Boxing

Harry Garside's first defence of his Australian lightweight title was a rousing success, as the Olympian dismantled Layton McFerran until the referee waved ...

I’ve always wanted to fight here, I couldn’t say no.” “It was a bloody hard fight. “It’s a great stoppage. Ultimately, a combo from Garside in the same round forced the referee to stop in and call the fight early, as the boy from Lilydale secured a convincing victory. Although McFerran did his utmost to fight back early in the seventh, it did little to halt Garside from dancing around the ring as if he had barely fatigued. Garside continued to land heavy shots throughout the opening rounds as McFerran continued to wear the blows.