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]
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| Born | 30 November 2001[1] Crymych, Pembrokeshire, Wales[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light-middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "Garan CROFT". Birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Hughes, Adam (16 November 2021). "Crymych's Croft boxing twins win medals in Macedonia". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Mike (30 May 2022). "Silver for Garan Croft in European Championship showdown". Tivyside Advertiser. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "New S4C documentary follows Team Wales athletes as they prepare for the Commonwealth Games". Nation Cymru. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Garan Croft from BoxRec (registration required)
- Garan Croft at Team Wales
- Garan Croft at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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