Rodrigo Valdez vs. Ralph Palladin

Rodrigo Valdes 157 lbs lost to Ralph Palladin 157 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1970-05-11
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Waldemar Schmidt 3-4
• Judge: Jack Gordon 7-3
• Judge: Bill Recht 2-6

"Rodrigo Valdez, 157 1/2, Cartagena, Columbia, dropped a split decision to unbeaten Ralph Palladin, 156 3/4, Hyattsville, Md., who ran his winning streak to 17 bouts with the conquest of Boxing Illustrated's 8th ranked welterweight. Whether it was the high weight or high living, Valdez put on a pepless, lacklustre performance, while Palladin boxed smartly, controlled the pace and when he had to traded punch for punch." -Boxing Illustrated, August 1970 issue