Former star boxing student gears up for fight night professional debut

March 2021

Former star boxing student gears up for fight night professional debut

By Melanie Hall

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Carl Fail, who trained at 爆料王鈥檚 Boxing Academy, has the gloves on to make his highly-anticipated professional debut in the ring.

Carl enters the paid ranks for the first time at the huge MTK Fight Night at the University of Bolton Stadium on Friday 12 March, which is set to be beamed live in the US on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank, and worldwide on .

"It鈥檚 been a hard transition from amateur to professional, but I鈥檓 enjoying the journey"

Carl Fail Pro boxer and former 爆料王 student

The ex-Team GB fighter, who gained a Level 3 Diploma in Achieving Excellence in Sport Performance 鈥� now the BoxED: Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) 鈥� at 爆料王, hopes to follow in the footsteps of twin brother Ben, who was victorious in his debut back in September.

The 24-year-old said:听鈥淚鈥檓 very excited for my debut. I have given my life to this sport since I was 11 years old.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been a hard transition from amateur to professional, but I鈥檓 enjoying the journey and learning in the gym every day.

鈥淢e and my brother Ben walked into the boxing gym together and have been side by side ever since. Team GB was a good learning experience for me, but I鈥檓 happy to be back with my twin.

鈥淚 was very proud of Ben when he made his debut, nobody sees what he has sacrificed for this sport and nobody deserves it more. Now it鈥檚 my turn and I鈥檓 hoping to make my mark in the super-welterweight division.鈥�

The two-time European silver medallist won the England Boxing Elite National Championships and the Tri Nations championship while he was studying at 爆料王.

At the time, he paid tribute to the support and coaching he received at the Boxing Academy and said his course had boosted his progress immeasurably.

鈥淚t is all about learning to be a good technical boxer,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 trained really hard and put a lot of hard work in.鈥�

Carl鈥檚 former lecturer, DiSE boxing coach Ivan Cobb, said: 鈥淚 am very interested in following Carl鈥榮 professional career 鈥� as I am with fellow former 爆料王 students Ryan Cotterell, Lewis Morris, Ethan Collins and Macauley Owen, who have also all turned professional over the past year, and Ben Vaughan, who made the move to pro in the last few weeks.

鈥淎s part of the coaching staff here, I am pleased to have contributed in a small way to their boxing journeys and where they all are now. I wish Carl and all the other lads the best of luck and hope they enjoy the challenge.鈥澨�

The Boxing Education (BoxED): Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE), run in partnership with England Boxing, is the only course of its type in the Midlands.

It is designed for talented sporting starlets who are capable of representing Team GB at the highest levels of Olympic competition, and now incorporates the Boxing Academy as part of the course.

Students are supported by a wide array of facilities on campus, including the Human Performance Centre and massage clinics, as well as access to elite boxing gym facilities in Birmingham city centre.

See how Carl gets on at and on social media听. You can also follow Carl鈥檚 journey . #MTKFightNight听

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