Former boxing champion Zolani Tete was shot dead outside his home on Friday. Two armed men attacked Tete while he waited for his gate to open. A woman in the car with Tete was also shot and remains hospitalized. Tete was a two-division world champion known for an 11-second knockout. Investigations are underway to identify the assailants and their motive.

Two masked gunmen shot world boxing champion Zolani Tete dead outside his home in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape on Friday night as he sat in his car waiting for the gate to open.

A former boxing world champion has been gunned down outside his home while training for a comeback.