Harry Garside’s ex threatened to go Daily Mail to ‘ruin’ the Olympic boxer

A champion boxer, Harry Garside is known for his lightning-fast reflexes, but he has one quick move to thank for saving his career.

In the middle of an argument with his ex-girlfriend Ashley Ruscoe, the famous boxer pressed his phone.

The footage and audio captured from those recordings eventually led to police withdrawing the domestic violence charges against Garside and proving his innocence.

Now Daily Mail Australia can reveal what those recordings show – and it’s a very different story from the original claim that Garside attacked Ruscoe on Bellevue Hill in eastern Sydney on March 1.

According to sources, the recordings show that Ruscoe is the aggressor.

She taunts Garside and on multiple occasions threatens to ruin his career and “ruining your reputation.”

According to sources, Ruscoe even claims at one point that she will go “straight to the Daily Mail.”

Ruscoe reportedly sent Garside the following message: “Think about what you’re doing, Harry. This will ruin your career as I will charge you 100 percent for common assault”

And she says it doesn’t matter if Garside is innocent or not… once the story is out, it’s going to be “against your career.”

Throughout the recording, the 25-year-old denies doing anything wrong or attacking his ex-girlfriend.

Ruscoe allegedly replies that the police will believe her side of the story and drag him out of the house.

Garside was arrested by police as he made his way to the baggage hold at Sydney Airport on May 2 after flying home from South Africa after filming I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!

A source close to the former couple says Ruscoe, 34, was concerned about comments Garside may have made about her on the reality TV show.

In a small sequence of footage obtained by Daily Mail Australia, Ruscoe walks through a doorway carrying a briefcase before appearing to lunge at Garside.

The video then drops out.

Ruscoe declined to comment.

Garside (pictured outside court on Wednesday) with his attorney Rebekah Giles and attorney Sue Chrysanthou

Garside was arrested in dramatic scenes at Sydney Airport when he returned from South Africa after filming the reality TV show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (photo)

The domestic violence charge and associated domestic violence warrant against Garside were formally dropped on Wednesday by the police prosecutor at a hearing at Sydney’s Downing Center Local Court.

Out of court, Garside said he felt vindicated and thanked police for “considering the overwhelming evidence” in his favor.

“You never hope for this to happen, especially from someone you loved and had a relationship with, but I’m thankful I had the foresight to get that proof.

NSW Police also released a statement confirming that charges against Garside had been dropped after ‘new information was provided to detectives and police’.

Daily Mail Australia understands the couple’s last contact was on March 15, 10 days before Garside went into the jungle.

On that day, Ruscoe reportedly sent Garside the following message: ‘Think about what you’re doing, Harry. This will ruin your career because I will 100 percent charge you for common assault and then sue you for defamation. And you can say goodbye to brand deals and image.’

According to sources, on March 25, the same day Garside left for South Africa with no communication with the outside world until his elimination, Ruscoe approached police to say she feared for her safety.

After a successful stint as runner-up to netballer Liz Ellis, Garside was eliminated from the competition more than a month later on April 30, only to have his phone returned.

Ruscoe, 34, is a boxing and martial arts instructor and runs the company Hit Like a Girl.

“One of the reasons I named my brand Hit Like a Girl is because I hated the term Hit Like a Girl, which had such a derogatory tone to it, and I really wanted to turn that whole phrase around. I wanted to turn Hit Like a Girl into a term of empowerment.’ she told her Instagram followers.

On Wednesday, Garside, who is originally from Melbourne, sat in the front row of the public gallery next to his lawyers, high-profile defamation lawyer KC Sue Chrysanthou and lawyer Rebekah Giles.

“There should have been no charges in this case, but my client is satisfied with the speed with which (the prosecutor) has acted,” Ms Chrysanthou told the court.