Zolani Tete was born on 8 March 1988 and is a South African professional boxer.
13 Facts About Zolani Tete
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Zolani Tete is a former two-weight world champion, having held the IBF junior-bantamweight title from 2014 to 2015 and the WBO bantamweight title from 2017 to 2019.
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Zolani Tete looked up to South African former world champions Vuyani Bungu and Welcome Ncita while in the unpaid ranks.
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Zolani Tete earned a shot at a major world title for the first time, beating Richard Garcia in a title eliminator by unanimous decision.
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Zolani Tete went on to face Moruti Mthalane for the IBF flyweight title, suffering his first loss with a round 5 technical knockout.
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Zolani Tete received another opportunity to fight in an IBF eliminator, but lost a majority decision to Juan Alberto Rosas.
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Zolani Tete seem to befuddle Sosa with his length early on, but as the fight went on Sosa surged and earned the nod.
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In November 2013, Zolani Tete would fight in a third IBF junior-bantamweight eliminator against former champion Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr.
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Zolani Tete knocked down Sanchez in round five before being dropped himself in round six.
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Zolani Tete went on to sign with British promoter Frank Warren in December 2015.
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Zolani Tete won a wide unanimous decision, dropping Villanueva in round eleven.
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Zolani Tete was later elevated to full champion by the WBO.
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Zolani Tete was scheduled to face Nonito Donaire on April 27,2019, but pulled out of the fight due to a shoulder injury.