(AUG 10) On September 8,
2022, at the Cuidad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde, Hatillo, San Jose,
in Costa Rica, there will be two female bouts featured on the
card. In one bout, A newly signed female boxer with
Golden Boy Promotions, IBF Minimumweight World champion, Yokasta
"Yoka" Valle, 25-2 (9KO), of Costa Rica, will be facing
undefeated WBO Minimumweight World Champion Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen,
(5-0 (1KO), of Vietnam. The two are fighting for the IBF
and WBO Minimumweight World titles.
Valle said in a press release, “When I signed with Golden Boy, I
thought that there could be nothing better, my childhood dream
was coming true. But it turns out that with the hand of God and
the support of Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy, today I am
surprised once again, with the opportunity to be able to show
the world that Costa Rica supports its athletes. I can promise
all of my fans and Costa Rica that I will give the fight of my
life against a great rival, the WBO World Champion Thi Nguyen,
who is an internationally recognized boxer."
In a pre-fight statement by
Valle's opponent Thi Nguyen, “I am very excited about this fight
and the opportunity to be a unified world champion. I am going
to win this fight no matter what. I will be the hero of Vietnam;
it is my honor to represent my country and the women of my
country. I have been training every day to make this an
exciting, action filled fight and deliver a KO victory.”
In a second female bout, Adelaida
"La Cobra" Ruiz, of Los Angeles, California, 11-0-1 (6KO), will
be fighting Sonia Osorio, 15-7-0 (4KO), of Mexico City,
Mexico, for a second time. The two first fought October
15, 2019, where the fight ended in a technical draw due to an
accidental headbutt causing a cut over Osorio's left eye in the
second round of a scheduled ten-round bout for the WBC
Interim Super Flyweight title.
This night they will take another go at it for the WBC Interim
Super Flyweight title.
These fights will be featured on DAZN.
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