Demonstrating that E. coli does not discriminate against the less fit, This Is North Scotland reports that 23-year-old bantamweight boxer, James Ancliff of Fettercairn, is now preparing for the biggest fight of his professional career after contracting the potentially fatal infection in October.

Ancliff said,

"When I first got ill I carried on training as I thought it would pass but as soon as they found out it was E.coli they took me straight into hospital. I was in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for a week on a drip to clear out my system and then I needed to take another week off to relax and get back the weight I’d lost. … I feel fully fit again now and I’ve been training hard."