Gervonta Davis has been arrested on a battery cost following an alleged assault of an ex-girlfriend, Florida’s WPLG Local 10 studies.
In keeping with Native 10, the reigning WBA light-weight champion was arrested Friday morning in relation to an incident that occurred on the alleged sufferer’s home on June 15, Father’s Day, outdoors of her residence in Doral, Fla.
Davis and his ex-girlfriend share custody of two kids and an argument occurred between the dad and mom when Davis was to choose up the youngsters for Father’s Day, in response to the Doral Police Division’s arrest report. Following the argument, Davis informed his ex-girlfriend he not supposed to take the youngsters. When she reached for her daughter within the backseat, Davis allegedly “struck her behind the pinnacle after which slapped her within the face” (per Native 10).
Davis, 30, was arrested in Miami Seaside on Friday.
That is one among a number of run-ins with the legislation Davis has had, and the third time he has been cited for allegedly assaulting a girl. On Feb. 1, 2020, Davis was caught on digicam aggressively dragging an ex-girlfriend away from a celeb basketball recreation. He was later arrested on expenses of easy battery/home violence.
Davis was once more charged with battery home violence forward of a title battle with Hector Garcia in December 2022. A lady alleged Davis slapped her and that she feared for her life, although the accusation was later recanted and Davis went on to battle Garcia the next month.
It has already been a controversial yr for Davis, who narrowly escaped shedding his title and struggling his first profession loss when he fought Lamont Roach this previous March. Davis took a knee within the ninth spherical of the battle, later claiming he needed a pause in the action to wipe grease out of his eyes from a recent hair treatment, and the motion was not dominated as a knockdown by referee Steve Willis. With no knockdown factored in, the bout led to a majority draw and with Davis retaining his WBA belt.
