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22 KOs
0 KOs
1 NC
Zolani Tete (8 March 1988 – 21 August 2026) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2022. He was a two-weight world champion, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-bantamweight title from 2014 to 2015 and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight title from 2017 to 2019.
Tete held the Guinness World Record for the fastest knockout in a title fight in boxing history, knocking out Siboniso Gonya in eleven seconds of the opening round.
Tete was shot and killed outside his home in Mdantsane on 21 August 2026, aged 38.
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Mdantsane, South Africa23 Apr 2017 – 30 Nov 2019
18 Jul 2014 – 7 Jun 2015
No professional bouts recorded
Bout-by-bout history is added as results are published and verified. The career record above is the official total.