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World boxing champion Zolani Tete was killed by a masked gunman outside his home. He was 38 years old at the time of his death.
The British 'The Sun' reported on the 22nd (Korean time) that Tete met a tragic end after being ambushed and shot 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 be opened when he was ambushed by two armed masked assailants.
As the assailants exited their vehicle and opened fire, Tete attempted to drive his car into the yard to seek cover. However, he suffered severe gunshot wounds and died at the scene. The 27-year-old female passenger accompanying him also sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was transported 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 this terrible news of the hero's death.
Tete was a two-division world champion, having won the WBF flyweight title from 2007 to 2008 and the WBO bantamweight title from 2017 to 2019. Notably, in 2017, he knocked out Siboniso Gonye in just 11 seconds of the first round, setting a Guinness World Record for the shortest time to win a title fight by knockout in boxing history.
Tete's final match was against Jason Cunningham at Wembley Arena in London, UK, in July 2022. Although he secured a fourth-round KO 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 British Anti-Doping Agency. He had been preparing to return to the ring in July after his ban expired, but this shooting permanently derailed his comeback plans.
Online platforms are seeing a wave of tributes from boxing fans and industry figures following the tragic news of Tete's death.
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