Fighter file / Public record connected
Warrior Ascent fighter profile
John Paul Masamba
“Yasuke”
Lightweight / South Africa
This is an editor-written public-record summary, not a first-person biography. Contract status, current team and next fight are not inferred.
Fighter context / Public record
The record,
in context.
Lightweight / South Africa
An unbeaten South African lightweight developing in Osaka, where he defeated Xiaotao Su by split decision over eight rounds on 11 July 2026.
- Record status
- Career recordRecord last updated: 9 September 2026
- Sourced ledger
- 5 sourced fights
- Media scope
- 7 media itemsFighter-specific portrait set
Career record / Fight history
Every sourced result
leaves a mark.
- Wins
- 5
- Losses
- 0
- Draws
- 0
Latest to earliest / Follow each result to its source.
- WWinSourceBoxRec
Latest bout / 11 Jul 2026
Xiaotao Su
MethodSD · 8 rounds
Event / placeYamato Arena · Suita, OsakaScores: 77–74, 78–73, 74–77.
- WWinSourceBoxRec
Career mark / 21 Mar 2026
Issa Aliyah Phiri
MethodKO · R2
Event / placeMayhem at the Market III · JohannesburgScheduled for 8 rounds.
- WWinSourceBoxRec
Career mark / 03 Dec 2025
Luis Millan
MethodUD · 8 rounds
Event / placeNandemo Arena · OsakaScores: 77–74, 78–73, 78–73.
- WWinSourceBoxRec
Career mark / 06 Jul 2025
Takuya Hashimoto
MethodTKO · R1
Event / place176BOX · Toyonaka, OsakaScheduled for 8 rounds.
- WWinSourceBoxRec
Career mark / 30 Mar 2025
Yesibolati Nasiyiwula
MethodUD · 6 rounds
Event / placeAichi Sky Expo · TokonameScores: 60–54, 60–54, 60–54. Professional debut.
Warrior Ascent portraits / John Paul Masamba