 After winning the World Boxing Association super bantamweight championship from Ricardo Cardona on May 4, 1980, Randolph made his first title defense versus Argentina's Sergio Palma three months later in Spokane, WA on August 9, 1980.The bout was nationally televised.Palma was not generally known to have an aggressive style or be a hard puncher, but he immediately went on the offensive from the opening bell.