Anabel Ortiz: record, next fight and profile →
Strawweight Kim Clavel passed a test that could move her into a title fight later this year with a 10-round unanimous decision win over Anabel Ortiz at Montreal Casino in Montreal on Thursday.
Yokasta Valle continues to feel the love at home. The raucous cheers of the partisan, sold-out crowd were enough to get the three-division and reigning IBF/WBO strawweight titlist through her latest title defense. Valle overcame a physically imposing—and blatantly dirty, at times—
One of the sport’s most active titleholder racked up her latest victory. Yokasta Valle picked up her third win of the year and second in a span of just seven weeks after a lopsided ppints victory over Anabel Ortiz. The judges’ cards of 100-90, 99-91 and 99-92 were all for Valle, who successfully defended her IBF/WBO strawweight titles in front of a capacity crowd of more than 5,000 rabid fans in attendance Saturday evening at Polideportivo de Cartago in Cartago, Costa Rica.
Valle, Ortiz Weights Photos Gallery - Unified IBF and WBO Minimumweight World Champion Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (29-2, 9 KOs) will return to her home country of Costa Rica to defend her world titles against former two-time World Champion of Mexico City, Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz (33-5, 4 KOs) in a 10-round match.
Unified IBF and WBO minimumweight world champion Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (29-2, 9 KOs) will return to her home country of Costa Rica to defend her world titles against former two-time World Champion of Mexico City, Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz (33-5, 4 KOs) in a 10-round match.
Anabel Ortiz ended her 2022 campaign with a second straight win after a year to forget in 2021. The former WBA strawweight titlist earned an eight-round, unanimous decision victory over Guatemala’s Maria Santizo, who often trains and fights in Mexico. Scores 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75 were in favor of Ortiz in their DAZN-aired junior
In the last scheduled fight for 2022 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, fans can expect action on Thursday, Oct. 20 for Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN.
The main event will feature the first-ever world title unification fight in Costa Rica as IBF Minimumweight World Champion Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (25-2, 9 KOs) of San Jose, Costa Rica faces off against undefeated WBO Minimumweight World Champion Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen (5-0, 1 KOs) of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in a 10-round bout.
A confident, sharp Marlen Esparza picked apart Anabel Ortiz on Saturday night in Esparza’s first defense of her WBC flyweight title.
Marlen Esparza doesn’t see the need to abandon the flyweight division anytime soon—if ever at all. The fighting pride of Houston, Texas has remained put at the same weight for her young pro career coming up on five full years. Esparza looks to further establish her legacy with the first defense of her WBC flyweight title, which she defends versus Mexico’s Anabel Ortiz, a former two-time strawweight titlist aiming to become a two-division champ.