Yokasta Valle
Yokasta Galeth Valle Álvarez (born 28 August 1992) is a Costa Rican professional boxer. She is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF female mini flyweight title since 2019 and previously the IBF female junior mini flyweight title in 2016. She has also challenged once for the WBO female junior flyweight title in 2017 and once for the WBC female mini flyweight title in 2018. As of May 2020, she is ranked as the world's fourth best active female mini flyweight by BoxRec.[2]
Yokasta Valle | |
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] |
Nationality | Costa Rican |
Born | Matagalpa, Nicaragua | 28 August 1992
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 22 |
Wins | 20 |
Wins by KO | 9 |
Losses | 2 |
Early life
Born on 28 August 1992 in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Valle moved to Costa Rica when she was 7 years old. Valle holds Costa Rican nationality and, thus, represents Costa Rica, but has stated that she represents Costa Rica and Nicaragua due to her origins.[3]
Valle started practicing volleyball, and later moved to boxing due to her father's influence. Her first fight was when she was 13 years old.[3]
Professional career
Valle debuted on 26 July 2014 in Alajuela, defeating Mexican boxer Guadalupe "La Fiera" Atilano by unanimous decision.
On 1 December 2017, Valle fought for the WBO female light flyweight title against Japanese Naoko Fujioka, but she lost by unanimous decision in ten rounds.[4] This was also Valle's first defeat in her professional career.[5]
In 2018, Valle was named Tina Rupprecht's rival for the vacant WBC minimumweight world championship, after reigning champion Momo Koseki retired. Valle lost against the German, in a fight taking place in Munich on 16 June 2018 by unanimous decision, this was her second career loss.[6]
On 4 August 2019, Valle fought Joana Pastrana for the IBF mini flyweight world championship title, in a bout held at Marbella. Valle won the fight by split decision, becoming the new mini flyweight female world champion.[7]
Professional boxing record
22 fights | 20 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 9 | 2 |
By decision | 11 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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22 | Win | 20–2 | TKO | 6 (10), 1:20 | 8 Feb 2020 | Retained IBF female mini flyweight title | ||
21 | Win | 19–2 | UD | 10 | 9 Nov 2019 | |||
20 | Win | 18–2 | SD | 10 | 4 Aug 2019 | Won IBF female mini flyweight title | ||
19 | Win | 17–2 | TKO | 5 (10) | 2 Feb 2019 | |||
18 | Win | 16–2 | UD | 8 | 8 Dec 2018 | |||
17 | Win | 15–2 | UD | 10 | 13 Oct 2018 | |||
16 | Win | 14–2 | TKO | 2 (8) | 23 Aug 2018 | |||
15 | Loss | 13–2 | UD | 10 | 16 Jun 2018 | For vacant WBC female mini flyweight title | ||
14 | Loss | 13–1 | UD | 10 | 1 Dec 2017 | For WBO female junior flyweight title | ||
13 | Win | 13–0 | UD | 10 | 31 Mar 2017 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | SD | 10 | 16 Dec 2016 | Won vacant IBF female junior mini flyweight title | ||
11 | Win | 11–0 | UD | 8 | 19 Aug 2016 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | UD | 8 | 28 May 2016 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | RTD | 5 (8) | 2 Apr 2016 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | RTD | 2 (6) | 15 Jan 2016 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | RTD | 1 (6) | 19 Dec 2015 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | UD | 6 | 28 Nov 2015 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | TKO | 1 (6) | 17 Oct 2015 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | TKO | 2 (4) | 2 Aug 2015 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | UD | 4 | 13 Jun 2015 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | TKO | 3 (4) | 10 Oct 2014 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | UD | 4 | 26 Jul 2014 |
Personal life
Valle participated in the 2018 Costa Rican version of Dancing with the Stars.[8]
External links
References
- "BoxRec: Yokasta Valle". BoxRec. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- "Yokasta Valle, la gran campeona de Costa Rica y Nicaragua". everardoherrera.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Naoko Fujioka captures fifth world title with unanimous decision over Yokasta Valle". The Japan Times. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Yokasta Valle pierde su invicto en Japón luego de protagonizar gran pelea ante Naoko Fujioka". Teletica.com (in Spanish). 30 November 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Tina Rupprecht holt sich auf Petkos Fightnight WBC WM Titel" (in German). Sport in Augsburg. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "La boxeadora española Joana Pastrana pierde el título mundial de peso mínimo ante la costarricense Yokasta Valle". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- "Yokasta Valle bailó salsa en Dancing With The Stars" (in Spanish). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.