Four Arrested in Murder of Boxing Champion Zolani Tete
South African police announced the arrest of four suspects aged between 22 and 28 in connection with the murder of Zolani Tete, a two-time boxing world champion, who was shot on Friday evening while returning home to Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape province. A 27-year-old woman accompanying Tete survived the attack but is currently hospitalized.
One of the arrested suspects has been formally charged with murder. Tete, 38, was a notable figure in boxing, having won the IBF junior-bantamweight world title in 2014 and the WBO bantamweight world title in 2017.
He made history in 2017 with the fastest knockout victory in a world championship bout, achieving a win in just 11 seconds. In 2023, Tete received a four-year ban from the UK Anti-Doping Agency, which ended on July 29, and he was preparing for a return to professional boxing.
Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie expressed sorrow over Tete's death, stating that South Africa has lost one of its finest fighters.
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