Yokasta Valle

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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 (age 29)
Matagalpa, Nicaragua
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins23
Wins by KO9
Losses2

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]

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
25 fights 23 wins 2 losses
By knockout 9 0
By decision 14 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
25 Win 23–2 Mexico Elizabeth Lopez Corzo UD 10 18 Dec 2021 Costa Rica Cuidad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde, Hatillo, Costa Rica Retained IBF female mini flyweight title
24 Win 22–2 Venezuela Debora Rengifo UD 10 7 Aug 2021 Costa Rica Oxigeno Human Playground, Heredia, Costa Rica
23 Win 21–2 Japan Sana Hazuki UD 10 30 Jan 2021 Costa Rica Oxigeno Human Playground, Heredia, Costa Rica Retained IBF female mini flyweight title
22 Win 20–2 Philippines Carleans Rivas TKO 6 (10), 1:20 8 Feb 2020 Costa Rica Ciudad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde, San José, Costa Rica Retained IBF female mini flyweight title
21 Win 19–2 Venezuela Yenifer León UD 10 9 Nov 2019 Costa Rica BN Arena, San José, Costa Rica
20 Win 18–2 Spain Joana Pastrana SD 10 4 Aug 2019 Spain Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain Won IBF female mini flyweight title
19 Win 17–2 Peru Valeria Mejía TKO 5 (10) 2 Feb 2019 Costa Rica BN Arena, San José, Costa Rica
18 Win 16–2 Mexico Edith Flores UD 8 8 Dec 2018 Costa Rica Gimnasio Municipal, Santo Domingo, Costa Rica
17 Win 15–2 Venezuela Luisana Bolívar UD 10 13 Oct 2018 Costa Rica BN Arena, San José, Costa Rica
16 Win 14–2 Colombia Haydée Zapa TKO 2 (8) 23 Aug 2018 Panama Fantastic Casino Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama
15 Loss 13–2 Germany Tina Rupprecht UD 10 16 Jun 2018 Germany Ballhausforum, Unterschleißheim, Germany For WBC interim female mini flyweight title
14 Loss 13–1 Japan Naoko Fujioka UD 10 1 Dec 2017 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan For WBO female junior flyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Panama Yaditza Pérez UD 10 31 Mar 2017 Costa Rica Parque Central, San José, Costa Rica
12 Win 12–0 Mexico Ana Victoria Polo SD 10 16 Dec 2016 Costa Rica Parque Central, San José, Costa Rica Won vacant IBF female junior mini flyweight title
11 Win 11–0 Mexico Linda Vázquez UD 8 19 Aug 2016 Costa Rica Gimnasio Shidokan Fitness, San Vicente, Costa Rica
10 Win 10–0 Mexico Lorena Mendoza UD 8 28 May 2016 Costa Rica Gimnasio Shidokan Fitness, San Vicente, Costa Rica
9 Win 9–0 Mexico Guadalupe Esquivel RTD 5 (8) 2 Apr 2016 Costa Rica Gimnasio Shidokan Fitness, San Vicente, Costa Rica
8 Win 8–0 Honduras Xiomara Vilorio RTD 2 (6) 15 Jan 2016 El Salvador Centro Internacional de Ferias y Convenciones, San Salvador, El Salvador
7 Win 7–0 Costa Rica Blanca Rodríguez RTD 1 (6) 19 Dec 2015 Costa Rica Gimnasio Boxeo Quepos, Quepos, Costa Rica
6 Win 6–0 Honduras Xiomara Vilorio UD 6 28 Nov 2015 Costa Rica Gimnasio Fite Nite, Alajuela, Costa Rica
5 Win 5–0 Panama Lidiette Ortiz TKO 1 (6) 17 Oct 2015 Costa Rica Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño, Liberia, Costa Rica
4 Win 4–0 Nicaragua Yovanella Sosa TKO 2 (4) 2 Aug 2015 Costa Rica Gimnasio Fite Nite, Alajuela, Costa Rica
3 Win 3–0 Nicaragua Yovanella Sosa UD 4 13 Jun 2015 Costa Rica Gimnasio Gabelo Conejo, Alajuela, Costa Rica
2 Win 2��0 Nicaragua Francisca Viquez TKO 3 (4) 10 Oct 2014 Costa Rica Gimnasio Comite Deportes de Escazu, Escazú, Costa Rica
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Guadalupe Atilano UD 4 26 Jul 2014 Costa Rica Gimnasio Fite Nite, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Personal life[]

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

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "BoxRec: Yokasta Valle". BoxRec. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. ^ a b "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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