# Erbito Salavarria

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

## Biography

Salavarria made his professional debut in 1963. He captured the WBC and lineal flyweight title with a TKO win over Chartchai Chionoi in 1970. 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

| 54 fights | 40 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 3 |
| By decision | 29 | 8 |
| Draws | 3 | 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 | |