South Africa's former world boxing champion Tete shot dead outside his home

Zolani Tete, who held WBF flyweight and WBO bantamweight world titles, killed outside his home in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete has been shot and killed at his home in South Africa, government officials have said. Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s sports, arts and culture minister, said late on Friday that the 38-year-old Tete was killed in his car and that a 27-year-old woman who was in the vehicle with him was shot multiple times and is in hospital. Tete held world title belts in the WBF flyweight category from 2007-2008 and the WBO bantamweight title in 2017 and 2019. Police said the shooting took place in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape and that Tete was arriving at his residence and waiting for the gate to open when he was ambushed by two armed suspects wearing balaclavas.

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