Yokasta Valle W10 Lorraine Villalobos ... IBF minimumweight champion, Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (25-2, 9 KOs), of San Jose, Costa Rica has signed a co-promotional agreement with Golden Boy. Over the weekend, she retained her title in Anaheim against Lorraine Villalobos (just 5- 4, 2 KOs) of Los Angeles. Valle won via scores of 100-90 on all three cards. Villalobos seemed poised to fall due to fatigue and constant punishment, but the two-minute bell saved her on more than one occasion. At the end of the fight Valle said that she would like to have three-minute rounds. Also, the Costa Rican said that she would be very interested in a unification fight against WBA champion Seniesa Estrada.
After the fight, Golden Boy announced the co-promotional deal with Valle, a champion in two weight classes. She captured the IBF atomweight (102-pound) title in 2016 and has held the IBF 105-pound title since 2019.
The Costa Rican fighter has been undefeated since 2018 and has made five successful world title defenses. Now, she is looking to unify the division against any world champion up for the challenge. “I am very excited for this opportunity to be part of the Golden Boy family,” said Yokasta Valle. “This is a dream come true and a historic achievement for my country, Costa Rica. I want to thank Golden Boy and Robert Diaz for this great opportunity. I also want to thank my team, Marvin Rodriguez, Mario Vega and everyone who has made this great accomplishment possible.”
“Yokasta Valle is a talented, fearless fighter that I am proud to welcome to the Golden Boy stable,” said Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy. “We are excited about her future, and we are looking forward to helping her accomplish her goal of becoming a unified world champion.”
“I’m delighted to be working with Golden Boy to take Yokasta Valle’s career to new levels,” said Marvin Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of MarvNation Promotions. “Yokasta is a talented fighter with an aggressive, entertaining style. I know she will continue to deliver action-packed fights on DAZN, a platform that has provided amazing opportunities for women’s boxing. I want to thank Roberto Diaz and everyone at Golden Boy for making this happen. This is the start of a great relationship with MarvNation Promotions.”
