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
Chartchai Chionoi ( th, ชาติชาย เชี่ยวน้อย; ) a.k.a. Chartchai Laemfapha ( th, ชาติชาย แหลมฟ้าผ่า; ) or birth name Naris Chionoi ( th, นริศ เชี่ยวน้อย ...
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
See also
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List of flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up ...
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List of WBC world champions
This is a list of WBC world champions, showing every world champion certificated by the World Boxing Council (WBC). The WBC is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and certifies world champions in 18 different weight ...
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List of WBA world champions
This is a list of WBA world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The list also includes champions certified by the National Boxing Association (NBA), the predecessor to the WBA.
Boxers who won t ...
References
External links
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Erbito Salavarria - CBZ Profile
1946 births
Flyweight boxers
Living people
People from Santa Cruz, Manila
Sportspeople from Manila
Boxers from Metro Manila
World Boxing Association champions
World Boxing Council champions
World flyweight boxing champions
World boxing champions
Filipino male boxers
Philippine Sports Hall of Fame inductees
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