Moruti Mthalane vs Zolani Tete
On September 1, 2010, Moruti Mthalane (25-2, 16 KOs), the flyweight IBF champion, defends his title against fellow South African challenger, Zolani Tete (13-0, 11 KOs).
Mthalane vs Tete Stats
Moruti Mthalane is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Julio César Miranda, 9 months and 12 days ago. Zolani Tete is on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Richard Garcia, 6 months and 6 days ago.
Mthalane vs Tete Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Zolani Tete at 53.5-46.5, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Tete has a slightly better chance of winning, but Mthalane could also certainly pull it off.
Mthalane vs Tete Result
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.