 Cardona fought for four more years, going 5-5 before retiring in 1984 with a record of 26-10-1 (13 KOs).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.