By 1950, Durelle was making as much as six hundred dollars a fight. He was now boxing in Moncton and he had a manager, Chris Shaban. Shaban got Yvon to move to Moncton where he could train him and keep an eye on him.

In the early 1950’s Durelle fought twice for the Canadian Middleweight Title against Roy Wouters. Middleweight fighters weigh about one hundred and fifty pounds. The two fights were close, but Yvon lost them both. He had been in the hospital only one week before the second and was very weak. Still, Yvon refused to train hard. This led to real problems with his manager. It wasn’t long before the two went their own ways.

Yvon Durelle and Chris Shaban