On November 30, 2019, the 31-year-old WBO bantamweight world champion, Zolani Tete (28-3, 21 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Filipino boxer John Riel Casimero (28-4, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Tete came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 17 days. Casimero was on a 4-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
John Riel Casimero made easy work of Zolani Tete, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Casimero improves his record to 29-4 (20 KOs), while Tete adds a loss to his record at 28-4.
On September 1, 2012, a 24-year-old Zolani Tete (16-2, 14 KOs) and Roberto Sosa met in the ring.
Tete came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 2 days.
Zolani Tete lost to Roberto Sosa via split decision in the 12-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 16-3.
On November 26, 2011, a 23-year-old Zolani Tete (15-1, 13 KOs) and Juan Alberto Rosas met in the ring.
Tete came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days.
Zolani Tete lost to Juan Alberto Rosas via majority decision in the 12-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 15-2.
On September 1, 2010, a 22-year-old Zolani Tete (13-0, 11 KOs) got a shot at the flyweight IBF title held by 27-year-old fellow South African boxer Moruti Mthalane (25-2, 16 KOs).
Tete came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 6 days. Mthalane was on a 2-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 12 days.
Moruti Mthalane stopped Zolani Tete via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF flyweight title. Mthalane improves his record to 26-2 (17 KOs), while Tete adds a loss to his record at 13-1.