4 arrested after world champion boxer shot dead in South Africa
Zolani Tete made history in 2017 when he took just 11 seconds to knock out his opponent with his first punch to retain his WBO bantamweight crown.
South African police said Monday they arrested four people in connection with the murder of two-time boxing world champion Zolani Tete, who was gunned down last week.
Tete, 38, was attacked on Friday evening as he returned to his home in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape province. A 27-year-old woman who was with him in the car survived but is in the hospital, police said.
The South African Department of Sport confirmed Tete's death Friday night.
The four suspects arrested over the weekend are aged between 22 and 28, police said in a statement. One has been formally charged with murder.
Tete started his professional career 13-0 before receiving his first shot at world championship gold, according to CBS Sports . Tete lost that first championship opportunity when he was stopped by fellow South African Moruti Mthalane in their IBF flyweight title bout. Shortly after the loss, a 12-fight winning streak launched him into the ranks of boxing's best and most exciting fighters.
Tete won the IBF junior-bantamweight world title in 2014 and the WBO bantamweight world title in 2017.