A TRIO of local fighters have turned heads at a fight night at the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club.
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Three Gunnedah Black 'n' Blue members picked up convincing victories during the event.
Tarren Beasley, Michael Kleinschafer and Mark Fitzgerald starred throughout the night, each ending their respective fights with their hands raised.
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Club member Enja Prest said Beasley impressed on debut.
"It was a very impressive first fight for Tarren," Prest said.
"Up against a strong opponent, Tarren came with a unanimous win.
"It was a huge weekend and this was a great way to get the roll going."
Prest said Kleinschafer's victory was particularly stirring.
"Michael fought an opponent 10 years younger than him, but went the distance," she said.
"By going the distance, he really proved age is just a number.
"He used his experience and ring craft to come away with a convincing win."
Eager not to let the team down, Fitzgerald then completed the club's clean sweep with a split decision win.
"Mark fought a very slick opponent that was hard to land shots on," Prest said.
"Towards the end of the third round, Mark did enough to convince the judges and won on a split decision in a very close bout.
"The guys put in a hell of a lot of work in preparation for the fight night and to come away with a clean sweep of victories was amazing."
The event acted as the perfect preperation to Black 'n' Blue's upcoming fight night on April 18, but Prest said it wasn't just the three winners who took something out of the weekend.
"We also had Wade Ryan and Ian Mapperson travel to Sydney on Friday for some competitive sparring ahead of our event in a few weeks," she said.
"They were getting plenty of rounds in, so our fight night is certainly shaping up to be a great event."