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Ricardo Cardona (November 9, 1952 – October 11, 2015) was a Colombian boxer.

Ricardo Cardona
Statistics
Real name	Ricardo Cardona Cáceres
Weight(s)	Super bantamweight
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(1952-11-09)November 9, 1952 San Basilio, Colombia
Died	October 12, 2015(2015-10-12) (aged 62) Barranquilla, Colombia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	37
Wins	26
Wins by KO	13
Losses	10
Draws	1

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 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.[1]

See also

• List of super-bantamweight boxing champions

References

External links

• Boxing record for Ricardo Cardona from BoxRec (registration required)

Achievements
Preceded by Hong Soo-hwan	WBA super bantamweight champion May 7, 1978 – May 4, 1980	Succeeded by Leo Randolph

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