Tete, who gained world WBF flyweight and WBO bantamweight titles, was killed exterior his house in Jap Cape final week.
Revealed On 24 Aug 2026
South African police say they’ve arrested 4 folks in reference to the homicide of two-time boxing world champion Zolani Tete, who was shot final week.
The 4 suspects arrested over the weekend are aged between 22 and 28, police mentioned in a press release on Monday. One has been formally charged with homicide.
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Tete, 38, was attacked on Friday night as he returned to his house in Mdantsane within the Jap Cape province.
A 27-year-old lady who was with him within the automobile survived however is in hospital, police mentioned.
Tete gained the IBF junior bantamweight world title in 2014 and the WBO bantamweight world title in 2017.
In 2017, he entered boxing historical past when he took simply 11 seconds to flatten his opponent together with his first punch to retain his WBO bantamweight crown.
It was the quickest knockout victory in a world championship bout.
In 2023, the UK Anti-Doping company hit Tete with a four-year ban that ended on July 29, and he was getting ready to return to skilled boxing.
“South Africa has misplaced one of many best fighters it has ever produced,” Sports activities Minister Gayton McKenzie mentioned in a press release following the homicide.
“He was coaching for a return to the ring. He believed he nonetheless had one thing to present this nation. He was proper, however he won’t get the possibility now. He, and all of us, have been robbed.”
