Paris Olympics: Harry Garside reveals HUGE news about his love life as he deals with shattering loss in Paris and bitter court battle with his ex

Aussie boxer Harry Garside has revealed he is in love following his shock loss at the Paris Olympics.

Garside's two-year dream of winning gold in Paris was ripped from his hands in a devastating blow on Monday.

He lost his first fight in the men's 63.5kg class to Hungary's Richard Kovacs by unanimous decision after bringing home bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The 27-year-old broke down in tears after the crushing loss, revealing he 'felt like a failure' and began boxing at the age of seven because he 'felt extremely weak compared to [his] brothers'.

However, the boxer also said he had fallen in love after struggling to find a partner during his career.

'We were always travelling, always moving around and I never really had, I guess, the time to fully dedicate to a partner, and I woke up New Year's Day and said, "It's the Olympic year, let's go. Gold medal, two decades",' he said.

'In the process of the last seven months I fell in love, and it happened so unexpectedly. 

'I feel really grateful that I don't know what the next little period for me holds, but I know that person will definitely have my back.'

Garside said he was 'really excited' for this new part of his life.

'We're humans, we're animals, and love is, for me, the most beautiful emotion,' he said.

'I have loved boxing my whole entire life but now to fall in love with someone and to be at that start, that little honeymoon stage, is very exciting.'

The love-life revelation comes after Garside was arrested by NSW Police last year over domestic violence-related charges.

However, police later dropped the charges after Garside's legal team gave video evidence that they claimed showed his ex-girlfriend Ashley Ruscoe was the alleged aggressor.

Garside maintained his innocence, and Ruscoe was arrested at her Bellevue Hill home in Sydney in July last year and charged with allegedly assaulting and intimidating her former partner.

A month later, Ms Ruscoe, a 35-year-old boxing coach and wellness guru, was charged with two counts of allegedly intentionally distributing intimate images of Mr Garside without his consent.

Ms Ruscoe has entered not guilty pleas to two charges of distributing an intimate image without consent, common assault and stalking or intimidating Mr Garside.

While Ms Ruscoe waits to fight the charges, she has since relocated to Bali, where she continues to teach boxing.

Following his Olympic loss on Monday, Garside said he had endured a 'pretty tough couple of hours'.

'The highs and lows of sport - we're athletes, but yeah, it's the Olympic Games and two decades trying to chase this dream, and for it to be over like that, you feel like a bit of a disappointment,' he said.

'But that's sport, right. That's life.'

Garside said he felt as though he'd let Australia down, adding he had 'truly thought' he could bring home a medal.

'I really appreciate the support I have had since I fought and it has been unbelievable,' he said. 'We fail, we get knocked down. Sometimes it's our fault, sometimes it's not. 

'Sometimes life just knocks us down and it is challenging. 'It's tough but it is always our choice what we do next and how we react to hard times.' 

The boxer said the next period of his life would be 'really challenging', but he was going to 'try to have a better relationship with (himself)'.

'I'm sure there will be lot of ups and downs and questioning myself and that inner critic - we've all got it - it is going to be quite tough,' he said.

'I'm really proud of the work I have done over the last five years of my life.'