James Dennis will be representing Dubbo when he fights for the NSW Lightweight Title on November 2 at the Garden Hotel.
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The card is set to have 10 bouts and looks to be a very entertaining night.
The contest will be held through the Amateur Boxing League and will be the first ABL tournament in the western region.
Formally from Bathurst, Dennis fought in Dubbo earlier this year and knocked out Brad Carney, son of the great Bomber Carney, highlighting his tremendous ability.
Dennis' state title fight will be supported by a feature bout between Lenny Bateup and Chris Hodder with Hodder having taken out the NSW Middleweight title in February this year.
Other bouts to appear on the night will feature football brothers Terry and Mick Clarke.
Both footballers hail from Narromine and were Group 11 under-18 players of the year when they played, Terry having graduated to play for the Parramatta Eels.
The Jets will have a number of first grade players taking part in the fight night including Jon Newman and Robert Toomey.
The ABL will also be holding a conference in early October to speak to local trainers and people interested in amateur boxing. There will also be a training course for judges, referee's and trainers to obtain their permits.
The Amateur Boxing League broke away from the Amateur Boxing Association 15 years ago starting in Victoria.
The league wanted an organisation free of biased decisions and organised boxing tournaments to pre-match their fighters.
They were also established to sponsor fighters and help with travel and accommodation rather than have boxers travelling to different parts of the state to see if anyone turned up to fight them with equal experience.
ABL president Eric O'Donell has recently held talks with the ABA for the first time since the split and is in the process of constructing a way for ABA fighters to fight with the league without penalty against them.
O'Donnell said his aim is to make a larger, stronger and more organised competition for amateur fighters.