Samuel Salva (born February 11, 1997) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is a one-time world title challenger, having fought for the IBF mini-flyweight title in 2019.
Professional boxing career Salva defeated Rene Mark Cuarto on March 23, 2019, in an IBF 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 for the IBF mini-flyweight world title, losing by technical knockout 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. The Taduran-Salva title fight was the first all-Filipino title fight in the Philippines 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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Win22–3Jake RosalKO1 (6)16 May 202624Loss21–3Siyakholwa KuseUD1031 May 202523Win21–2Eldin GuinahonKO2 (10), 25 Jan 202522Loss20–2Yudai ShigeokaUD1028 Aug 202421Win20–1Jayson FranciscoTKO1 (6)8 Oct 202320Win19–1Jeffrey GaleroKO1 (8), Apr 30, 202219Win18–1Donny MabaoTKO7 (8), Jan 19, 202018Loss17–1Pedro TaduranRTD4 (12), Sep 7, 201917Win17–0Rene Mark CuartoUD12Mar 23, 201916Win16–0Jason MoponTKO7 (8), Nov 25, 201815Win15–0Ryan RalozoUD6Jul 8, 201814Win14–0Oliver GregorioUD6May 13, 201813Win13–0Jason MoponTKO2 (8), Mar 24, 201812Win12–0Jason MoponTKO3 (8), Dec 3, 201711Win11–0Marco John RementizoTKO1 (8), Oct 15, 201710Win10–0Donny MabaoTKO8 (10), Aug 6, 20179Win9–0Donny MabaoUD10May 31, 20178Win8–0Raymon DayhamKO9 (10), Mar 28, 20177Win7–0Jocel GamaloTKO7 (8)Feb 11, 20176Win6–0Roland Jay BiendimaMD6Dec 8, 20165Win5–0Ryan RalozoTKO4 (8)Aug 20, 20164Win4–0John Leo GalleposoUD6Jun 15, 20163Win3–0Jomar CaindogUD6Apr 30, 20162Win2–0Marvin MapaRTD4Mar 13, 20161Win1–0Michael DopolTKO1 (4), Jan 31, 2016
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