An outstanding display by Cardigan ABC’s Ioan Croft not only earned him a decisive victory over Scotland’s Ryan O Connell at the Celtic Clash schoolboys and junior international at Edinburgh College on Saturday – it also earned him the best boxer of the tournament trophy.

The Crymych schoolboy took control of his fiery opponent from the start with accurate right hand jabs before unleashing his lovely straight southpaw left with deadly accuracy time and time again en route to a deserved unanimous points decision.

Ioan’s career-best performance was not enough to prevent Wales from losing 8-5, but Cardigan ABC head coach Guy Croft was delighted with his son’s performance which augurs well for the new season.