| Yokasta Valle | |
| Realname: | Yokasta Galeth Valle Álvarez |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Matagalpa, Nicaragua |
| Nationality: | Costa Rican |
| Nickname: | Super Bad |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 4 in |
| Reach: | 62+1/2 in |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 33 |
| Wins: | 30 |
| Ko: | 9 |
| Losses: | 3 |
Yokasta Galeth Valle Álvarez (born 28 August 1992) is a Nicaraguan-born Costa Rican professional boxer. She has been world champion in three weight classes, having held the IBF atomweight, WBO and IBF minimumweight and WBO and IBF light-flyweight titles during her career.
Born on 28 August 1992 in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Valle moved to Costa Rica when she was very young. Valle holds Costa Rican nationality.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2] This was also Valle's first defeat in her professional career.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Valle faced the Nguyễn Thị Thu Nhi in a title unification bout on 8 September 2022. The bout headlined a DAZN broadcast card, which took place at the Ciudad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde in San José, Costa Rica.[6] Valle won the fight by a shutout unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding all ten rounds to her.[7]
Valle became a three-weight world champion when she defeated IBF and WBO female light-flyweight champion Evelyn Bermudez by majority decision at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, USA, on 26 November 2022.[8]
In March 2023, Valle defeated Jessica Basulto Salazar by unanimous decision and retained her WBO and IBF minimumweight titles.[9]
On September 16, 2023 Valle defeated Maria Micheo Santizo by unanimous decision and retained her IBF and WBO minimummweight titles.[10]
On March 29, 2024 at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, Valle dropped a unanimous decision against Seniesa Estrada in the 10-round fight for the undisputed minimumweight title.[11]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Loss | 30–3 | Seniesa Estrada | UD | 10 | 29 Mar 2024 | |||
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Anabel Ortiz | UD | 10 | 4 Nov 2023 | |||
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Jessica Basulto Salazar | UD | 10 | 25 Mar 2023 | |||
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez | 10 | 26 Nov 2022 | ||||
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Nguyễn Thị Thu Nhi | UD | 10 | 8 Sep 2022 | |||
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Lorraine Villalobos | UD | 10 | 11 Jun 2022 | |||
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Sana Hazuki | UD | 10 | 25 Mar 2022 | |||
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Elizabeth Lopez Corzo | UD | 10 | 18 Dec 2021 | |||
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Debora Rengifo | UD | 10 | 7 Aug 2021 | |||
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Sana Hazuki | UD | 10 | 30 Jan 2021 | |||
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Carleans Rivas | TKO | 6 (10), | 8 Feb 2020 | |||
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Yenifer León | UD | 10 | 9 Nov 2019 | |||
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Joana Pastrana | SD | 10 | 4 Aug 2019 | |||
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Valeria Mejía | TKO | 5 (10) | 2 Feb 2019 | |||
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Edith Flores | UD | 8 | 8 Dec 2018 | |||
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Luisana Bolívar | UD | 10 | 13 Oct 2018 | |||
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Haydée Zapa | TKO | 2 (8) | 23 Aug 2018 | |||
| 15 | Loss | 13–2 | Tina Rupprecht | UD | 10 | 16 Jun 2018 | |||
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Naoko Fujioka | UD | 10 | 1 Dec 2017 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Yaditza Pérez | UD | 10 | 31 Mar 2017 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ana Victoria Polo | 10 | 16 Dec 2016 | ||||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Linda Vázquez | UD | 8 | 19 Aug 2016 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Lorena Mendoza | UD | 8 | 28 May 2016 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Guadalupe Esquivel | RTD | 5 (8) | 2 Apr 2016 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Xiomara Vilorio | RTD | 2 (6) | 15 Jan 2016 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Blanca Rodríguez | 1 (6) | 19 Dec 2015 | ||||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Xiomara Vilorio | UD | 6 | 28 Nov 2015 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Lidiette Ortiz | TKO | 1 (6) | 17 Oct 2015 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Yovanella Sosa | TKO | 2 (4) | 2 Aug 2015 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Yovanella Sosa | UD | 4 | 13 Jun 2015 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Francisca Viquez | 3 (4) | 10 Oct 2014 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Guadalupe Atilano | 4 | 26 Jul 2014 |
Valle participated in the 2018 Costa Rican version of Dancing with the Stars.[12]
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