Garan Croft
Born (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001[1]
Crymych, Pembrokeshire, Wales[2]
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-middleweight
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Wales
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 YerevanLight-middleweight
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamLight middleweight

Garan Croft (born 30 November 2001) is a Welsh amateur boxer who won a silver medal at the 2022 European Championships. His twin brother, Ioan, is also an amateur boxer.[3] The twins come from Crymych.[4]

Garan Croft fights at light-middleweight, whilst his brother fights in the welterweight division. The brothers took up boxing together at Cardigan ABC. The Welsh-speaking brothers were featured in an S4C television documentary prior to the Commonwealth Games 2022, for which they were both selected to represent Wales.[5] Although they are sparring partners, they fight at different weights partly because their mother insists that they do not fight against one another in a serious bout.[4] On the same weekend that Garan was awarded a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022, his brother Ioan won a gold medal.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Garan CROFT". Birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Adam (16 November 2021). "Crymych's Croft boxing twins win medals in Macedonia". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Mike (30 May 2022). "Silver for Garan Croft in European Championship showdown". Tivyside Advertiser. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 Jon Doel (28 July 2022). "'Special' Welsh boxing twins won't fight each other so they don't upset their mother". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "New S4C documentary follows Team Wales athletes as they prepare for the Commonwealth Games". Nation Cymru. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gemau'r Gymanwlad: Aur ac efydd yn y bocsio i ddau frawd o Sir Benfro". S4C (in Welsh). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.


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