Before Tuesday night’s pig wrestling, visitors to the opening day of the Park County Fair can stop and watch a new event: boxing.

Fight Night at the Park County Fair runs from 4-6 p.m., with a boxing ring and tent set up on the concrete near the fair office. It’s being put on by the Post 26 Big Horn Boxing Club, which began in January with support from the American Legion. The club features programs for children, youth (12-18) and adults.

“We thought it’d be fun to end our summer with our kids program having a fight night at the fair,” organizer David Holland said. “Showcase what they’ve learned throughout the summer session.”

Kids’ matches are set for 4-5 p.m. with youth and adult sparring exhibitions from 5-6 p.m.

“They’ll put on boxing gloves, headgear and spar each other,” Holland said. “It’ll be a good taste of competition for them. We’re excited to get out there and show the people of Powell what we’re doing. We’re hoping family and friends will take the time to come out.”

Cody police officer and MMA gym owner Jason Potter will be on hand to ref, and he’ll be bringing some of his gym members along for some sparring with a few of Powell’s adult members. They’ll also have three judges.

Holland said they’re also preparing for another potential adversary: the heat.

“We talked about possibly moving it if it’s going to be too hot,” he said. “We’re looking to get a large tent to put up if allowed. We’ll have an industrial fan and we’re looking to get misters.”

If it’s still too hot after all those measures, they’ll let people know of the alternate location.

As Holland and the rest of the board prepare for this event, they’re also looking ahead to 2025.

“We’re hoping that next year we’ll be able to make it a bigger event,” he said. “We’re a USA Boxing-sanctioned facility, so hopefully we can invite other boxing clubs out and make it a full-blown tournament. That would be fun if we can do it.”