Samuel Salva (born February 11, 1997) is a Filipino professional boxer.
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[2] 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.
[6] Salva faced fellow former world title challenger Jeffrey Galero on April 30, 2022, following a 27-month absence from the sport.
[7] He won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Galero with just 14 seconds left in the opening round.