Ricardo Cardona (November 9, 1952 – October 11, 2015) was a Colombian boxer. He was the younger brother of former flyweight world champion, Prudencio Cardona.
Professional career Cardona turned pro on September 15, 1973, with a decision over Osvaldo Rojas in Valencia, Venezuela. He won the Colombian super bantamweight title in 1976. On May 7, 1978, he won the WBA World super bantamweight title with a TKO over Hong Soo-hwan in Seoul, South Korea becoming Colombia’s third boxing champion, following Antonio Cervantes and Rodrigo Valdez. He successfully defended the title five times before losing to Leo Randolph in 1980. Cardona fought for four more years, going 5-5, including a loss to Jorge Lujan, before retiring in 1984 with a record of 26-10-1 (13 KOs).
Personal life His brother, Prudencio Cardona, was also a well-known world champion boxer, making the Cardona brothers one of the small numbers of sibling couples to have reached world championship status in the sport. Ricardo Cardona died at Bonnadona Hospital in Barranquilla, Colombia, after a long bout with cancer.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes37LossJorge LujánTKO10 (10), 30 Jun 198436Win26–9–1Mario WilsonPTS1011 May 198435Loss25–9–1Lee Seung-hoonKO6 (10)20 Mar 198334Loss25–8–1Hector CortezTKO10 (?)7 Oct 198233Win25–7–1Franklin SalasTKO8 (10)15 Jun 198232Loss24–7–1Felix RodriguezUD106 Feb 198231Win24–6–1Humberto MejiaTKO7 (?)4 Dec 198130Loss23–6–1Sergio Víctor PalmaTKO12 (15), 15 Aug 198129Win23–5–1Jose CuetoPTS1017 Jul 198128Win22–5–1Ralph BarriosTKO1 (10)14 Nov 198027Loss21–5–1Leo RandolphTKO15 (15), 4 May 198026Win21–4–1Sergio Víctor PalmaUD1515 Dec 197925Win20–4–1Yukio SegawaUD156 Sep 197924Win19–4–1Soon Hyun ChungUD1523 Jun 197923Win18–4–1Soon Hyun Chung1512 Nov 197822Win17–4–1Ruben Valdes152 Sep 197821Win16–4–1Soo Hwan HongTKO12 (15), 6 May 197820Win15–4–1Jesus CaicedoPTS105 Nov 197719Win14–4–1Francisco HernandezKO8 (?)4 Jun 197718Win13–4–1Guillermo GomezTKO5 (?)19 Mar 197717Loss12–4–1Nestor JimenezPTS1018 Feb 197716Win12–3–1Rafael Montes6 (12), 7 Nov 197615Win11–3–1Jesus MedinaKO4 (?)25 Jul 197614Win10–3–1Pedro VasquezPTS1010 Apr 197613Loss9–3–1Oscar ArnalPTS1031 Jan 197612Win9–2–1Abraham MezaKO8 (?)14 Dec 197511Loss9–2–1Jose Antonio QuijanoPTS1011 Oct 197510Win8–1–1Idelfonso BethelmyTKO8 (?)14 Jul 19759Win7–1–1Guillermo GomezKO5 (?)13 Apr 19758Draw6–1–1Silvio Diaz81 Mar 19757Win6–1Diego Tovar7 (?)15 Feb 19756Win5–1Miguel EspinosaPTS1023 Nov 19745Loss4–1Leslie MorenoPTS1019 May 19744Win4–0Osvaldo RojasPTS626 Mar 19743Win3–0Juan J RojasPTS69 Feb 19742Win2–0Manuel Olivares4 (?)17 Nov 19731Win1–0Osvaldo Rojas415 Sep 1973
See also List of super-bantamweight boxing champions
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