The former Ibf super-Flw and current Wbo Bw champion Zolani Tete entered this fight with a pro record of 25-3-0 (20 KOs=80%) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery). He suffered his last loss when he faced Roberto Domingo Sosa in 2012 (=Sosa vs Tete), since then he has won nine consecutive bouts beating Victor Ruiz (=Tete vs Ruiz) and Arthur Villanueva in his last two (=Tete vs Villanueva).
His opponent, Siboniso Gonya, has an official boxing record of 11-1-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He lost to Thabo Sishwane in 2013 but then he has won five fights defeating Immanuel Naidjala in 2017. Tete vs Gonya is valid for the WBO World bantamweight title; undercard of Carl Frampton vs Horacio Garcia. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 best BOXING fight – Zolani Tete vs Siboniso Gonya – full fight Video WBO
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-18, spectacular finish between Zolani Tete and Siboniso Gonya: this is one of the best boxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!