Masunyane vs Minowa

Who won Masunyane vs Minowa?

Bokang Masunyane beat Hiroshi Minowa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE on Prime Video 9, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bokang Masunyane.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Masunyane vs Minowa stats

Bokang Masunyane stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Hiroshi Minowa made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Bokang Masunyane's 7th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Hiroshi Minowa marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Bokang Masunyane's One Championship record stood at 4-3-0, while Hiroshi Minowa's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Minowa had a slight advantage in power over Masunyane, with a 23% knock out percentage over Masunyane's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Minowa had a massive advantage over Masunyane, boasting a 62% submission rate over Masunyane's 13%.

Bokang Masunyane was the older man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Minowa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Masunyane.

Masunyane was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 1 month later than Minowa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 33 to Minowa's 41.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hiroshi Minowa had been fighting more than Bokang Masunyane.

Going to this contest, Bokang Masunyane had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 21 days ago, while Hiroshi Minowa's last outing had been 3 years, 4 months and 15 days ago.

Masunyane's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Minowa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Masunyane vs Minowa?

Bokang Masunyane was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Hiroshi Minowa made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.