Erbito Salavarria (born January 20, 1946) is a retired professional boxer from the Philippines and a former WBC, WBA and Lineal Flyweight Champion.[1]

Erbito C. Salavarria
Born
Erbito C. Salavarria

(1946-01-20) January 20, 1946 (age 78)
NationalityFilipino
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights54
Wins40
Wins by KO11
Losses11
Draws3
No contests0

Biography

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Salavarria's induction to the PSC Hall of Fame.

Salavarria made his professional debut in 1963. He captured the WBC and lineal flyweight title with a TKO win over Chartchai Chionoi in 1970.[2] He lost the WBC title after being stripped following a draw against Betulio González in 1971.

In 1975, Salavarria captured the WBA flyweight title with a split decision win over Susumu Hanagata. He lost the belt in his first defense to Alfonso Lopez in 1976. He retired in 1978 after a comeback loss.

Professional boxing record

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54 fights 40 wins 11 losses
By knockout 11 3
By decision 29 8
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round(s), time Date Age Location Notes
54 Loss 40–11–3 Netrnoi Sor Vorasingh KO 4 (?) Dec 3, 1976 30 years, 318 days Bangkok, Thailand
53 Loss 40–10–3 Alfonso Lopez TKO 15 (15), 0:33 Feb 27, 1976 30 years, 38 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Lost WBA flyweight title
52 Win 40–9–3 Susumu Hanagata SD 15 Oct 7, 1975 29 years, 260 days Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Retained WBA flyweight title
51 Loss 39–9–3 Alberto Morales SD 10 May 17, 1975 29 years, 117 days Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
50 Win 39–8–3 Susumu Hanagata SD 15 Apr 1, 1975 29 years, 71 days Prefectural Gymnasium, Toyama, Japan Won WBA flyweight title
49 Win 38–8–3 Issei Sugamoto RTD 4 (10), 3:00 Nov 15, 1973 28 years, 299 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
48 Loss 37–8–3 Alfonso Lopez UD 10 Jun 29, 1973 28 years, 160 days Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
47 Win 37–7–3 Vicente Pool TKO 6 (10) Jun 8, 1973 28 years, 139 days Merida, Yucatán, Mexico
46 Win 36–7–3 Enrique Torres UD 12 Nov 6, 1973 27 years, 290 days Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
45 Win 35–7–3 Fortunato Hernandez TKO 2 (10), 1:30 Sep 18, 1973 27 years, 241 days Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
44 Loss 34–7–3 Venice Borkhorsor UD 15 Feb 9, 1973 27 years, 20 days Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Lost The Ring flyweight titles;
For WBC flyweight title
43 Win 34–6–3 Dong Ki Cho UD 12 Aug 5, 1972 26 years, 198 days CYO Gym, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines Retained OPBF and The Ring flyweight titles
42 Draw 33–6–3 Betulio González SD 15 Nov 20, 1971 25 years, 304 days Luis Aparicio Stadium, Maracaibo, Colombia Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
41 Win 33–6–2 Natalio Jimenez UD 12 Sep 11, 1971 25 years, 234 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
40 Loss 32–6–2 Lorenzo Gutierrez PTS 10 Jun 4, 1971 25 years, 135 days Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
39 Win 32–5–2 Susumu Hanagata UD 15 Apr 30, 1971 25 years, 100 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Retained WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
38 Win 31–5–2 Harry Hayes UD 12 Feb 20, 1971 25 years, 31 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
37 Win 30–5–2 Chartchai Chionoi TKO 2 (15), 1:48 Dec 7, 1970 24 years, 321 days Army Sports Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Won WBC and The Ring flyweight titles
36 Win 29–5–2 Berkrerk Chartvanchai UD 10 Jul 25, 1970 24 years, 186 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
35 Win 28–5–2 Wittaya Pleonjit UD 12 Jun 20, 1970 24 years, 151 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Retained OPBF flyweight title
34 Win 27–5–2 Shigeru Taremizu KO 2 (12), 0:29 Mar 4, 1970 24 years, 43 days Tokyo, Japan Retained OPBF flyweight title
33 Win 26–5–2 Takeshi Nakamura TKO 12 (12), 1:35 Oct 18, 1969 23 years, 271 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Won OPBF flyweight title
32 Win 25–5–2 Al Diaz UD 12 May 17, 1969 23 years, 117 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Retained PG&A flyweight title
