outside his home in Eastern Cape, South Africa.Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete has been shot and killed at his home in South Africa, government officials have said.Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s sports, arts and culture minister, said late on Friday that the 38-year-old Tete was killed in his car and that a 27-year-old woman who was in the vehicle with him was shot multiple times and is in hospital.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What are the key talking points before Man Utd’s new season? What to knowlist 2 of 4New boss Iraola aims to reignite Liverpool’s title push as season startslist 3 of 4La Liga: The key talking points for Real Madrid before the 2026-27 seasonlist 4 of 4Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football seasonend of listTete held world title belts in the WBF flyweight category from 2007-2008 and the WBO bantamweight title in 2017 and 2019.Police said the shooting took place in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape and that Tete was arriving at his residence and waiting for the gate to open when he was ambushed by two armed suspects wearing balaclavas.The southpaw’s breakthrough was in 2014 when he defeated Teiru Kinoshita on points in Japan to win the IBF junior-bantamweight world title. The WBO interim title was then captured before becoming a recognised world champion.Tete also recorded an 11-second knockout with the first punch of the 2017 world title fight against Siboniso Gonya – the fastest knockout in a world-title fight.His professional career ended with 29 victories, including 22 knockouts, four defeats and one no contest.His last appearance came in July 2022, when he beat Britain’s Jason Cunningham at London’s Wembley Arena, United Kingdom.A subsequent positive test for stanozolol saw the result overturned, and Tete was handed a four-year suspension.The suspension expired in July, and Tete, who consistently denied knowingly taking the banned substance, had been working towards a comeback.

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