Samuel Salva (born February 11, 1997) is a Filipino

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

. He is a one-time world title challenger, having fought for the

IBF The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...

mini-flyweight title in 2019.

Professional boxing career

Salva defeated

Rene Mark Cuarto Rene Mark Revillas Cuarto (born August 4, 1996) is a Filipino professional boxer who has held the IBF mini-flyweight title from 2021 to 2022. Professional career Early career Cuarto made his professional debut on June 28, 2014, scoring a four- ...

on March 23, 2019, in an

world title eliminator, by unanimous decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 116–112 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 117–111 for him On September 7, 2019, he fought

Pedro Taduran Pedro General Taduran Jr. (born 29 October 1996) is a Filipino professional boxer who held the IBF mini-flyweight from 2019 to 2021. In September 2021, he was ranked as the world's ninth best strawweight by '' The Ring'' and tenth best by the ...

for the

mini-flyweight world title, losing by

technical knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving strikin ...

in the 4th round despite knocking Taduran down in the 1st round. He had to be carried out on a stretcher after the fight and required a hospital stay. The fight was broadcast delayed on

BoxNation BoxNation was a British dedicated boxing subscription television channel, operated by Viaplay. The brand is licensed from George Warren's Queensbury Commercial. History BoxNation was launched by Frank Warren Promotions as a free-to-air channe ...

. The Taduran-Salva title fight was the first all-Filipino title fight in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

in 94 years. Salva faced fellow former world title challenger Jeffrey Galero on April 30, 2022, following a 27-month absence from the sport. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Galero with just 14 seconds left in the opening round.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salva, Samuel 1997 births Living people Filipino male boxers Mini-flyweight boxers