According to The Daily Dispatch, Zolani Tete tested positive for a banned substance in a UKAD test ahead of his stoppage victory over Jason Cunningham back in July, and faces up to four years in ban for doing so. The situation of the incident is still under investigation. Mlandeli Tengimfene, Tete's manager, said the following on this occasion: "We are sure that this is some kind of one big mistake."
In the main event of the boxing evening in Yekaterinburg, in the quarterfinals of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) Zolani Tete (28-3, 21 KOs) scored a unanimous decision over the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Misha Aloyan (4-1), defended his WBO title and went to the WBSS semifinals, where he will meet the winner of the pair Ryan Burnett - Nonito Donaire, who will square off on November 3 in Glasgow.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from Ekaterinburg, Russia, in which the quarter finals of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) will take place. WBO lightweight champion Zolani Tete will defend his title against the 2012 Olympics bronze medalist Mikhail Aloyan.
An official weighting procedure took place on the eve of the boxing evening in Yekaterinburg, Russia, within which the quarter finals of the second season of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) will take place. WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete showed a mark of 52.8 kg on the scales. The contender for his title the bronze 2012 Olympics medalist the Russian Mikhail Aloyan was 0.4 kg heavier - 53.2 kg.
WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete (26-3, 21 KOs) made a record quick knockout over Siboniso Gonya (11-2, 5 KOs), stopping him in 11 seconds of the first round. Tete was able to knock out Gonya with his first thrown out blow, a whooping right hook, which fell exactly in the Gonya’s jaw, and from which he fell in a deep knockout. Gonya remained unconscious on the floor for a few minutes, but, fortunately, came to his senses.