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Three-Division & Five-Time World Champion Yokasta Valle
To Make Grand U.S. Return & Defend Titles On Zepeda vs.
Gesta Undercard
Three-division and five-time world champion Yokasta Valle
(28-2, 9 KOs) will make her grand 2023 return to U.S. soil
after selling out stadiums in her native Costa Rica and will
defend her IBF and WBO Minimumweight World Championship
titles against a soon-to-be-announced opponent.
Nicaraguan-born and Costa Rican-raised, Valle will
participate in a 10-round match as part of the Zepeda vs.
Gesta fight card. A guaranteed barn burner of a main event,
William “El Camarón” Zepeda (28-0, 24 KOs) will defend his
WBA Continental Americas Lightweight Title in a 12-round
match against Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (34-3-3, 17 KOs). The
co-main event will also produce fireworks for the
illustrious Mexican Independence Weekend with Vancouver’s
Victor “El Tornado” Morales (18-0-1, 9 KOs) scheduled to
defend his WBA Intercontinental Featherweight Title against
Mexico City’s Edwin “Pupo” Palomares (18-4-2, 9 KOs) in a
10-round fight.
Doors to The Commerce Casino & Hotel open at 2:30 p.m. PT,
The Golden Boy Fight Night: Zepeda vs. Gesta Prelims on
YouTube and Facebook Watch begin at 2:30 p.m. PT, and the
DAZN broadcast will begin at 5:00 p.m. PT/ 8:00 p.m. ET.
Tickets for Zepeda vs. Gesta are on-sale today, Wednesday,
August 9, 2023 at 10:00 am PT and are priced at $150, $100,
$75, and $50 plus applicable fees. A limited amount of
Golden Boy VIP Experience seats will also be available for
purchase with exclusive merchandise and fight night upgrades
included.
The undercard has been stacked from head-to-toe with Golden
Boy’s must-watch prospects and soon-to-become contenders.
Houston, Texas’ Darius “DFG” Fulghum (6-0, 6 KOs) will look
to continue his knockout streak in an eight-round light
heavyweight fight against Mexico City’s Ricardo “Tyson” Luna
(25-10-2, 16 KOs). Fulghum will be leveling up after
breezing through a third-round technical knockout victory
against Jeremiah Curtright last April 29.
Opening the DAZN broadcast with eight-rounds of middleweight
action, recently signed Eric Priest (10-0, 7 KOs) who
represents Wichita Falls, Texas and is now under the
tutelage of world championship trainer Ismael Salas, will
face off against Danish-born Simon “Vikingo” Madsen (13-1,
10 KOs) who now calls Mexico City home. Priest is returning
to the ring after a slugfest last May 27 against Argentinian
Ricardo Villalba. Madsen’s second professional fight in the
U.S., he will be looking for redemption after his first
go-around in the States didn’t go according to plan.
On the The Golden Boy Fight Night: Zepeda vs. Gesta Prelims
streamed on YouTube and Facebook Watch, Daniel “Junebug”
Garcia (6-0, 5 KOs) of Denver, Colorado will fight
Guadalajara, Mexico’s Erick “Aidahoe” Benitez (4-4, 1 KO) in
a four-round super featherweight match. In a six-round super
lightweight fight, Mexicali, Mexico’s Pinpon Reyes (10-0, 5
KOs) will measure up against Roberto Gomez (5-1, 5 KOs) of
Mexico City.
Recently signed to Golden Boy, Mexican Olympian Gael Cabrera
(1-0, 1 KO) of Sonora, Mexico will participate in a
four-round super bantamweight fight. Making his pro-debut
and opening Mexican Independence Day Weekend festivities,
Jordan Cervantes of East Los Angeles will participate in a
four-round lightweight fight. Opponents for both will be
announced soon.
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