WBA light-weight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis walked out of a Miami-Dade County jail Thursday after posting $16,000 bond, ending a dramatic 24-hour interval that noticed the boxing star arrested following a two-week search by legislation enforcement.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis Released on Bond After Miami Arrest
Davis, 31, was apprehended Wednesday night in Miami’s Design District by U.S. Marshals and Miami Gardens police, ending a manhunt that began January 14 when an arrest warrant was issued. He faces charges of attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery stemming from an alleged October 27, 2025 incident at Tootsies Cabaret in Miami Gardens.
The charges follow allegations made by Courtney Rossel, Davis’ ex-girlfriend, who filed a civil lawsuit October 31 claiming the boxer attacked her on the gentleman’s membership the place she labored as a VIP cocktail server. Police reviewed surveillance footage from the venue that authorities say corroborates key features of Rossel’s account, displaying Davis grabbing her by the hair and throat earlier than forcing her down a stairwell towards a parking storage.
Davis appeared in bond court Thursday, where a judge ordered him to keep away from the alleged sufferer and haven’t any contact along with her straight or not directly. His lawyer, Simon Steckel, defended the boxer aggressively, claiming Davis is “truly a sufferer” and promising to reveal what he known as “a degree of criminality” within the case. The protection advised extortion makes an attempt have been made, claiming they possess emails, textual content messages and pictures to assist their place.
Rossel’s legal team rejected those allegations, stating their client reported the incident to police before filing any civil lawsuit and made no financial demands. Her attorney, Richard Wolfe, confirmed that surveillance video evidence supports the claims and that they are seeking compensatory and punitive damages exceeding $50,000.
The arrest has already had significant professional penalties for Davis. In mid-January, the WBA moved him to “champion in recess” standing and indicated plans to declare the light-weight title vacant. The group had held the belt since 2019, although he was upgraded to full champion standing solely in 2023. Davis holds a 30-0-1 document with 28 knockouts, along with his solely blemish coming from a controversial majority draw towards Lamont Roach Jr. in March 2025.
The legal troubles also cost Davis a lucrative exhibition match against Jake Paul that was scheduled for November 14, 2025 on the Kaseya Middle in Miami. Most Invaluable Promotions canceled the Netflix-streamed occasion after Rossel’s lawsuit was filed, with Paul calling Davis “an precise strolling human piece of rubbish” and a “lady abuser” in social media statements.
This arrest marks the fourth time Davis has faced battery charges and continues a troubling pattern of domestic violence allegations. He was arrested on similar charges in 2020 and 2022, though both cases were eventually dropped when alleged victims declined to press charges. In 2025, another domestic violence case against him was dismissed after the accuser chose not to prosecute.
Davis is currently on probation from a 2023 hit-and-run conviction in Baltimore that left four people injured, including a pregnant woman, in November 2020. He received 90 days of house arrest and three years of probation for fleeing the scene but later violated terms of his sentence and served additional jail time. Baltimore Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy criticized Davis at sentencing for showing “absolutely no remorse” and failing to apologize to his victims.
