Ralph Charles vs. Raul Soriano

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Ralph Charles lost to Raul Soriano by PTS in round 10 of 10

  • Date: 1970-02-10
  • Location: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
  • Referee: Harry Gibbs 48.25-49.5

"Mexican Raul (Chato) Soriano dashed British welterweight champion Ralph Charles' hopes of a world title fight by clearly outpointing the Briton over 10 rounds Tuesday night. The Mexican got the verdict by 49 1/2 points to 48 1/4 - a margin of five clear rounds." -United Press International

  • Charles had been promised a shot at Jose Napoles' world title if he first beat Soriano, then beat Manuel Gonzalez of Texas the following month.