THE annual City versus Country pro-am boxing event at Doyalson this Saturday night will have special meaning for local Emma-Sue Greentree.
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The Bonnells Bay boxer will captain the Country team against the City Slickers.
She’ll take on Anja Stridsmam, Australia’s winner of the Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 60kg division at the Gold Coast this year, in an exhibition bout.
Theirs will be one of 23 amateur bouts on a busy card at Doyalson-Wyee RSL Club.
Central Coast Boxing Club’s Bailey Mannix will make his professional debut when he takes on Josh ‘The Gentleman’ Jenkins, of New Zealand.
The all-ages event will also feature a DJ and dance girls, and is a fund-raiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – both Greentree and Mannix have Type 1 diabetes.
General admission tickets cost $30, with reserved seats at $50. VIP ringside tickets are also available.
Tickets are available at the door on the night, or phone 0410 493770. The first fight will start at 6pm.
