By Tim Royner: Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) and Horacio Garcia (33-3-1, 24 KOs) both weighed in at 127 pounds on Friday for their clash this Saturday night at The SSE Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
Zolani Tete
Zolani Tete To Defend Wbo Bantamweight World Title Against Gonya In Belfast
Zolani Tete will make the first defence of his WBO Bantamweight World Championship against fellow South African Siboniso Gonya at the SSE Arena Belfast on Saturday 18th November, live on BT Sport and BoxNation.
His Final Eliminator for the WBO World Bantamweight title at the Leicester Arena in April against Arthur Villanueva was upgraded to an Interim title fight by the governing body after the Champion Marlon Tapales was stripped of his belt.
Zolani Tete Confirmed As The New WBO World Bantamweight Champion
South Africa’s Zolani Tete was this evening confirmed as the new WBO World Bantamweight Champion.
Tete oozed class over 12 rounds on his way to an emphatic points win over Filipino Arthur Villanueva on Saturday’s action-packed ‘City of Champions’ card at Leicester Arena, broadcast live on BoxNation.
After 12 rounds, and dropping Villanueva in the eleventh, Tete was declared the unanimous points winner with scores of 120-107 and 119-108 (twice).
Zolani Tete faces Victor Ruiz on Saturday
South African jewel Zolani Tete insists he wants to be remembered as the greatest boxer ever produced by the Dark Continent….and he’s more than happy to conduct his future business affairs based out of the great fight city of Liverpool, writes Glynn Evans.
The spidery 5ft 9in southpaw is already a huge favourite on Merseyside after leveling home hero Paul Butler in the eighth round of a March 2015 defence of his IBF Super-Flyweight title. He then returned to the city’s Echo Arena 12 months later to net BoxNation’s Knockout of the Month gong by wiping out Guadalajara’s Jose Santos Gonzalez with a single right uppercut.
Zolani Tete faces Victor Ruiz on June 4
South African superstar Zolani Tete makes an eagerly-anticipated return to his adopted city of Liverpool on Saturday 4 June to defend his IBF International Bantamweight against Mexico’s Victor Ruiz at the Echo Arena, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
All-action Tete is widely regarded as one of the most explosive punchers in the division, boasting an incredible 19 knockouts in 23 wins – 12 of them coming inside the first round! The clinical southpaw is delighted to be fighting on UK soil again and is promising to put on another show-stopping performance for his adoring Liverpudlian fans.
Zolani Tete defeats Jose Santos Gonzalez
South African super-puncher Zolani Tete made an explosive return to the Liverpool Echo Arena by claiming a seventh round stoppage against Mexico’s Jose Santos Gonzalez.
‘Last Born’ looked eager to impress the Scouse crowd, dictating the pace of the fight from the first round. The polite and softly spoken bantamweight looked a completely different person in the ring, toying with the Mexican at will.
Zolani Tete vs. Jose Santos Gonzalez on March 12
South African superstar Zolani Tete, the former IBF World Super-Flyweight Champion, will face menacing Mexican Jose Santos Gonzalez for the Vacant IBF International Bantamweight title in his eagerly anticipated return to the UK on Saturday 12th March, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
Tete, from Mdanstane in the Eastern Cape, is one of the most explosive punchers in the division with an incredible 18 knockouts in 22 wins – 12 of them coming inside the first round. The clinical southpaw is no stranger to facing Mexicans, having stopped Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr with a spectacular tenth round knockout in November 2013. The 27 year-old is promising his English fans another show-stopping performance on his return to the Liverpool Echo Arena.
Paul Butler Aims To Make History
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By Olly Campbell: Later this evening in the city of Liverpool, the roof will come off of the Echo Arena when Ellsemere Port’s Baby Faced Assassin, Paul Butler, attempts to make history by becoming the first British fighter in 119 years to win a second world title by moving DOWN in weight to a lighter division.
Tete destroys Butler in 8th round knockout!
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super flyweight champion Zolani Tete (20-3, 17 KOs) simply had too size, too much speed, and too much talent for the badly over-matched #9 IBF, #11 WBO Paul Butler (17-1, 8 KOs) in knocking out the previously unbeaten Brit in the 8th round of their fight last Friday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK.
Tete, 26, ended the fight with a crushing right uppercut to the chin of Butler that sent the British fighter down on the canvas on his backside. Butler then sat for a second trying to collect himself before the referee Phil Edwards did the only thing he could under the circumstances and halted the fight at 1:34 of the 8th round.
Earlier in the round, Tete had nailed Butler with another huge right uppercut that stopped him in his tracks, and had him momentarily spinning his gears without moving. Once Butler started moving again, he motioned for Tete to continue to throw punches.