MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS WELCOMED BY COSTA RICA’S WATERFALLS AND JAGUARS

GRAND ARRIVAL PHOTOS: VALLE VS. NGUYEN

MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS WELCOMED BY COSTA RICA’S WATERFALLS AND JAGUARS

FIGHT TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON DAZN THIS THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 FROM CIUDAD DEPORTIVA HEINER UGALDE, HATILLO, SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA

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SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA (Sept. 5, 2022) – It was a majestic, Costa Rican welcome as the main event fighters for Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN: Valle vs. Nguyen arrived to the Central American country ahead of their match on Thursday, Sept. 8. From waterfalls to jaguars, the world champions soaked in the tropical climate as they continue to prepare for their historic matchup.

Featuring IBF Minimumweight World Champion, Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (25-2, 9 KOs), of San Jose, Costa Rica who will face undefeated, WBO Minimumweight World Champion Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen (5-0, 1 KOs) of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the 10-round, world championship match will be the first-ever unification match in the country’s history, and will take place at Ciudad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde, Hatillo, San José, Costa Rica. The bout will broadcast live on DAZN, the Golden Boy Boxing Youtube page, and the Marvnation Youtube page starting at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET.

The co-main event will feature a bad-blood rematch between WBC Interim Super Flyweight title holder Sonia Osorio (15-7-2, 2 KOs) who will defend her title against Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz (11-0-1, 6 KOs) in a 10-round fight.