SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA – Keeping her promise to the people of Costa Rica that the IBF and WBO women’s world titles at minimum weight would stay in the country, Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (26-2, 9 KOs) made a Historic statement by winning a unanimous decision against now former WBO world minimumweight champion Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen (5-1, 1 KOs) of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in a 10-round World Championship bout . The lively Ciudad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde was sold out with 5,694 fans in attendance for the country’s first unification fight. The evening’s VIPs included former world champions Jhonny “El Bombardero” González and David “Medallita” Jiménez, as well as International Boxing Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera.
“The belts stayed here! I’m going after the next belt, whichever comes first. It’s a dream. I want to unify all the titles one day and we are one step closer,” said world champion Yokasta Valle. “I knew it was going to be a tough fight. Nguyen was a very tough fighter there and he was able to take a lot of my combinations. There were tough moments in the ring but I knew he was going to get the win because I trained hard and had an amazing corner.”
The co-main event also featured some tremendous female boxing talent as Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz (12-0, 6 KOs) of Lynwood, CA captured the interim WBC super flyweight title from Sonia Osorio. from Mexico City (15-7-3, 2 KOs) in a rematch that went all the way. The 10-round bout had Ruiz in control for much of the match, Ruiz opening the fight by shaking Osorio in the first round.
“I feel ecstatic. I am speechless,” said Adelaida Ruiz. “I always read those silly quotes about how one small step is always one step closer to your dreams, and here I am living it. Nothing comes easy. I worked my tail off. But here I am living my dream.”
José “Superman” Garcia (16-1-1, 15 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico made a statement with a second round knockout against Israel Lopez (9-3, 7 KOs) of Tipitapa, Nicaragua in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds. super light combat. Hall of Famer and former world champion Marco Antonio Barrera was in his corner for the fight, and Garcia showed off his left hook that was responsible for sending Lopez to the canvas twice in the second round. The referee called the fight at 2:06, awarding Garcia the vacant WBO junior world super lightweight title.
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“I feel very happy to have secured this belt,” said José García. “It is one step closer to my dream. I have been working very hard and I have been very disciplined since I was a teenager to achieve this.”
The Bronx, New York, Ofacio Falcon, Jr. (8-0, 6 KOs) won a split decision against Heredio, Costa Rica’s Jose Perez (10-6, 8 KOs) in a 6-round super featherweight bout.
In a scheduled 4-round welterweight bout Escazú, Costa Rican Lorenzo Garro (4-0, 2 KOs) stopped Kyle “The Cobra” Erwin (5-1, 2 KOs) of Oceanside, CA in the second round by TKO at 1:40. The fight was called a TKO due to Erwin sustaining a cut to his right eye.
Starting the night with war, Kelling Fonseca of Escazu, Costa Rica (4-5, 2 KOs) secured a split decision victory over Jose Alvarado of Ensenada, Mexico (9-1, 5 KOs) in a 6-round fight at the super light weight Alvarado was deducted a point in the third round for a head butt.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Executive Writer and Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. He is passionate about combat sports and also hosts a podcast for Sitting Ringside. He is also a former MMA Fighter and Kickboxer.
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