Both men met in Dundalk which is half way for both – and in the middle they rattled out a deal to work together on an event for the National stadium Ringside club, Dublin on October 4th.

Billy Murray will take a team of ten fighters from the celebrated ProKick Gym to compete against a Joe Canning’s IKF (Irish Kickboxing Federation) select.

The kickboxing dinosaurs discussed a way forward on the rules so that both associations could compete with each other.......after just an hour - THE DEAL WAS DONE