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Darren Walton

INSANE: Garside dedicates win to ailing mother | Vintage Vibes

Harry Garside (l) has retained his Australian lightweight title with victory over Layton McFerran. (AAP)

An emotional Harry Garside has dedicated his successful Australian lightweight title defence to his ailing mother after revealing she has cancer.

Garside continued his meteoric rise up the professional ranks with a seventh-round TKO over gutsy Tasmanian Layton McFerran in Newcastle on Wednesday night before dropping the bombshell.

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