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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Former world boxing champion Zolani Tete, 38, has been shot and killed in South Africa, according to government officials. The boxer was in his vehicle outside his home when he was the victim of an armed attack in which a 27-year-old woman traveling with him was also wounded. Read more
Former world boxing champion Tete shot dead
Former world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete was on Friday shot dead outside his home in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, police and the country’s sports minister said. The 38-year-old was arriving at his residence in Mdantsane township when two armed men wearing balaclavas got out of a
Former South African boxing champion Zolani Tete was shot dead this Friday in front of his home in the municipality of Mdantsane, in the South African province of Eastern Cape (south), confirmed by the police and the government of the country.
South African boxer Zolani Tete dies at age 38 Reproduction/Instagram The boxer Zolani Tete, a bi-champion of boxing, was shot outside his home in South Africa on Friday (21). The authorities have not yet identified the motivation for the crime. According to the police, two hooded men came down from a car and shot the fighter when he arrived home. He died on the spot. A 27-year-old woman who was with him was also shot and taken to the hospital. …
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