# Ricardo Cardona (boxer)

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

| 37 fights | 26 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 5 |
| By decision | 13 | 5 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 37 | Loss | 26–10–1 | Jorge Luján | TKO | 10 (10), 2:48 | 30 Jun 1984 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colón, Panama | |
| 36 | Win | 26–9–1 | Mario Wilson | PTS | 10 | 11 May 1984 | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 35 | Loss | 25–9–1 | Lee Seung-hoon | KO | 6 (10) | 20 Mar 1983 | Masan Gymnasium, Masan, South Korea | |
| 34 | Loss | 25–8–1 | Hector Cortez | TKO | 10 (?) | 7 Oct 1982 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 33 | Win | 25–7–1 | Franklin Salas | TKO | 8 (10) | 15 Jun 1982 | Caseta International, Maicao, Colombia | |
| 32 | Loss | 24–7–1 | Felix Rodriguez | UD | 10 | 6 Feb 1982 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 31 | Win | 24–6–1 | Humberto Mejia | TKO | 7 (?) | 4 Dec 1981 | Bogata, Colombia | |
| 30 | Loss | 23–6–1 | Sergio Víctor Palma | TKO | 12 (15), 1:44 | 15 Aug 1981 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | For WBA World super-bantamweight title |
| 29 | Win | 23–5–1 | Jose Cueto | PTS | 10 | 17 Jul 1981 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 28 | Win | 22–5–1 | Ralph Barrios | TKO | 1 (10) | 14 Nov 1980 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 27 | Loss | 21–5–1 | Leo Randolph | TKO | 15 (15), 1:31 | 4 May 1980 | Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Lost WBA World super-bantamweight title |
| 26 | Win | 21–4–1 | Sergio Víctor Palma | UD | 15 | 15 Dec 1979 | Plaza de Toros Monumental del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia | Retained WBA World super-bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 20–4–1 | Yukio Segawa | UD | 15 | 6 Sep 1979 | City Gymnasium, Hachinohe, Venezuela | Retained WBA World super-bantamweight title |
| 24 | Win | 19–4–1 | Soon Hyun Chung | UD | 15 | 23 Jun 1979 | Jangchung Arena, Seoul, South Korea | Retained WBA World super-bantamweight title |
| 23 | Win | 18–4–1 | Soon Hyun Chung | SD | 15 | 12 Nov 1978 | Jangchung Arena, Seoul, South Korea | Retained WBA World super-bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | Ruben Valdes | UD | 15 | 2 Sep 1978 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia | Retained WBA World super-bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Soo Hwan Hong | TKO | 12 (15), 1:23 | 6 May 1978 | Jangchung Arena, Seoul, South Korea | Won WBA World super-bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 15–4–1 | Jesus Caicedo | PTS | 10 | 5 Nov 1977 | Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 19 | Win | 14–4–1 | Francisco Hernandez | KO | 8 (?) | 4 Jun 1977 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 18 | Win | 13–4–1 | Guillermo Gomez | TKO | 5 (?) | 19 Mar 1977 | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 17 | Loss | 12–4–1 | Nestor Jimenez | PTS | 10 | 18 Feb 1977 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 16 | Win | 12–3–1 | Rafael Montes | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 7 Nov 1976 | Plaza de Toros de Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia | Won Colombian super-bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 11–3–1 | Jesus Medina | KO | 4 (?) | 25 Jul 1976 | Valencia, Venezuela | |
| 14 | Win | 10–3–1 | Pedro Vasquez | PTS | 10 | 10 Apr 1976 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 13 | Loss | 9–3–1 | Oscar Arnal | PTS | 10 | 31 Jan 1976 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 12 | Win | 9–2–1 | Abraham Meza | KO | 8 (?) | 14 Dec 1975 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 11 | Loss | 9–2–1 | Jose Antonio Quijano | PTS | 10 | 11 Oct 1975 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 10 | Win | 8–1–1 | Idelfonso Bethelmy | TKO | 8 (?) | 14 Jul 1975 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 9 | Win | 7–1–1 | Guillermo Gomez | KO | 5 (?) | 13 Apr 1975 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 8 | Draw | 6–1–1 | Silvio Diaz | PTS | 8 | 1 Mar 1975 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Diego Tovar | KO | 7 (?) | 15 Feb 1975 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Miguel Espinosa | PTS | 10 | 23 Nov 1974 | Bogata, Colombia | |
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Leslie Moreno | PTS | 10 | 19 May 1974 | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Osvaldo Rojas | PTS | 6 | 26 Mar 1974 | El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Juan J Rojas | PTS | 6 | 9 Feb 1974 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Manuel Olivares | TKO | 4 (?) | 17 Nov 1973 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Osvaldo Rojas | PTS | 4 | 15 Sep 1973 | Valencia, Venezuela | |