COMPOSED, confident and a totally different fighter.

A new-look Sam Ah-See will return to the Orange Function Centre tomorrow night with the assignment of, again, taking down unpredictable and aggressive Filipino Arnel Tinampay in a welterweight showdown set to go down to the wire.

Only a split decision separated the two boxers last time around.

That was the judges’ view.

The Orange-born southpaw, however, said mistakes in his preparation in the lead-up to the 2013 fight in Dubbo brought the ledger closer than it should have been - and he’ll prove that in the rematch on Friday.

“I’ve come back twice the fighter,” Ah-See said, with new trainer Lincoln Hudson on board.

“And with Lincoln I’m now a couple of stages beyond the fighter I was. I’ve had a great camp, really great camp.”

A fact that’s hard to argue.

In the nine months since his last bout - that was against Amor Tino - Ah-See has spent three months in America, training with Justin Fortune at the same time Manny Pacquiao was preparing for his Fight of the Century with Floyd Mayweather.

Venturing from Los Angeles to San Diego, Ah-See then sparred with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez as he ramped up preparations for his fight with James Kirkland

Alvarez is a phenomenon.

His 45-1-1 record, with 31 knockouts, has him sitting among the biggest stars in boxing for his skills and fearless style.

Alvarez’s only loss? That was against Mayweather at Vegas’ MGM Grand.

“The last four months have been unbelievable,” Ah-See added.

“Alvarez, I was one of the sparring partners who got him ready for his fight with James Kirkland, which was a massive fight, probably the fight of the year ... that experience alone, you can’t beat that.

“And Linc and I have good chemistry.”

So much so, Ah-See is dubbing his new trainer The Whiz.

“He knows his stuff,” the undefeated welterweight smiled.

“I’m going in 100 per cent confident.”

He added dropping two-and-a-half kilograms to the welterweight division will only benefit his trademark speed as Ah-See looks to improve on his 12-0-1 unbeaten record.

“It’s going to benefit me because the lighter I am, the fitter I’m going to be, the faster I’m going to be,” he said.

“This weight here is where I should have spent most of my career. This is the weight I fight best at.”

The weigh-in for tomorrow’s fight night will be held today outside Big W, Orange, at 11.30am.

Ah-See, Tinampay, former NRL gun and heavyweight Solomon Haumono, fellow bruiser Filipo Fonoti Masoe and, making his professional debut, CYMS enforcer Simon Osborne will all weigh in.