Boxer Gervonta Davis has once again been arrested and this time he has been charged with domestic violence against his girlfriend. According to police reports Gervonta Davis would strike his girlfriend who would call 911. When police arrived they noticed marks on her face and arrested the undefeated boxer. Now Gervonta Davis has been arrested for domestic violence in the past and is currently getting ready to go trial for a hit and run that left a woman hospitalised in Baltimore. Gervonta Davis is scheduled to fight Hector Luis Garcia in Washington, D.C. on Showtime on January 7 2023 however this most recent arrest may put a stop to that.
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More legal trouble for Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis.
On Tuesday Davis was arrested in Parkland, Florida on a domestic battery charge.
An arrest report obtained by The Associated Press said Davis hit the woman with a “closed hand type slap” at a home in Parkland, Florida, on Tuesday, causing a small abrasion to the inside of her upper lip.
Davis, 28, remained in a Broward County jail Wednesday afternoon on a domestic violence charge of battery causing bodily harm, according to criminal records and a jail official.
News of the arrest comes just days before a January 7 fight on Showtime against Hector Luis Garcia in Washington, D.C.
The incident is Davis’ latest run-in with the law, as he is also preparing to go on trial in February for a 2020 hit and run crash in Baltimore that left a woman hospitalized.
It’s also not the first time that Davis has been accused of domestic violence.
In February 2020 Davis was charged for allegedly battering his former girlfriend in Coral Gables, Florida. That case was ultimately dropped, ESPN reported.
For now, the undefeated 130 pound championship fighter is still scheduled to face-off against Ryan Garcia on April 25 in Las Vegas.
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Professional boxer Gervonta Davis has been jailed in Florida after he struck a woman in the face, authorities said Wednesday.
An arrest report obtained by The Associated Press said Davis hit the woman with a “closed hand type slap” at a home in Parkland, Florida, on Tuesday, causing a small abrasion to the inside of her upper lip.
Davis, 28, remained in a Broward County jail Wednesday afternoon on a domestic violence charge of battery causing bodily harm, according to criminal records and a jail official.
Court records did not specify an attorney for Davis.
Davis is scheduled to headline a boxing event Jan 7.