On January 19, 1988, a 29-year-old Ronnie Shields (26-5-1, 19 KOs) and Vincent Releford met in the ring.
Shields came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days.
Ronnie Shields lost to Vincent Releford via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 26-6-1.
On December 2, 1986, a 28-year-old Ronnie Shields (25-4, 19 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBC title held by 26-year-old Japanese boxer Tsuyoshi Hamada (20-1, 19 KOs).
Shields came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days. Hamada was on a 18-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 8 days.
Tsuyoshi Hamada defeated Ronnie Shields via split decision and successfully defended his WBC super-lightweight title. Hamada improves his record to 21-1, while Shields adds a loss to his record at 25-5.
On May 11, 1986, a 27-year-old Ronnie Shields (25-3, 19 KOs) and Frankie Warren met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Shields came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 19 days.
Ronnie Shields lost to Frankie Warren via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 25-4.
On July 15, 1984, a 26-year-old Ronnie Shields (20-2, 15 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBC title held by Billy Costello.
Shields came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days.
Ronnie Shields was defending his super-lightweight titles and, fighting for the super-lightweight WBC titles against Billy Costello and lost via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 20-3.
On November 17, 1982, a 24-year-old Ronnie Shields (15-1, 12 KOs) and Bruce Curry met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Shields came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 15 days.
Ronnie Shields lost to Bruce Curry via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 15-2.
On May 2, 1981, a 22-year-old Ronnie Shields (6-0, 5 KOs) and Guillermo Miranda met in the ring.
Shields came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 days.
Ronnie Shields lost to Guillermo Miranda via TKO in the 6th round, and adds a loss to his record at 6-1.