South Africa's former world boxing champion Tete shot dead outside his home
Police said two armed suspects opened fire on the former world champion’s vehicle, killing him and wounding 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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Police arrest two over death of former world boxing champion Zolani Tete
Two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of former world boxing champion Zolani Tete in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, according to SABC News. The post Police arrest two over death of former world boxing champion Zolani Tete appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
World record set: 38-year-old Zolani Tete was brutally shot and killed in front of his home by masked assailants on Friday. Two people have now been arrested
Former boxing champion Zolani Tete was shot dead in South Africa in front of his house. During the armed attack, a 27-year-old passenger was also seriously injured.
South Africa's former boxing champion Tete shot dead outside home
South African former world boxing champion Zolani "Last Born" Tete was shot dead after being ambushed by armed men outside his Eastern Cape home on Friday (August 21), according to police and the country's sports minister. A motive was not immediately known and Tete's brother Siyabulela said the family was "devastated and shocked" at the news of his murder.
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