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07 Oct 2025

Kildare's Kelsey Leonard kicks off pro career with debut TKO win in Belfast

The Kildare Town boxer beat England's Kira Carter in the Girdwood Community Hub in Belfast and produced a second round finish register the debut win

Kildare's Kelsey Leonard kicks off pro career with debut TKO win in Belfast

Kildare Town native Kelsey Leonard

Kildare Town's Kelsey Leonard beat England's Kira Carter in the Girdwood Community Hub in Belfast on Saturday to register her first win as a professional. The featherweight debutant finished Carter in the second round and completed an expected win in a confident first pro performance.

Kelsey will now head back UNIT 3 Health and Fitness to regroup and no doubt will target a quick turnaround after getting her debut in the books.

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