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Zolani Tete

Zolani Tete held the WBO bantamweight world title and the IBF super flyweight world title between 2014 and 2019.

World title bouts
7
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
5–2
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBO bantamweight, 2017–2019)
2 years, 7 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2010 – Jan 2020

BantamweightWBO
Super FlyweightIBF
FlyweightIBF
2010age 212011age 222012age 232013age 242014age 252015age 262016age 272017age 282018age 292019age 302020age 31
201020122014201620182020

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2022

  2. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 8 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  3. 2020

  4. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 5 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  5. 2019

  6. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 5 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  7. John Riel Casimero beats Zolani Tete via knockout 3/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  8. 2018

  9. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 2 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  10. Zolani Tete beats Mikhail Aloyan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  11. Zolani Tete beats Omar Narvaez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  12. 2017

  13. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 1 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  14. Zolani Tete beats Siboniso Gonya via knockout 1/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  15. Zolani Tete becomes WBO bantamweight champion

    Bantamweight · WBO

  16. 2016

  17. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 8 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  18. 2015

  19. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 4 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  20. Zolani Tete’s reign as the IBF super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · IBF

  21. Zolani Tete beats Paul Butler via knockout 8/12

    Super Flyweight · IBF

  22. 2014

  23. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 5 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  24. Zolani Tete beats Teiru Kinoshita via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · IBF

  25. 2013

  26. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 5 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  27. 2010

  28. Moruti Mthalane beats Zolani Tete via knockout 5/12

    Flyweight · IBF

  29. 2009

  30. The Ring magazine rates Zolani Tete No. 9 at flyweight in its annual ratings