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]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Valle and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
Yokasta Valle
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
NationalityCosta Rican
Born (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992
Matagalpa, Nicaragua
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins20
Wins by KO9
Losses2

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
Professional record summary
22 fights 20 wins 2 losses
By knockout 9 2
By decision 11 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Win 20–2 Carleans Rivas TKO 6 (10), 1:20 8 Feb 2020 Cuidad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde, San José, Costa Rica Retained IBF female mini flyweight title
21 Win 19–2 Yenifer León UD 10 9 Nov 2019 BN Arena, San José, Costa Rica
20 Win 18–2 Joana Pastrana SD 10 4 Aug 2019 Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain Won IBF female mini flyweight title
19 Win 17–2 Valeria Mejía TKO 5 (10) 2 Feb 2019 BN Arena, San José, Costa Rica
18 Win 16–2 Edith Flores UD 8 8 Dec 2018 Gimnasio Municipal, Santo Domingo, Costa Rica
17 Win 15–2 Luisana Bolívar UD 10 13 Oct 2018 BN Arena, San José, Costa Rica
16 Win 14–2 Haydée Zapa TKO 2 (8) 23 Aug 2018 Fantastic Casino Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama
15 Loss 13–2 Tina Rupprecht UD 10 16 Jun 2018 Ballhausforum, Unterschleißheim, Germany For vacant WBC female mini flyweight title
14 Loss 13–1 Naoko Fujioka UD 10 1 Dec 2017 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan For WBO female junior flyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Yaditza Pérez UD 10 31 Mar 2017 Parque Central, San José, Costa Rica
12 Win 12–0 Ana Victoria Polo SD 10 16 Dec 2016 Parque Central, San José, Costa Rica Won vacant IBF female junior mini flyweight title
11 Win 11–0 Linda Vázquez UD 8 19 Aug 2016 Gimnasio Shidokan Fitness, San Vicente
10 Win 10–0 Lorena Mendoza UD 8 28 May 2016 Gimnasio Shidokan Fitness, San Vicente, Costa Rica
9 Win 9–0 Guadalupe Esquivel RTD 5 (8) 2 Apr 2016 Gimnasio Shidokan Fitness, San Vicente
8 Win 8–0 Xiomara Vilorio RTD 2 (6) 15 Jan 2016 Centro Internacional de Ferias y Convenciones, San Salvador, El Salvador
7 Win 7–0 Blanca Rodríguez RTD 1 (6) 19 Dec 2015 Gimnasio Boxeo Quepos, Quepos, Costa Rica
6 Win 6–0 Xiomara Vilorio UD 6 28 Nov 2015 Gimnasio Fite Nite, Alajuela, Costa Rica
5 Win 5–0 Lidiette Ortiz TKO 1 (6) 17 Oct 2015 Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia, Costa Rica
4 Win 4–0 Yovanella Sosa TKO 2 (4) 2 Aug 2015 Gimnasio Fite Nite, Alajuela, Costa Rica
3 Win 3–0 Yovanella Sosa UD 4 13 Jun 2015 Gimnasio Gabelo Conejo, Alajuela, Costa Rica
2 Win 2–0 Francisca Viquez TKO 3 (4) 10 Oct 2014 Gimnasio Comite Deportes de Escazu, Escazú, Costa Rica
1 Win 1–0 Guadalupe Atilano UD 4 26 Jul 2014 Gimnasio Fite Nite, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Personal life

Valle participated in the 2018 Costa Rican version of Dancing with the Stars.[8]

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References
  1. "BoxRec: Yokasta Valle". BoxRec. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. "Yokasta Valle, la gran campeona de Costa Rica y Nicaragua". everardoherrera.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "Naoko Fujioka captures fifth world title with unanimous decision over Yokasta Valle". The Japan Times. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. "Tina Rupprecht holt sich auf Petkos Fightnight WBC WM Titel" (in German). Sport in Augsburg. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. "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.
  8. "Yokasta Valle bailó salsa en Dancing With The Stars" (in Spanish). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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