is a Japanese former boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he lost to Howard Davis Jr. of the United States, who would go on to win the tournament.
Professional career Cardona made his professional debut on January 22, 1977, knocking out Yoshio Tano in the first round. He challenged once for a world title, losing a 15 round decision to Ricardo Cardona for Cardona's WBA super bantamweight crown. While he was active he trained with Teiken Boxing Gym.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes13Loss10–3Yu KasaharaPTS102 Oct 198012Win10–2Kenzo TakasugiUD1026 Apr 198011Win9–2Larry Enriquez1028 Nov 197910Loss8–2Ricardo CardonaUD156 Sep 19799Win8–1Ely BarriosKO2 (10)21 May 19798Win7–1Keo Sung Lee7 (10)30 Mar 19797Win6–1Somkiat SukhothaiKO8 (10), 28 Dec 19786Win5–1Sandy Noora1026 Oct 19785Win4–1Mangkorndam MuangsurinKO9 (10)24 Aug 19784Loss3–1Koji KunishigeKO10 (10)6 Jun 19783Win3–0Tadashi YatsuzukaKO5 (?)27 Mar 19782Win2–0Hajime MomozakiKO3 (?)23 Feb 19781Win1–0Yoshio Tano1 (6)22 Dec 1977
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