Carl Fail

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Carl Fail
Statistics
Weight(s)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 25)
Northampton, England
Stance Southpaw
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
EU Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Valladolid Middleweight
ABA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Liverpool Welterweight

Carl Fail (born 16 January 1997) [1] is an English boxer who, as an amateur, was the 2016 ABA welterweight champion [2] and won a silver medal at the 2018 EU Championships. [3]

In July 2020, it was announced that Carl had decided to turn professional along with his twin brother Ben. [4]

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References

  1. "BoxRec: Carl Fail". BoxRec . Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. "129th England Boxing National Elite Championships". England Boxing . Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "European Union Boxing Championships: England top team table with four gold medals". BBC Sport . 19 November 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. Vickers, Tom (19 July 2020). "Northampton's talented Fail twins go pro". Northants Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 10 September 2020.