Dick Shields VS Phil Close

A long-awaited match was the one between Dick Shields and Phil Close, where the total number of rounds they faced each other was 8/8.

The big fight occurred on 1942-04-05,To enjoy live combat, you had to go to The Stadium, Liverpool.

There is rarely a draw in boxing and this time it was not the case either as Dick Shields came out on top of the match, and it certainly wasn't a good ending for Phil Close since he was defeated by his opponent.