Two local boxers returned to Sault Ste. Marie with wins after a weekend in Thunder Bay.
Both Brent Murray and René Chavez represented Steel City MMA at Saturday night’s sold out "Battle in Valhalla.”
In his boxing debut, Murray won a tight contest over Umer Choudary of Winnipeg's United Boxing Club.
Meanwhile, veteran Chavez, who also coaches at Steel City MMA, returned to the ring for the first time in six years to win a unanimous decision against Nick Goudie of Pan Am Boxing in Winnipeg.
"It felt like I was back at home," Chavez said in a news release after being back in action after the long hiatus.
The Steel City MMA boxers return to competition in July at Parkdale Hall in Toronto.