Former World Champion Boxer Zolani Tete Shot Dead Outside His Home

Former two-time world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete has been shot dead outside his home in Mdantsane, South Africa, at the age of 38.                                                                                          

                                 

Police said Tete was sitting in his car waiting for his gate to open when two armed men wearing balaclavas approached and opened fire. A 27-year-old woman travelling with him was also shot and remains in hospital. The motive for the attack is not yet known, and an investigation is underway.

Tete was a respected figure in South African boxing. He won the IBF junior-bantamweight title in 2014 before claiming the WBO bantamweight championship in 2017. He was also famous for his record-breaking 11-second knockout of Siboniso Gonya in 2017, one of the fastest finishes in a world title fight.

His death has sparked an outpouring of grief across South Africa, with officials and members of the boxing community mourning a fighter who had hoped to return to the ring later this year.

Police are continuing their search for the attackers as tributes pour in for the former champion.