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Erbito Salavarria (born January 20, 1946) is a retired professional boxer from the Philippines and a former WBC, WBA and Lineal Flyweight Champion.
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.
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 {{Philippines-boxing-bio-stub
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
See also
*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 ...
* List of WBC world champions
* List of WBA world champions
References
External links
*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 {{Philippines-boxing-bio-stub