Ricardo Cardona.

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Former WBA super bantamweight champion; in a series of posts, I'll add details to some of his title bouts.

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Let's begin with his title win over Soo-Hwan Hong.
Location: Changchung Gymnasium.
Hong down in 4th.
Source: Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing.

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Cardona v. Ruben Valdez:
Location: Indian Bullring (I assume it is the Cartagena de Indias Bullring).
Weights:
Cardona: 121.5
Valdez: 122
Referee: Isidro Rodriguez.
Scoring: 145-144, 148-146, 146-145
Valdez down in 15th.
Source: Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing.

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Cardona v. Soon-Hyun Chung I:
Location: Changchung Gymnasium.
Weights:
Cardona: 121 1/4
Chung: 122
Referee: Luis Sulbaran.
Scoring: 147-145, 145-143 Cardona, 150-145 Chung.
Source: Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing.

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Cardona/Soon-Hyun Chung II:
Scoring: 146-145, 146-144, 146-144.
One of Chung's cornermen escorted from the ring after 10th for having threatened the referee with a pair of scissors.
Source: Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing.

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Cardona v. Yukio Segawa:
Weights:
Cardona: 121.5
Segawa: 121
Referee: Larry Rozadilla.
Scoring: 145-139, 147-140, 147-146.
Cardona down in 1st; Segawa down in 15th.
Source: Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing.

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Cardona/Sergio Victor Palma I:
Location: The Bullring.
Weights: 122 each.
Referee: Waldemar Schmidt.
Scoring: 145-141, 146-145, 147-145
Source: Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing.

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Cardona/Leo Randolph.
Time: 1:31.
Source: Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing.

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Let's begin with his title win over Soo-Hwan Hong.
Location: Changchung Gymnasium.
Hong down in 4th.
Source: Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing.

May 7, 1978

Attendance; 7200

The 25 year-old Colombian - Ricardo Cardona at 21-4-1 (13 KO's) - was the #5 WBA-ranked Challenger,
and was a 3-1 Underdog. He also was a stable-mate of Antonio 'Kid Pambele' Cervantes.

The 5' 8" Challenger cut the Champion Soo-Hwan Hong over his left eye in the 3rd-Round with a long right-hand, and
later in the Round closed the eye with a another hard right hand.

Ricardo 'floored' the Champion in the 4th-Round with a pin-point right-hand to the chin.

The Champion - was battered badly in Rounds 9, 10, 11 and early in Round 12.
At the (1:23 Mark) of Round 12, the Champion told Referee - Tony Perez he could not continue, where
it was halted as a TKO 12.

Scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
* Referee - Tony Perez........109-101 (Ricardo Cardona)
* Judge - Jesus Celis...........109-101 (Ricardo Cardona)
* Judge - Kim-Kwang Soo....107-106 (Ricardo Cardona)

According to the Associated Press (109-101 Scorecard), the Champion won 'only' Round 1, and fought
'Even' in Rounds 2 and 5.

Fight Purses;
* Soon-Hwan Hong.........$70,000
* Ricardo Cardona..........$17,500