As a unit specializing in statistics and storage of boxing data, BoxRec is considered as the most prestigious reference channel to rank the professional punchers. However, just a few days before the match between Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi and Yokasta Vallle took place, Nhi's former general defeat was Etsuko Tada suddenly soaring to the second position in the world even though not playing.
According to Thethao.vn noted, Tada has been from 5 to the 2nd world in the Women's Minimum weight, although not playing for nearly a year. The last time Tada was held in October 2021, when she lost close to Thu Nhi after 10 rounds by calculating points. Since then, Tada has no more matches.
The No. 1 person on the ranking of the fist at the Women's Minimum weight is Seniesa Estrada, American boxer. She is also the only puncher in this weight class that BoxRec rated 5 stars with a record of 22 winning matches. Tada is rated 3.5 stars, and Thu Nhi and Vallle are dotted 3 stars.
On the BoxRec ranking, Vallle ranked 4th in the world, and Thu Nhi ranked fifth. She temporarily behind other boxers because she did not play as much as they were. While Estrada, Vallle and Tada are all old boxers in the age of 30 (Tada even 41 years old), Thu Nhi is preparing to turn 26 years old.
The match between Thu Nhi and Vallle is scheduled to start at 22:00 on the night of 8/9 according to Costa Rica time, ie 11pm on September 9 in Vietnam. The opening matches began at 19h on 8/9, ie 8 am on September 9 in Vietnam. If winning, Nhi can immediately overtake the world's No. 1 position from Estrada.