Seniesa Estrada vs Yokasta Valle Press Conference: All Business With No Spice

After missing the first few minutes of the press conference, I was finally able to make it inside the Michelob Ultra Arena at the Mandalay Bay, to witness the press conference announcing the first-ever women’s undisputed minimumweight fight between Seniesa Estrada (25-0, 9 KOs) & Yokasta Valle (30-2, 9 KOs). Although this announcement and face-off was highly anticipated, after the event, there was a little bit of a buzz kill feeling sinking in.

Leading up to the social media announcement of the fight, Estrada and Valle had plenty of not-so-pleasant things to say about each other, highlighted by Estrada mentioning Valle only being signed to Golden Boy due to her going with Top Rank along other things. Valle would often return the favor and showed up to Estrada’s post-fight interview for her last fight to get the buzz going. As soon as the press conference was announced, it was anticipated that these two women, who appear not to like each other, would have a spicy event to hype this fight.

That didn’t happen, and both women kept it all business while Estrada avoided taking shots at her old promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, who was sitting next to Valle on the stage. Estrada would later share that Valle and her team came correct, and she didn’t feel the need to go there. Although keeping it all business works as well, for this fight, a little jaw jacking at the face-off would have filled the anticipation cup.

Well, a fight with a ton of buzz lost a little steam today and for a unification fight in women’s boxing that can’t afford to lose any steam at any point, it felt like a missed opportunity.

Here are the quotes from today’s press conference:

Seniesa Estrada

“It’s not personal for her, but it’s personal for me for many reasons. I’m competitive. I’m hungry to become undisputed. This is the fight that I’ve been trying to make and wanting to make since I was with Golden Boy Promotions around the time they first signed me. I wanted to make this fight happen because I wanted to become undisputed. So, I’m just excited and fuc*ing hungry to become undisputed. I can’t wait for March 29!”

“It’s clear that I was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. And Valle is always saying in interviews that I was ducking and running from her, which is completely false because there’s never been any effort from her side to make the fight happen. It’s always been from my side since the beginning. I told Golden Boy Promotions about her. That’s how they knew about her. So, I wanted it from the start.”

Yokasta Valle

“Champion versus champion. This is nothing personal. I just want to be a champion. I want to be undisputed. Seniesa has two titles. That’s what I’m looking for. Not her. Simply the world titles is what I’m looking for. That’s what I’ve been working towards for many years. Working hard, moving up divisions. 108, 105 pounds. All to become undisputed, and we’re one step away. We’re here, and I’m excited.”

“I visualize all of my fights, from the music I’m going to have, all the people screaming. And, God willing, all that’s left after that is for them to say, ‘And new undisputed champion, Yokasta Valle from Costa Rica.'”

Abraham Gonzalez

Abraham Gonzalez is the founder of FightsATW. His journalistic work has been published and used across several platforms to include online, network TV and promotional companies. He is an American Public University alumnus and a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). Abraham was the Managing Editor for NYFights, Big Fight Weekend, contributed to FanSidedMMA and ProBoxTV.

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