Garan Croft (born 30 November 2001) is a Welsh

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who won a silver medal at the

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. His twin brother,

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, is also an amateur boxer. The twins come from

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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

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television documentary prior to the Commonwealth Games 2022, for which they were both selected to represent Wales. 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. On the same weekend that Garan was awarded a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022, his brother Ioan won a gold medal.

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* * * 2001 births Living people Welsh male boxers Light-middleweight boxers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Boxers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in boxing {{Wales-boxing-bio-stub