Zolani Tete shot dead outside his home in South Africa
Former world boxing champion Zolani "Last Born" Tete has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.
Zolani Tete, a 38-year-old world boxing champion, was fatally shot outside his home in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Two armed men in balaclavas attacked him as he arrived at his Mdantsane township residence. Tete, who held the IBF junior bantamweight and WBO bantamweight titles, won his world crown in 2017 after defeating Arthur Villaneuva.
South Africa has the world's highest murder rate, even with recent drops in homicides. Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie expressed that the killing will intensify focus on violent crime in the country, which has been devastating to Mdantsane, a province known for producing successful boxers. Tete's family, friends, the boxing community, and the local government have been deeply saddened by his brutal murder.
The 27-year-old woman accompanying him was also shot and hospitalized. Police are investigating the motive, which remains unclear.
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