Stuart shares the glory

Stuart Jess was awarded a draw but many ringsiders thought the Saintfield fighter nicked the decision. It was Stuart’s first low leg kick bout.

Northern Irish fighters do them selves proud in London Young Northern Irish kickboxers - Mark Bird and Stuart Jess showed that Irish kicking was in good health. The two ProKick fighters were not the most popular on entrance at the packed Pourchester Hall as they were greeted with boo’s and jeers by a vocal partisan crowd – but by the time the pair left the ring both boys received adulation and won the audience over.