31 Win 24–5–2 Sakdinoi ETO TKO 9 (10) Apr 26, 1969 23 years, 96 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
30 Win 23–5–2 Yoshiaki Matsumoto TKO 4 (12) Feb 15, 1969 23 years, 26 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
29 Draw 22–5–2 Yoshiaki Matsumoto PTS 10 Nov 4, 1968 22 years, 289 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
28 Win 22–5–1 Speedy Hayase UD 10 Oct 7, 1968 22 years, 261 days Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
27 Win 21–5–1 Ric Magramo MD 12 Aug 17, 1968 22 years, 210 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Won PG&A flyweight title
26 Win 20–5–1 Speedy Hayase UD 10 May 16, 1968 22 years, 117 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
25 Loss 19–5–1 Takeshi Nakamura SD 12 Dec 20, 1967 21 years, 334 days Japan For OBPF flyweight title
24 Loss 19–4–1 Ric Magramo SD 12 Oct 14, 1967 21 years, 267 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Lost PG&A flyweight title
23 Win 19–3–1 Dong Ki Cho UD 10 Aug 12, 1967 21 years, 204 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City,
Metro Manila, Philippines
22 Win 18–3–1 Ric Magramo SD 12 May 13, 1967 21 years, 113 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines Won PG&A flyweight title
21 Loss 17–3–1 Ric Magramo UD 12 Nov 18, 1966 20 years, 302 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines For PG&A flyweight title
20 Win 17–2–1 Tom Rico UD 10 Oct 8, 1966 20 years, 261 days Besa Boxing Arena - Plaza Lawton, Manila, Philippines
19 Win 16–2–1 Cezar Soliman TKO 9 (10) Jul 22, 1966 20 years, 183 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
18 Loss 15–2–1 Al Diaz KO 9 (10) Apr 9, 1966 20 years, 79 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
17 Win 15–1–1 Primo Famiro SD 10 Feb 19, 1966 20 years, 30 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
16 Win 14–1–1 Henry Acido SD 10 Jan 8, 1966 19 years, 353 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
15 Win 13–1–1 Manuelo Balaba MD 10 Oct 15, 1965 19 years, 268 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
14 Win 12–1–1 Rudy Billones MD 10 Aug 20, 1965 19 years, 212 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
13 Win 11–1–1 Baby Castro UD 10 Jul 3, 1965 19 years, 164 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
12 Win 10–1–1 Speedy Castro UD 8 Apr 24, 1965 19 years, 95 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
11 Win 9–1–1 Joe Cagulada TKO 3 (8) Dec 5, 1964 18 years, 320 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
10 Loss 8–1–1 Johnny Bulawan SD 8 Oct 28, 1964 18 years, 282 days Besa Boxing Arena - Plaza Lawton, Manila, Philippines
9 Draw 8–0–1 Ruben Dingal PTS 6 Aug 21, 1964 18 years, 214 days Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
8 Win 8–0 Jessie Fernandez UD 6 Jul 31, 1964 18 years, 193 days ABS Studio - TV Fistorama, Pasay City, Philippines
7 Win 7–0 Speedy Castro UD 6 May 23, 1964 18 years, 124 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
6 Win 6–0 Junio Urbina Jr. UD 4 Apr 18, 1964 18 years, 89 days Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
5 Win 5–0 Mar Anacay UD 4 Feb 15, 1964 18 years, 26 days Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
4 Win 4–0 Adolfo Corpuz UD 4 Dec 27, 1971 17 years, 341 days DZRH TV on Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines
3 Win 3–0 Fil Bartolome UD 4 Dec 7, 1971 17 years, 321 days Besa Boxing Arena - Plaza Lawton, Manila, Philippines
2 Win 2–0 Pablito Seldon TKO 4 (4) Sep 14, 1971 17 years, 237 days Besa Boxing Arena - Plaza Lawton, Manila, Philippines
1 Win 1–0 Johnny Bulawan PTS 4 Jun 15, 1971 17 years, 146 days Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Throwback Thursday: Former WBC/WBA Flyweight Champion, Erbito Salavarria (40-12-2, 11 KOs)". Mandirigmang Pinoy. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Erbito Salavarria - World Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
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Achievements
Preceded by Lineal Flyweight Champion
1970 Dec 7 – 1973 Feb 9
Succeeded by
Preceded by WBC Flyweight Champion
1970 Dec 7 – 1971 Dec 29
Stripped
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Susumu Hanagata
WBA Flyweight Champion
1975 Apr 1 – 1976 Feb 27
Succeeded by