Back in August Yoka’s plans were revealed, her next goal was to go after another world title in a different weight division, however, for different reasons the fight that was expected to take place in September was postponed,  the contract is now signed and the fight is set for December 1st in Japan.

Costa Rican Yokasta Valle is the current Light-Mini Flyweight Female World Champion (102 lbs) of the International Boxing Federation (IBF); her sight is set on winning the vacant Jr. Flyweight Title ( 108 lbs) of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

Her opponent is Naoko Fujioka an experienced 41 year-old fighter with a record of 16 wins and 2 loses. Valle is 25 years-old and still undefeated with 13 wins.

Valle has been preparing in Costa Rica and sparring with Panamanian Yaditza Pérez. (Video below)

“I know this is a tough fight, but I always train my best and I am confident I can win this fight and my second world title, I am not going to travel all that way to come back empty handed, my objective is to become world champion in three weight divisions”, declared Valle in an interview with The Costa Rica Star. 

Yokasta is the second female World Boxing Champion in Costa Rica after Hanna Gabriels who recently had another successful defense of her belt against Dominican Oxandia Castillo.