CRYMYCH twins Ioan and Garan Croft will be boxing for the chance to guarantee a medal at the EUBC European Boxing Championships in Armenia today.

The GB pair yesterday joined three team-mates from England and one from Scotland in reaching the quarter-finals on the fourth day of the tournament.

Competing for the first time at this year’s senior championships, welterweight Ioan – an Under-22 silver medallist last year – earned a unanimous points victory over the Netherlands’ Delano James to to book his chance to box Germany’s Daniel Krotter for a medal at 4.15pm (GMT) today.

“I’m a bit tired after that ‘cos it’s been a long week having to wait, but it’s gone now, and I can only improve,” the Cardigan ABC southpaw said afterwards.

“I think I learned in that bout to just stay relaxed. Even when the pressure is on, you just need to stay relaxed and composed and pick your shots.

“We go again tomorrow, and I hope to up my game and bring back another European medal.”

First to box in yesterday’s evening session was brother Garan, who in his second bout of the competition was looking to follow in Ioan’s footsteps and book a place in the quarter-finals.

The 20-year-old put in a fine display against last year’s world championship bronze medallist, Alban Beqiri, to earn a unanimous victory which in turn confirmed his last eight bout with Turkey's Necat Ekinci at 4.45pm (GMT).

“That was a lot better,” Croft told reporters. “I felt good all the way through. It was a slightly slower pace than the other day and that suited me.

“It was a case of picking my shots and knowing when to go for a walk and I did that well enough to go into the third round relaxed as I was two rounds ahead.

“I’m very pleased with that.”