It’s Time for action Mark Baird Vs Colin O Leary - IMAGE

Face off as Mark Baird (ProKick NI) got ready to take on Colin O’Leary (Wolfpack Kickboxing Athlone) : All images © Prokick.com. Click here for full terms & conditions.

Ready for action it's face off time in the ring - Mark Baird (ProKick NI) takes on Colin O’Leary (Wolfpack Kickboxing Athlone) at the New Breed event at the Hilton Hotel

Débutante Mark Baird faced his more experienced opponent Colin O'Leary from Wolfpack and on top of that gave nearly 3kg away in weight. A big ask for a first time fighter. Saying that, the Belfast fighter and the Athlone fighter came out swinging with good kick and punch combinations landing on target. The first round looked like O'Leary just shaded it but in the second round, Mark pushed forward and maybe nipped the round on a very evenly matched bout. It was all on the last round and the young ProKick fighter looked like he was running out of steam with the more experienced O'Leary using his knowedge to land good shots. After the judges totted up the score, they could only se it one way, in favour of O'Leary. Well done both boys.