Fail managed to get on top of his very game opponent and finished the super-welterweight contest strongly to claim a 78-74 win on referee Mark Bates' scorecard at the York Hall in Bethnel Green, and he was delighted with his night's work.

Source: https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/boxing/northampton-boxer-fail-happy-to-be-tested-as-he-makes-it-10-wins-out-of-10-4369190

Getting back into contention did not take long but the sport of boxing was far from encouraging as he beat Timo Hoffman on points in York Hall, London on the 17th of February 2001.

Source: https://ringsidereport.com/?p=122149&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ringside-report-looks-back-at-boxer-michael-sprott

The inaugural inductee into the East York Hall of Fame was legendary Canadian comedian and actor John Candy.

Source: https://beachmetro.com/2023/06/02/east-york-hall-of-fame-to-honour-five-new-inductees-at-june-22-ceremony/