Yokasta Valle

Yokasta Galeth Valle Álvarez (born 28 August 1992) is a Nicaraguan-born Costa Rican professional boxer. She is a three-division world champion, having held the World Boxing Council (WBC) female strawweight title since November 2024. She also previously held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) female atomweight title; the unified IBF and World Boxing Organization (WBO) female mini flyweight and female light flyweight titles between 2016 and 2024.

Early life Born on 28 August 1992 in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Valle moved to Costa Rica when she was very young. Valle holds Costa Rican nationality.

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.

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. This was also Valle's first defeat in her professional career.

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.

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.

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. Valle won the fight by a shutout unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding all ten rounds to her.

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.

In March 2023, Valle defeated Jessica Basulto Salazar by unanimous decision and retained her WBO and IBF minimumweight titles.

On September 16, 2023, Valle defeated Maria Micheo Santizo by unanimous decision and retained her IBF and WBO minimumweight titles.

On March 29, 2024, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, Valle lost by unanimous decision against Seniesa Estrada in a fight for the undisputed minimumweight title.

She made a winning return to the ring on 20 July 2024, stopping Ramandeep Kaur in the second round at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Ayma, San Juan de Tibas, Costa Rica.

Valle won the WBC female strawweight title with a unanimous decision success over Elizabeth Lopez Corzo at Camara de Ganaderos, Liberia, Costa Rica, on 1 November 2024.

She defeated Marlen Esparza in a non-title flyweight contest by split decision in Cancun, Mexico, on 29 March 2025.

In August 2025, Valle signed a promotional contract with Jake Paul led Most Valuable Promotions.

Valle was scheduled to defend her WBC minimumweight title against Yadira Bustillos at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on the undercard of the Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis fight on 14 November 2025. However, the event was cancelled less than two weeks before it was set to take place due Davis' legal issues. The contest was rescheduled to take place at the same venue on 19 December 2025 as part of the undercard of the Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight. Valle won by majority decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 98–92 and 97–93 respectively in her favour, while the third had it a 95–95 draw.

Valle challenged WBC female light-flyweight champion Lourdes Juárez at County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, U.S, on 30 May 2026. She was knocked to the canvas in the last round, and although she recovered to finish the fight, lost via split decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the bout 98–91 and 95–94 in her opponent's favour, while the third had it a 95–94 for her.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes38Loss34–4Lourdes JuárezSD1030 May 202637Win34–3Yadira BustillosMD1019 Dec 202536Win33–3Marlen EsparzaSD1029 Mar 202535Win32–3Elizabeth Lopez CorzoUD101 Nov 202434Win31–3Ramandeep KaurTKO2 (10), 20 Jul 202433Loss30–3Seniesa EstradaUD1029 Mar 202432Win30–2Anabel OrtizUD104 Nov 202330Win28–2Jessica Basulto SalazarUD1025 Mar 202329Win27–2Evelyn Nazarena Bermúdez1026 Nov 202228Win26–2Nguyễn Thị Thu NhiUD108 Sep 202227Win25–2Lorraine VillalobosUD1011 Jun 202226Win24–2Sana HazukiUD1025 Mar 202225Win23–2Elizabeth Lopez CorzoUD1018 Dec 202124Win22–2Debora RengifoUD107 Aug 202123Win21–2Sana HazukiUD1030 Jan 202122Win20–2Carleans RivasTKO6 (10), 8 Feb 202021Win19–2Yenifer LeónUD109 Nov 201920Win18–2Joana PastranaSD104 Aug 201919Win17–2Valeria MejíaTKO5 (10), 2 Feb 201918Win16–2Edith FloresUD88 Dec 201817Win15–2Luisana BolívarUD1013 Oct 201816Win14–2Haidde ZapaTKO2 (8), 23 Aug 201815Loss13–2Tina RupprechtUD1016 Jun 201814Loss13–1Naoko FujiokaUD101 Dec 201713Win13–0Yaditza PérezUD1031 Mar 201712Win12–0Ana Victoria Polo1016 Dec 201611Win11–0Linda VázquezUD819 Aug 201610Win10–0Lorena MendozaUD828 May 20169Win9–0Guadalupe EsquivelRTD5 (8), 2 Apr 20168Win8–0Xiomara VilorioRTD2 (6), 15 Jan 20167Win7–0Blanca Rodríguez1 (6), 19 Dec 20156Win6–0Xiomara VilorioUD628 Nov 20155Win5–0Lidiette OrtizTKO1 (6), 17 Oct 20154Win4–0Yovanella SosaTKO2 (4), 2 Aug 20153Win3–0Yovanella SosaUD413 Jun 20152Win2–0Francisca Viquez3 (4), 10 Oct 20141Win1–0Guadalupe Atilano426 Jul 2014

Personal life Valle participated in the 2018 Costa Rican version of Dancing with the Stars.

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