Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-07-02, good boxing fight: Jason Cunningham vs Zolani Tete gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022).
Tete vs Cunningham is valid for the IBF International and Commonwealth (British Empire) super-bantamweight titles; undercard of Joe Joyce vs Christian Hammer. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-30, fight not so exciting between Zolani Tete and John Riel Casimero: it gets two stars.The former world champion in two different weight classes Zolani Tete entered this fight with a professional record of 28-3-0 (21 KOs=75%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 13, 2018 when he defeated Mikhail Aloyan (Zolani Tete vs Mikhail Aloyan). He suffered his last loss when he faced Roberto Domingo Sosa in 2012 (Sosa vs Tete), since then he has won 12 consecutive bouts beating also Omar Andres Narvaez before facing Aloyan (Zolani Tete vs Omar Andres Narvaez).
His opponent, the world champion in three different weight classes John Riel Casimero, has a boxing record of 28-4-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Naoya Inoue). He lost to Jonas Sultan in 2017 (John Riel Casimero vs Jonas Sultan) but then he has won four fights defeating Ricardo Espinoza Franco (John Riel Casimero vs Ricardo Espinoza Franco) and Cesar Ramirez in his last two (John Riel Casimero vs Cesar Ramirez). Tete vs Casimero is valid for the WBO World bantamweight title; undercard of Lerrone Richards vs Lennox Clarke. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-13, some good exchanges between Zolani Tete and Mikhail Aloyan but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The former Ibf super-Flw and current Wbo Bw champion Zolani Tete entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 27-3-0 (21 KOs=78%) and he is ranked as the No.3 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 eleven consecutive bouts beating Arthur Villanueva (Tete vs Villanueva), Siboniso Gonya (Zolani Tete vs Siboniso Gonya) and Omar Andres Narvaez in his last three (Zolani Tete vs Omar Andres Narvaez).
His opponent, the two-time Olympian and World amateur champion Mikhail Aloyan, has a perfect record of 4-0-0 (0 knockouts) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. In his professional bouts he has won over Yader Cardoza, Marvin Solano (Marvin Solano vs Mikhail Aloyan), Hermogenes Elizabeth Castillo and Alexander Espinoza. Tete vs Aloyan is the quarter-final of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament (WBSS – Muhammad Ali Trophy) and it is valid for the WBO World bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-21, very boring fight between Zolani Tete and Omar Narvaez: it gets one star!The former Ibf super-Flw and current Wbo Bw champion Zolani Tete entered this fight with a pro record of 26-3-0 (21 KOs=81%) and he is ranked as the No.3 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jamie McDonnell). He suffered his last loss when he faced Roberto Domingo Sosa in 2012 (Sosa vs Tete), since then he has won ten consecutive bouts beating Arthur Villanueva (Tete vs Villanueva) and Siboniso Gonya in 2017 (Zolani Tete vs Siboniso Gonya).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Omar Andres Narvaez, has an official boxing record of 48-2-2 (25 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. ‘El Huracan’ Narvaez suffered his last loss when he faced Naoya Inoue in 2014 (Narvaez vs Inoue), since then he has won five bouts beating Nikolai Potapov in 2017 (Narvaez vs Potapov) and Jesus Vargas in 2018 (Omar Andres Narvaez vs Jesus Vargas 2). Tete vs Narvaez is valid for the WBO World bantamweight title; undercard of Carl Frampton vs Nonito Donaire. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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!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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-22, disappointing fight between Zolani Tete and Arthur Villanueva: it gets two stars.The former Ibf super-Flw champion Zolani Tete entered this fight with a boxing record of 24-3-0 (20 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Shinsuke Yamanaka). He suffered his last loss when he faced Roberto Domingo Sosa in 2012 (=Sosa vs Tete), since then he has won eight consecutive bouts beating Jose Santos Gonzalez (=Tete vs Gonzalez) and Victor Ruiz in 2016 (=Tete vs Ruiz).
His opponent, Arthur Villanueva, has an official record of 30-1-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He lost to McJoe Arroyo in 2015 (=Arroyo vs Villanueva) but then he has won over Victor Mendez (=Villanueva vs Mendez) and Juan Jimenez. Zolani Tete vs Arthur Villanueva, WBO bantamweight title eliminator, is on the undercard of Tommy Langford vs Avtandil Khurtsidze. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-04, fight not so exciting between Zolani Tete and Victor Ruiz: it gets two stars.The former Ibf super-Flw champion Zolani Tete entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 23-3-0 (19 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.3 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Naoya Inoue). He suffered his last loss when he faced Roberto Domingo Sosa in 2012 (=Sosa vs Tete), since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Jose Santos Gonzalez in 2016 (=Tete vs Gonzalez).
His opponent, Victor Ruiz, has an official boxing record of 21-5-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He lost to McWilliams Arroyo last year but then he has won over Felix Rubio, Daiki Kameda and Adan Osuna. Tete vs Ruiz is valid for the IBF International bantamweight title; undercard of Liam Smith vs Predrag Radosevic. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-12, pretty boring fight between Zolani Tete and Jose Santos Gonzalez: it gets two stars.The former Ibf super-Flw champion Zolani Tete entered this fight with a professional record of 22-3-0 (18 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.3 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Naoya Inoue). He suffered his last loss when he faced Roberto Domingo Sosa in 2012 (=Sosa vs Tete), since then he has won six consecutive bouts.
His opponent, Jose Santos Gonzalez, has a boxing record of 22-3-0 (12 knockouts) but he comes off the loss against Mzuvukile Magwaca. Tete vs Santos Gonzalez is valid for the vacant IBF International bantamweight title; undercard of Terry Flanagan vs Derry Mathews 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-06, Zolani Tete vs Paul Butler gets four stars thanks to one of the best boxing knockouts of the year.Zolani Tete entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 19-3-0 (16 KOs=84%) and he is ranked as the No.2 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Naoya Inoue). He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Roberto Domingo Sosa (losing via split decision, Sosa vs Tete), since then he has won three consecutive fights winning the vacant IBF super-Flw title in his last bout, against Teiru Kinoshita.
His opponent, the undefeated former Ibf bantamweight champion Paul Butler, has a perfect record of 17-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class; he fought three times in 2014 beating Oreste Bernabe Nieva (=Butler vs Nieva), Stuart Hall (=Hall vs Butler) and Ismael Garnica. Tete vs Butler is valid for the IBF World super flyweight title (Tete’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-11-30, the fight between Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr and Zolani Tete gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish. Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr (17-1-1, 9 KOs) entered as the No.3 bantamweight in the world while Zolani Tete (17-3-0, 15 KOs=88%) entered as the No.29 super flyweight. Sanchez Jr vs Tete, IBF super flyweight eliminator, is on the undercard of Jorge Paez Jr vs Ivan Hernandez. Watch the video!
