Ricardo Cardona (boxer)
Ricardo Cardona | |
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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 | San Basilio, Colombia | November 9, 1952
Died | October 12, 2015 Barranquilla, Colombia | (aged 62)
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 37 |
Wins | 26 |
Wins by KO | 13 |
Losses | 10 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
Ricardo Cardona (November 9, 1952 – October 11, 2015) was a Colombian boxer.
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[]
- 1952 births
- 2015 deaths
- Colombian male boxers
- Super-bantamweight boxers
- World super-bantamweight boxing champions
- World Boxing Association champions
- People from Bolívar Department
- Colombian boxing biography stubs