Little Giant Killers Seniesa Estrada and Yokasta Valle in Separate Action
By David A. Avila
The vision of a petite Seniesa Estrada taking a little hop and skip into action and delivering a seven-punch, seven-second knockout seen around the world on social media, pretty much describes the female prizefighters under 118 pounds.
They are explosive.
“Super Bad” Estrada knocked out Miriam Adkins almost three years ago. Since then, the East Los Angeles fighter has decimated three weight divisions before deciding to concentrate on just the 105-pound minimumweight division.
Estrada (23-0, 9 Kos) seeks to unify the WBA and WBC minimumweight world titles when she meets Germany’s Tina Rupprecht (12-0-1, 3 Kos) at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California this Saturday March 25. ESPN will televise the Top Rank card live.
Thousands of miles south another battle of minimumweights takes place in Central America.
Costa Rica’s Yokasta Valle has recently proved her boxing abilities to a skeptical American audience that she too can fight. Recently she matched blows with Argentina’s Evelin Bermudez and emerged the winner by majority decision in a light flyweight title fight.
Valle also decided to drop down from 108 pounds to 105 to unify the minimumweight division. She’s super athletic and since training with Los Angeles-based Gloria Alvarado, the multi-division champion has picked up a few pro tricks that separate her from the rest.
Valle (27-2, 9 Kos) defends the IBF minimumweight title against Mexico’s Jessica Basulto (11-0, 3 Kos) this Saturday March 25, at Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The MarvNation and Golden Boy Promotions card will be streamed on @blkprimeboxing.
Ever since entering the pro boxing world the Costa Rican fighter eagerly challenged fighters in their own lands and lost. First against Naoko Fujioka in Japan, then Tina Rupprecht in Germany and suffered back-to-back losses. Valles next attempt overseas finally resulted in victory when she defeated Spain’s Joana Pastrana in Marbella and picked up the IBF minimumweight title.
Though she recently won world titles at 108 pounds in the light flyweight level, her main goal has been to match skills against Seniesa Estrada. It’s the primary reason she moved from Costa Rica and trains in Los Angeles.
“We will give the best female fight ever,” predicts Valle, who trains in the same gym as Ramla Ali, Lupita Medina and amateur star Perla Bazaldua.
Yokasta Valle and Seniesa Estrada have the same plans and the same designs. Both are headed for a showdown that seems likely to happen at the end of this year.
But first, the undefeated Estrada knows Germany’s Rupprecht has never been defeated and wants to be the first to accomplish the feat.
Valle faces Mexico’s undefeated Basulto and expects a serious challenge from the young slugger from Merida.
But in the back of the minds of both Valle and Estrada are the same image of becoming undisputed minimumweight world champion.
“I want to be undisputed champion in three weight classes,” Estrada said a year ago. So far, she is on course but so is Valle.
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Argentina
On Saturday March 25, bantamweights Florencia Ayelen (10-1) and Juliana Basualdo (10-2) meet 10 rounds for the Argentina bantamweight title at Buenos Aires.
Australia
Mariah Turner (1-0) won by decision after four rounds against Callie Ryan (0-2) on Friday March 17. The featherweight fight was held in Brisbane.
Laitia Yalikitoga (1-2) defeated Mahmoud Srour (0-1) by decision after four rounds on Thursday March 16. The light heavyweight fight was held at Campsie. Also, super middleweights
Mai Soliman (2-1) knocked out Sarah Higginson (4-3-1) in the fourth round on Wednesday March 15. The super flyweight fight took place at Sydney.
On Friday March 24, welterweights Kaitlyn Lodge (1-2) and Kate McLaren (2-0-2) meet six rounds at Windsor.
On Saturday March 25, featherweights Ashleigh Sims (0-2-1) and Danni Mace (0-2) meet four rounds at Condell Park.
On Saturday March 25, super welterweights Millicent Agboegbulen (1-1) and Desley Robinson (3-0) meet eight rounds at Flemington.
Austria
On Friday March 24, lightweights Denise Stanojev (6-0) and Klaudia Ferenczi (20-99-9) meet six rounds at Maria Enzersdorf.
Bangladesh
On Tuesday March 21, flyweights Tanjila Tanjila (1-0) and Ruqsana Begum (2-2-1) meet 10 rounds.
Canada
Bree Howling (5-0) defeated Liliana Borquez (3-4-2) by knockout in the fourth round on Saturday March 18. The super bantamweight bout took place at Halifax.
Jordan Dobie (2-0) was victorious over Milagros Hernandez (0-5) by decision after four rounds on Saturday March 18. The lightweight bout took place at Enoch.
