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0:00It's April 8th. You're listening to Sydney News today, AI-powered local news. Former rugby league star Curtis Scott just got court approval to step into a bare-knuckle boxing ring, less than a month after facing assault charges. The 28-year-old X-Player for Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders was arrested following an alleged fight at Sydney Cricket Ground back in. March, after a Sydney Swans AFL game, police say Scott and his 55-year-old mother Diana Allen attacked an 18-year-old, leaving the team with facial injuries that needed. Hospital care. When officers tried to intervene on a tram and more park, Scott allegedly shoved a cop causing minor injuries before running off. Scott pleaded not guilty in Sydney's Downing Center local court to charges like a fray, assault causing bodily harm and hitting a police officer. His lawyer pushed a lift a night curfew from his bail, arguing, boxing is now his main job, since his NRL days ended in 2021 after a nightclub bust up.

1:02The judge agreed, noting Scott's turn things around by ditching alcohol and hitting weekly treatment sessions, despite prosecutors highlighting his, violin history and the fight's intensity. Scott played 84 NRL games and won a premier ship with a storm in 2017. His mom faces charges of common assault and blocking police, with her court date set for Thursday, while Scott heads back in May, keeping his fight. Path open for Brisbane later this month.