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WBA Lightweight Champion Gervonta Davis Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge

Prosecutors charged him with misdemeanor battery after an alleged assault on his ex during a Father’s Day child custody exchange.

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Gervonta Davis poses for photographs after a WBA lightweight championship boxing bout against Rolando Romero early Sunday, May 29, 2022, in New York.
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Overview

  • The 30-year-old champion is being held without bond at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center following Friday’s booking in Miami Beach.
  • Prosecutors allege that during the June 15 Father’s Day exchange in Doral, Davis struck his ex-girlfriend in the head, slapped her in the face and threw a small box.
  • Police say the victim’s mother witnessed the incident, filmed the altercation and reported that her daughter was visibly distressed.
  • The Miami-Dade County State’s Attorney’s Office formally charged Davis on a misdemeanor domestic violence battery count on July 11.
  • This arrest follows Davis’s prior 2020 domestic battery allegation and a 2021 hit-and-run conviction that led to house arrest.