Karla Ramos (10-9-1) won by technical knockout over Jessica Camara (10-4) in the fourth round on Thursday March 16. The super lightweight fight took place at Laval. Also, bantamweight Amanda Galle (8-0-1) beat Lorena Cruz (4-3) in an eight round bout; and super bantamweight Caroline Veyra (3-0) beat Anaelle Angerville (5-2-1) by decision after six rounds.
On Thursday March 23, super featherweights Leila Beaudoin (8-0) and Laura Avendano (6-0) meet six rounds at Montreal. Also, cruiserweights Vanessa Lepage (3-1) and Princess Hairston (2-1-1) meet four rounds.
On Saturday March 25, bantamweights River Tucker (0-1-1) and Deyra Correa (0-0) meet four rounds at Burnaby.
Colombia
Destiny Day Owen (7-0) won by knockout over Omaira Suarez (1-28-1) in the third round on Tuesday March 14. The super lightweight bout was held at Santa Marta; lightweight Lira Huyke (4-3-1) beat Viany Reales (0-7) by knockout in the second round.
Costa Rica
On Saturday March 25 minimumweights Yokasta Valle (27-2) and Jessica Basulto (11-0) meet 10 rounds for the IBF world title at Costa Guanacaste.
Ecuador
Jhosep Vizcaino (11-10) knocked out Estefania Alvarado (2-4-1) in the fourth round on Saturday March 18. The flyweight contest took place at Quito.
Finland
On Saturday March 25, super featherweights Serwa Palani (0-0) and Marijana Dasovic (0-17-1) meet four rounds at Jarvenpaa.
Germany
On Saturday March 25, featherweights Nina Meinke (15-3) and Angela Cannizzaro (6-18-1) meet eight rounds Rotherbaum.
Japan
Sara Ishiguro (2-0) defeated Kokono Tado (0-1) by knockout in the third round on Sunday March 19. The minimumweight match was held at Kahoku-gun. Also, flyweight Yuki Fuke (2-0) beat Reona Fukuoka (0-1-1) by fourth round knockout.
Ayumi Tanaka (1-3) beat Ako Nakamura (0-2) by decision after four rounds on Sunday March 19. The atomweight fight was held at Yurix.
Sazanami Valu (2-0) was victorious over Mana Kawaguchi (1-2) after four rounds on Thursday March 16. The minimumweight bout took place at Tokyo. Other minimumweights Megumi Watanabe (2-1-1) and Kanae Maehara (2-1-1) drew; Mayumi Nakano (3-1) beat Hamburg Hiroko (2-3); Shoko Saito (0-0-1) and Aira Balboa (0-1-1) drew; Metsuki Ohashi (2-0) beat Reiko Mori (1-3); flyweights Tomoka Ota (1-0) beat Masako Numakara (0-3); Mika Yagio (3-2-1) beat Hanako Adams (2-3-1); super bantamweight Toy Shimuzi (2-0) knocked out Kai Moriya (0-1-1) in the first round; featherweight Ko Hirahara (0-0-1) and Ryota Tamai (0-0-1) drew; super featherweight Weed Taichi (2-4-5) defeated Takahiko Noguchi (2-11-1); lightweight Muku Hashimoto (2-0) beat Kazuki Shimosaka (0-1); welterweight Yasuyuki Nimura (1-0) defeated Neo Kikuchi (0-1).
On Friday March 24, bantamweights Nana Yamashita (3-1) and Ai Sugimoto (3-3-1) meet six rounds at Tokyo; atomweights Phunnakran Karnjanawong (2-0) and Yoko Shiraki (0-1) meet four rounds; super bantamweights Sari Ito (2-0-1) and Kei Sugimoto (2-4) meet four rounds; Yuka Ota (0-0) and Asako Sugawara (0-2-1) meet four rounds.
Kenya
On Saturday March 25, super bantamweights Consolata Musanga (9-5-4) and Fatuma Yazidu (19-9-1) meet eight rounds at Kasarani. Also, super featherweights Zawadi Kutaka (2-1-1) and Praxides Oduori (1-0) meet eight rounds.
Mexico
Yuliahn Luna (25-3-1) won by unanimous decision over Vanesa Taborda (11-15-3) after 10 rounds on Friday March 17. The WBC bantamweight world title fight was held at Fresnillo.
New Zealand
Maribel Ramirez (14-10-3) defeated Michelle Preston (11-9-1) by unanimous decision after 10 rounds on Saturday March 18. The WBC regional super flyweight title fight took place at Auckland.
