Zolani Tete celebrates profitable his combat in opposition to Omar Andres Narvaez on April 21, 2018. Former boxing champion Zolani Tete was shot and killed in South Africa, authorities officers mentioned Friday.
He was 38.
Police mentioned two armed suspects sporting balaclavas opened fireplace on Tete as he waited in his automobile for the gate to open at his house in Mdantsane, Jap Cape. A 27-year-old lady within the automobile with Tete was taken to a hospital with a number of gunshot wounds.
Tete was reportedly coaching for a comeback after a four-year suspension for testing optimistic for a banned substance following a combat in 2022. His suspension ended on July 29.
Tete held the WBO bantamweight title from 2017-19 and the IBF junior bantamweight title from 2014-15. He additionally held the WBF flyweight title from 2007-08. Tete compiled a 29-4 file throughout 34 skilled fights, with 22 KOs and one no contest.
–Discipline Degree Media
