zolani tete vs omar narvaez Live : Tete Dares Burnett To Fight, Eyes Inoue vs. McDonnell Winner

JOHANNESBURG – By any reckoning, Zolani 'Last Born' Tete is among the top three boxers in South Africa, a heavy-punching southpaw with sublime skills.On Saturday, Tete gets to demonstrate his ability to a worldwide television audience when he features on a major fight card in Northern Ireland, defending his WBO bantamweight title against Omar Narvaez of Argentina.

The action will be headlined by former Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year Carl 'The Jackal' Frampton against former four-weight world champion Nonito 'The Filipino Flash' Donaire for the interim WBO featherweight title.Belfast is a happy hunting ground for Tete, who last time out blasted Siboniso Gonya in a world record 11 seconds to defend his championship. It showed just how explosive Tete can be and put his bantamweight rivals on warning.

Tete is unbeaten in six years and yearns to fight the like of other champions Jamie McDonnell and Ryan Burnett, but the feeling isn’t mutual – they want no part of him.

For now, he must make do with a defence against the No 1 contender, a statistically impressive fighter, but long in the tooth at 42 years old.

The two-time champion, who will be taking part in his 32nd world title fight – the third most in history - is also unaccustomed to the division, having only fought at bantamweight in recent years.

Given Tete’s speed, reach and power, the Argentine will likely be under heavy weather from the off and will need to draw on all the experience of his 52 fights to trouble the South African.

“I have a lot of respect for him,” said Tete. “But I’m at my best now. No-one, including Omar, can stand in front of me. Age is against him and he is too short to get close to me. My aim is to be the best in the world.”

Coach: “Zolani you have to make a good show in Belfast so the people of Ireland know what you can do”WBO bantamweight boxing champion Zolani "Last Born" Tete is well aware that he will have to be on top of his game when he faces vastly experienced former world champion Omar Andres Narvaez at SSE Arena in Belfast‚ Northern Ireland‚ on Saturday.

But the explosive knockout artist from Mdantsane‚ Eastern Cape‚ said he cannot afford to falter against Narvaez as a defeat would have severe consequences on his future.

Tete went to the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's home in Soweto to pay his respects on Friday and then boarded a flight to Northern Ireland afterwards.

Tete‚ members of his camp (trainers) Loyiso Mtya‚ Zolile Tete and Phumzile Mathyila‚ his manager Mlandeli Tengimfene and many other boxers‚ including BSA chairman Peter Ngatane‚ CEO Tsholofelo Lejaka‚ CFO Thabang Moses and Gauteng provincial manager Archie Nyingwa laid wreaths.

"This is a spiritual upliftment for going to the home of such an icon before I fly out to represent my country in Northern Ireland‚" said Tete.

"I am here to draw strength and borrow the courage from Mama."

Tete said he cannot afford to lose the fight as he has numerous plans in the pipeline that would be unravelled by a defeat to Narvaez.

"The guy (Narvaez) has so much experience‚ and that I cannot take away from him‚" he said.