Zakirov vs Masunyane

Who won Zakirov vs Masunyane?

Sanzhar Zakirov beat Bokang Masunyane by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE Fight Night 30, on Friday 4th April 2025 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sanzhar Zakirov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Zakirov vs Masunyane stats

Sanzhar Zakirov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Bokang Masunyane made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Sanzhar Zakirov's 6th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Bokang Masunyane marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Sanzhar Zakirov's One Championship record stood at 6-0-0, while Bokang Masunyane's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Zakirov had a massive power advantage over Masunyane, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Masunyane's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zakirov had an advantage over Masunyane, with a 29% submission rate over Masunyane's 10%.

Sanzhar Zakirov was the younger man by 8 years, at 22 years old.

Zakirov had a height advantage of 6 inches over Masunyane.

Zakirov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Masunyane's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 8 months later than Masunyane, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 33 to Masunyane's 33.

Zakirov vs Masunyane form

Masunyane had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mansur Malachiev at ONE Fight Night 25 on 4th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had won against Keito Yamakita at ONE 165 on 28th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hiroshi Minowa at ONE on Prime Video 9 on 21st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jarred Brooks at ONE Championship – Reloaded on 22nd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had defeated Rene Catalan at ONE Championship – Big Bang on 4th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

Zakirov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Masunyane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Zakirov vs Masunyane start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Zakirov vs Masunyane?

Sanzhar Zakirov was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Bokang Masunyane made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.