Welsh boxer Garan Croft claimed a Commonwealth Games bronze medal after exiting the semi-finals on a split decision.
Pembrokeshire native Croft, 20, endured a frustrating nine minutes at Birmingham's NEC Hall on Saturday as he fell to a defeat to elusive Northern Irish boxer Aidan Walsh, beaten 4-1 on points in the light-middleweight category. The Cardigan ABC product could not close the gap on his rival, whose hit and move tactics were too much to cope with.
Walsh, a 25-year-old Olympic bronze medallist, was always going to be a tough opponent for Croft and he lived up to that expectation, dictating the pace and tempo from the get-go.
