Australian Olympian Harry Garside faces ugly legal battle over comments made during I’m a Celebrity… with star boxer no certainty of returning to sport
- Garside faces an ugly legal battle
- The director launched a defamation action
- Boxer made derogatory comments
Harry Garside faces a nasty fight outside the ring, with the boxer’s manager launching a libel case against Garside and Channel 10 over comments made during an episode of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
Thought by many to be a future world champion, the 25-year-old former plumber, ballet dancer, admitted on the show that his fighting career is currently on hold and he has some big decisions to make.
Garside manager Peter Mitrevski was angered by the boxer’s comments, which he considers both offensive and inaccurate.
“I hated turning professional, just the people around me who wanted me because I was a potential cash cow,” Garside told AFL player Adam Cooney.
“They didn’t want my best interests.
Harry Garside faces a nasty fight outside the ring, with the boxer’s manager launching a libel case against Garside and Channel 10 over comments made during an episode of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
Thought by many to be a future world champion, the 25-year-old former ballet dancer admitted on the show that his fighting career is currently on hold and he has some big decisions to make.
“It’s so dirty and I really didn’t like it.
“I hate knowing that there are people around me who don’t particularly care about my well-being, they care about the 10%. It was really frustrating.
Mitrevski, who took over as manager of Garside after the Tokyo Olympics, also alleges the talented boxer breached his contract and another deal with No Limit Boxing – both of which paid him a substantial entry fee.
Mitrevski declined to comment to News Corp on the matter other than to say, “It’s in the hands of my lawyers.”
Just a year ago, Garside told the media he was determined to be the best boxer Australia had produced, but now he appears to be heading in a different direction.
The Olympic bronze medalist and Commonwealth gold medalist hasn’t fought since May last year when he suffered a hand injury that required surgery and doesn’t seem as interested in professional combat .
He says he now sees three different options for himself.
“There’s professional boxing, I’m settling in for life, winning a world title and making a lot of money,” he said.
Mitrevski, who took over as manager of Garside after the Tokyo Olympics, also alleges the talented boxer breached his contract and another deal with No Limit Boxing – both of which paid him a substantial signing fee.
Just a year ago, Garside told the media he was determined to be the best boxer Australia had produced, but now he appears to be heading in a different direction.
“Then there is amateur boxing, honor and pride, Australia have never won an Olympic gold medal and I would love to be the first.” And then also, potentially giving up boxing altogether and starting a family or focusing on a business or whatever.
“Those are the three options, personally my heart and love is still in boxing so I think option three is probably not really an option but it still has to be on the cards I guess.”
His decision to appear on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here prompted legendary boxing trainer Johnny Lewis to abruptly dump Garside.
“The ingredients for being a world champion are hard work and commitment,” Lewis said.
“You can’t keep pushing the fights back. There are no shortcuts in the fighting game. I’m actually very disappointed but I sincerely wish him good luck even though I’m not sure he chooses the right path.
The final episode of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here airs Sunday night.
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