Boxing champion Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa

Tete held titles at junior bantamweight and bantamweight in his 34-fight pro career

Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete was shot and killed at his home in South Africa, government officials said. He was 38.

“South Africa has lost one of the finest fighters it has ever produced,” said Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

Zolani Tete was arriving to his house in Mdantsane when two men in balaclavas got out of a car and shot him The former boxing world champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete was shot dead outside his home in South Africa on Friday amid rampant violence in the country, which has one of the world’s highest murder rates. The 38-year-old athlete was arriving to his house in the Mdantsane township, Eastern Cape province, when two men in balaclavas got out of a car and shot him. He was declared dead at the scene. A 27-year-old woman with Tete was also shot multiple times and taken to hospital. Continue reading...

Zolani Tete, a former WBO bantamweight and IBF super-flyweight world champion, has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa.

Zolani Tete, a former WBO bantamweight and IBF super-flyweight world champion, has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa.

Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete has been shot and killed at his home in South Africa, government officials said Friday. Gayton McKenzie, South Africa's sports, arts and culture minister, said 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. Tete held world title belts in the WBF flyweight category from 2007-2008 and the WBO bantamweight title in 2017 and 2019.

Boxing champion Zolani Tete was shot dead in his hometime of Mdantsane, Eastern Cap, South Africa, while returning from the gym.