Welterweight Antonin Decarie returned to the ring on Friday night in Gatineau, Quebec, beating veteran Pablo Munguia on Eye of the Tiger Management's "Fight Night Series."
Decarie (29-2, 9 KO) won a 10-round decision on scores of 98-92, 97-93, and 96-94, suffering a cut in the fifth round from an unintentional headbutt.
"Antonin fought a tough, awkward, physically strong opponent who kept coming forward," said Camille Estephan, President of Eye of the Tiger Management.
Decarie, 31, has now won three straight after a decision loss to Luis Abregu in April 2013 in Argentina, on the Martinez-Murray card. The level of opposition hasn't been great since then, but it's been about rebuilding Decarie and hopefully getting him back into a title race.
"After his loss to Abregu there were some things missing, so we wanted Antonin to be exposed to a fighter like Munguia," Estephan said. "This was a perfect fight for him and he passed the test for his third win in a row. He had to deal with a cut, too. He should be moving up in the ratings and is on the right path towards a world title fight."
Full results:
HEAVYWEIGHTS:
Steve Harvey (5-1, 2 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 38-37)
Zachary Bunce (2-1, 1 KO), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
CRUISERWEIGHTS:
Samir Barakat (3-0, 3 KOs), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
WTKO1 (1:04)
Matt Heim (0-3), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:
Francois Miville (7-1, 3 KOs), Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
WTKO1 (2:24)
Pascal Villeneuve (3-1, 2 KOs), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Schiller Hyppolite (9-1, 6 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada by way of Haiti.
WTKO6 (3:00)
Jermain Mackey (18-8, 14 KOs), Nassau, Bahamas
Mitch Louis-Charles (3-1-2, 2 KOs), Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
D4 (39-37, 39-37, 38-38)
Guillaume Tremblay-Cause (2-0-1, 1 KO), Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
Steven Butler (1-0, 1 KO), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
WTKO1 (2:24)
Jean-Francois Plourde (1-1, 1 KO), Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
WELTERWEIGHTS:
Antonin Decarie (30-2, 9 KOs), Laval, Quebec, Canada
WDEC10 (98-92, 97-93, 96-94)
Pablo Munguai (19-5, 11 KOs), Mexico City, Distro Federal, Mexico
SUPER FEATHEWEIGHTS:
Roody Pierre-Paul (9-1, 5 KOs), Laval, Quebec, Canada
WDEC10 (97-91, 97-91, 96-92)
Baha Laham (12-2-2, 5 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada by way of Lebanon
(Pierre-Paul won the vacant WBC Continental Americas title)