He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
[1] At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he lost to Howard Davis Jr. of the United States, who would go on to win the tournament.
[1] Cardona made his professional debut on January 22, 1977, knocking out 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.
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