Former two-time world champion boxer Zolani Tete has been shot dead outside his home in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa, at the age of 38.
Tete, known as “Last Born”, was reportedly ambushed on Friday while waiting for the gate of his residence to open. South African police said two armed men wearing balaclavas emerged from a vehicle and opened fire.
A 27-year-old woman who was travelling with Tete was also shot multiple times and taken to hospital.
South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, confirmed Tete’s death and said police had launched an investigation. The motive for the shooting remains unclear.
“I will not speculate about who did this or why,” McKenzie said.
