Garan Croft Explained

Garan Croft
Weight:Light-middleweight
Birth Date:2001 11, df=y[1]
Birth Place:Crymych, Pembrokeshire, Wales[2]
Boxrec:873859

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Garan CROFT . Birmingham2022.com . 2023-01-10 . en.
  2. Web site: Hughes . Adam . 16 November 2021 . Crymych's Croft boxing twins win medals in Macedonia . 16 June 2022 . .
  3. Web site: Lewis . Mike . 30 May 2022 . Silver for Garan Croft in European Championship showdown . 16 June 2022 . Tivyside Advertiser .
  4. Web site: 'Special' Welsh boxing twins won't fight each other so they don't upset their mother . 28 July 2022 . Jon Doel . WalesOnline . 12 August 2022.
  5. Web site: New S4C documentary follows Team Wales athletes as they prepare for the Commonwealth Games . 26 July 2022 . Nation Cymru . 12 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Gemau'r Gymanwlad: Aur ac efydd yn y bocsio i ddau frawd o Sir Benfro . cy . 7 August 2022 . S4C . 12 August 2022.