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World boxing champion Zolani Tete was killed by a masked gunman outside his home. He was 38 years old.
The UK's The Sun reported on the 22nd (Korean time) that Tete met a tragic end after being ambushed with gunfire at his residence in South Africa.
According to South African police, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on the 21st in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape province. Tete had arrived home by car and was waiting for the door to open when he was ambushed by two masked armed assailants.
As the assailants exited their vehicle and opened fire, Tete attempted to escape by driving his car into the yard. However, he suffered severe gunshot wounds and died at the scene. The 27-year-old female passenger who was with him also sustained multiple gunshot wounds and has been transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Local police are pursuing the fleeing assailants immediately after the crime while launching a full-scale investigation to determine the exact motive. The South African sports community is also deeply shocked by the horrific news of the hero's death.
Tete was a two-division world champion, holding the WBF flyweight title from 2007 to 2008 and the WBO bantamweight title from 2017 to 2019. Notably, in 2017, he knocked out Siboniso Gonya in just 11 seconds of the first round, setting a Guinness World Record for the shortest time to win a title fight in boxing history.
Tete's final match was against Jason Cunningham at Wembley Arena in London in July 2022. Although he secured a fourth-round knockout victory at the time, the result was later voided after testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol.
Following this incident, Tete received a four-year suspension from the UK Anti-Doping Agency. His ban expired last July, and he had been preparing to return to the ring. However, this shooting has permanently derailed his comeback plans.
Online, tributes from boxing fans and industry figures continue to pour in following the tragic news of Tete's death.
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