There are one-sided boxing bouts, and then there are one-punch boxing bouts.
The showdown for the World Boxing Organisation bantamweight crown was the latter, Zolani Tete flooring his South African opponent in just 11 seconds.
That makes it the fastest knockout in world championship fight history, with Siboniso Gonya hitting the canvas with Tete’s first punch. Floored in five seconds, the ref took a further six to stop the contest – 11 seconds, over.
The previous record was set back in 1994, when Daniel Jimenez stopped Harald Geier in 17 seconds.
Please enjoy this knockout:
Via IOL, here’s what he had to say after the fight:
“I’ve been preparing so hard for this fight,” Tete told the BoxNation television channel. “I knew Gonya wasn’t going to last.
“My trainers are the ones doing the job behind the scenes, I would like to thank them.”
Promoter Frank Warren added: “He was gone before he hit the canvas. Tete is something special.”
After his astonishing quick-fire win, Tete has set his sights on facing Northern Ireland’s Ryan Burnett.
Burnett is a unified bantamweight world champion, having held the IBF title since June 2017 and the WBA title since October 2017.
“I would love to fight Ryan Burnett. I believe he stays here, this is his hometown, so we should see who is king of the bantamweights,” Tete said.
Love the confidence from Zolani, although when you knock a guy out with one blow you’re going to be feeling pretty decent about yourself.
Bring it on, Ryan Burnett.
[source:iol]
