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WBA Names Gervonta Davis 'Champion in Recess' as Police Pursue Active Warrant

Police say surveillance video corroborates the accuser’s account.

Overview

  • WBA president Gilberto Jesús Mendoza confirmed the downgrade, which pauses Davis’s lightweight title reign.
  • Miami Gardens Police issued an arrest warrant tied to alleged Oct. 27 offenses that include battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping, and authorities say they are working with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force to locate him.
  • Investigators report that surveillance footage from the Miami club supports the claim that Davis used force to restrain the alleged victim and tried to remove her against her will.
  • The WBA executive committee is expected to consider authorizing a vacant lightweight title fight, with Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi positioned as the top contenders.
  • A civil lawsuit filed by Courtney Rossel remains active, and Davis has been inactive since a March 1 draw after his scheduled Netflix fight with Jake Paul was canceled last fall.