Panama
Nataly Delgado (11-7-1) beat Paula Rincon (6-1) by decision after six rounds on Saturday March 18. The super flyweight bout took place at Panama City. Also, super lightweight Monica Henao (6-3-5) beat Sara Anti Gabriel (3-2) by decision after six rounds.
Serbia
Tijana Draskovic (2-6) defeated Nevena Markovic (0-4) by decision after four rounds on Saturday March 18. The featherweight fight took place at Belgrade.
South Korea
Eun Ah Choi (4-2) won by split decision after six rounds versus Hinami Yanai (2-2) on Saturday March 18. The bantamweight fight was held at Yangsan. Also, lightweight Hwi Jin Kim (1-0) won by split decision over So Young Lee (0-2).
Spain
On Saturday March 25, featherweights Almudena Alvarez (3-0) and Eva Cantos (5-13-1) meet five rounds at Casarrubuelos.
Tanzania
On Wednesday March 22, super flyweights Stumai Muki (6-2) and Chimwemwe Banda (3-4) meet 10 rounds at Dar es Salaam; welterweight Grace Mwakamele (7-4) and Luckia Ali (0-3) meet 10 rounds; lightweights Happy Daudi (12-12-1) and Najma Isike (2-3) meet eight rounds; super bantamweights Zawadi Kutaka (2-1-1) and Mphatso Metaudzu (1-0) meet six rounds; Nasra Msami (2-0) and Chiedza Homakoma (6-5-2) meet four rounds; super middleweights Leila Yusuph (0-0) and Mariana Msabila (0-0) meet four rounds; super bantamweights Halima Bandola (1-3-1) and Asia Meshack (1-0) meet four rounds; Sophia Hamisi (0-0) and Warda Selemani (0-0) meet four rounds.
United Kingdom
Jasmina Zapotoczna (3-0) defeated Svitlana Vasylevska (2-3) by decision after six rounds on Saturday March 18. The super flyweight bout took place at Wigan, England. Also, bantamweights Sylwia Doligala (1-1-1) and Kira Carter (0-1-1) fought to a draw after four rounds.
Maisey Rose (2-0) won by decision over Buchra El Quassi (3-5-3) after four rounds on Saturday March 18. The flyweight contest took place at Newcastle.
Ellie Hellewell (2-0) won by decision after four rounds versus Barbora Mayerova (1-1) on Saturday March 18. The featherweight bout took place at Doncaster.
Marija Marenica (3-0) defeated Bojana Libiszewska (7-53) by decision after six rounds on Friday March 17. The super lightweight match took place at Brentwood, England. Also, welterweight Nicola Barke (4-0) beat Laura Reoyo (1-1) by decision after six.
On Friday March 24, super featherweights Katharina Thanderz (15-1) and Ioana Fecioru (4-0) meet eight rounds at Bolton, England. Also, flyweights Chloe Watson (4-0) and Romina Gisel Sosa (3-1-4) meet six rounds.
On Friday March 24, lightweights Amy Andrew (2-0) and Vaida Masiokate (4-18-5) meet six rounds at London.
On Saturday March 25, featherweights Karriss Artingstall (2-0) and Linzi Bucszinskyj (4-1) meet six rounds at Manchester, England.
On March 25, super flyweights Emma Dolan (4-0) and Halima Vunjabei (11-9-1) meet 10 rounds at Newark.
On March 25, featherweights Raven Chapman (5-0) and Linda Lecca (15-5-2) meet 10 rounds for a regional title at Telford.
On March 25, lightweights Beccy Ferguson (3-9) and Amy Greatorex (0-1) meet four rounds at Stoke on Trent.
USA
Sara Bellotti (6-0) knocked out Camille Casson (0-13) in the first round on Saturday March 18. The welterweight match took place at West Palm Beach, Florida.
On Thursday March 23, super lightweights Samantha Worthington (3-0) and Deseree Jamison (2-1) meet six rounds at Norcross, Georgia.
On Saturday March 25, minimumweights Seniesa Estrada (23-0) and Tina Rupprecht (12-0-1) meet 10 rounds for the WBA and WBC world titles.
On Saturday March 25, super middleweights Mary Casamassa (2-0) and Kayla Williams (1-5-1) meet four rounds at Murrysville. Also, super featherweights Colleen Davis (1-0-1) and Jessica Emerick (1-0-1) meet four rounds.
On Saturday March 25, super lightweights Jaime Clampitt (23-6-2) and Taynna Cardoso (5-2) meet eight rounds at Cranston, Rhode Island.
On Saturday March 25, middleweights Chatiqua Hemingway (2-0) and Lashwanda Ellis (0-2) meet four rounds at Saint Albans, West Virginia.
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