 The match was the third the two had fought.Curtis was scheduled to fight Dick Hares, sometimes spelled Ayers on 13 April 1824, but as was not uncommon during this period, the Constable and his deputy prevented the fight and sent home the backers and a crowd of hundreds where they had assembled at Shepperton Ridge in Surrey.Curtis later defeated Dick Hares in a three round match at Moulsey Hurst, England on 25 May 1824.