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Boxer with Fastest Ever KO in a World Title Fight Shot Dead in Ambush
Police said two armed suspects opened fire on the boxer’s vehicle, killing him and seriously injuring a 27-year-old woman.
- On Friday, August 21, 2026, former two-time world boxing champion Zolani Tete was shot dead outside his home in Mdantsane, South Africa, while a 27-year-old female passenger sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
- Two armed suspects wearing balaclavas ambushed the 38-year-old boxer while he waited for his residential gate to open; Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana said Tete drove his vehicle into the yard to escape.
- Tete, who held IBF and WBO world titles between 2014 and 2019, was training for a comeback fight scheduled for November 28, 2026, and held a Guinness World Record for the fastest title-fight knockout.
- Authorities have opened murder and attempted murder cases as the suspects remain at large, while Gantana confirmed the injured passenger was rushed to a hospital for medical care.
- Following expiration of his four-year anti-doping suspension on July 29, 2026, tributes from sporting and political bodies continue to honor Tete's legacy as one of South Africa's most decorated fighters.
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