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Fox News
11-07-2025
- Fox News
Boxer Gervonta 'Tank' Davis jailed in Florida on domestic violence, battery charges
Gervonta "Tank" Davis was arrested on battery and domestic violence charges, Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation records show. The professional boxer was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Florida Friday, the records say. A bond amount has yet to be set. The arrest marks the latest chapter in Davis' legal troubles. He was placed under house arrest in June 2023 after he entered a guilty plea in a hit-and-run crash that left four people injured in November 2020. Davis later violated the terms of his sentence and was jailed for the remainder of his sentence. According to police, Davis and the alleged victim were in a romantic relationship for several years and share two children. According to the report, Davis arrived at his ex-girlfriend's home with the intention of picking up their children. However, an argument ensued. Davis reportedly instructed the unnamed woman to remove the children from his vehicle and said he no longer intended to take them with him. The dispute eventually escalated into a physical altercation, according to police. Authorities said Davis refused to fill out a Miranda warning form once he arrived at a police department Friday. Davis had a 30-0 record until his bout against Lamont Roach Jr. ended in a draw. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Washington Post
11-07-2025
- Washington Post
Boxer Gervonta 'Tank' Davis arrested in South Florida on misdemeanor domestic violence charge
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Professional boxer Gervonta 'Tank' Davis was arrested early Friday morning in South Florida on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Davis, 30, was picked up shortly after midnight near the popular Lincoln Road area of Miami Beach, officials said. The charge was connected to an incident that occurred last month in Doral, a residential city in western Miami-Dade, Miami Beach police spokesperson Christopher Bess said. Davis and his vehicle information had been added to a law enforcement database, and a license plate reader set up in Miami Beach flagged his car.
The Guardian
11-07-2025
- The Guardian
Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on domestic violence charge in Florida
Gervonta 'Tank' Davis was arrested Friday in Florida on a domestic violence charge, nearly a month after allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend outside her home on Father's Day. Davis, 30, was taken into custody in Miami Beach and booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County. He is being held without bond, according to jail records. Police say the World Boxing Association lightweight boxing champion went to his former girlfriend's home in Doral on the night of 15 June to pick up their two children. An argument escalated into a physical confrontation, during which Davis allegedly hit the woman in the back of the head and slapped her in the face as she reached into his car. The slap caused a minor cut to her lip, according to the arrest report. The victim sent a text to her mother during the incident, saying Davis was assaulting her. When the mother came outside, she saw her daughter crying and arguing with Davis. Police say cellphone video taken by the mother shows Davis throwing a small box at the victim. Davis declined to sign a Miranda warning form when questioned by police. He was charged with battery causing bodily harm. His bond is 'to be set', according to jail records. The arrest is the latest in a series of legal issues for Davis. He was previously charged with domestic battery in 2020 after forcibly removing the mother of his child from her seat at a basketball game in Coral Gables. That incident, captured on video, showed Davis grabbing her by the neck and was followed by allegations he struck her off-camera. He turned himself in and posted bail but denied the accusations. In 2022, Davis was accused of slapping another woman in a separate domestic dispute, though the alleged victim later recanted. He also pleaded guilty in 2023 to four traffic offenses stemming from a 2020 hit-and-run crash in Baltimore that injured four people, including a pregnant woman. He served 90 days under house arrest and was ordered to perform community service. Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) was reportedly in discussions for a rematch against Lamont Roach Jr on 16 August in Las Vegas, following their controversial draw in March. No official announcement had been made before Friday's arrest, which now casts doubt over the timing of his return to the ring.
The Guardian
11-07-2025
- The Guardian
Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on domestic violence charge in Florida
Gervonta 'Tank' Davis was arrested Friday in Florida on a domestic violence charge, nearly a month after allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend outside her home on Father's Day. Davis, 30, was taken into custody in Miami Beach and booked at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County. He is being held without bond, according to jail records. Police say the World Boxing Association lightweight boxing champion went to his former girlfriend's home in Doral on the night of 15 June to pick up their two children. An argument escalated into a physical confrontation, during which Davis allegedly hit the woman in the back of the head and slapped her in the face as she reached into his car. The slap caused a minor cut to her lip, according to the arrest report. The victim sent a text to her mother during the incident, saying Davis was assaulting her. When the mother came outside, she saw her daughter crying and arguing with Davis. Police say cellphone video taken by the mother shows Davis throwing a small box at the victim. Davis declined to sign a Miranda warning form when questioned by police. He was charged with battery causing bodily harm. The arrest adds to Davis's history of legal trouble, including a 2020 domestic battery charge and jail time related to a 2021 hit-and-run crash in Baltimore. Davis last fought in March, when he retained his lightweight title by defeating Lamont Roach Jr by a highly disputed majority draw in Brooklyn. This is a developing story. More to follow.
The Independent
11-06-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
How a crazy week has shifted the lightweight division landscape drastically
In boxing, one decision can have a domino effect that changes the entire look of a division overnight. Some divisions are so delicately poised that fighters wait on the sidelines, waiting for the status quo to collapse whilst hoping things fall in place for their own personal gain. In the lightweight division, it was not just one decision that caused ripples throughout the weight class, but a crazy week has seen the entire picture at 135lbs completely change. Vasyl Lomachenko's confirmed retirement clarifies IBF landscape Vasyl Lomachenko announced his retirement from professional boxing last week, putting to bed a year of speculation regarding his future in the sweet science. Negotiations for a unification bout with WBC champion Gervonta 'Tank' Davis fizzled out last year, with the 37-year-old vague when discussing his retirement plans. Lomachenko had been on hiatus for some time, fighting just once in two years, before his year-long absence dragging on long enough for the IBF to start looking for an interim champion. Raymond Muratalla only served as interim for a month after defeating Zaur Abdullaev in May, with Lomachenko's official retirement seeing the American promoted to full champion this week. The full IBF title picture will be made fully clear by the end of this week. Prior to Lomachenko's retirement, the sanctioning body did not list a fighter at number one or two in their rankings, owning to the fact that Muratalla was effectively both champion and mandatory. This weekend, third-ranked Andy Cruz takes on the IBF's fifth-highest rated lightweight Hironori Mishiro on the undercard of Hitchins-Kambosos Jr, with the bout serving as a final eliminator for mandatory status. As such, Muratalla's first fight as full champion will likely be a defence against either Crux or Mishiro, rather than a unification bout with a divisional rival. Missing weight sees Keyshawn Davis drop out of title picture A few months ago, Keyshawn Davis was aiming to unify his WBO title with Lomachenko's IBF belt. Fast forward to June, and neither man has a belt anymore. Days after Lomachenko announced his retirement, Davis forfeited his WBO lightweight strap after missing weight by four pounds. His challenger, Edwin De Los Santos, backed out from the fight after concessions could not be made. It remains to be seen whether Davis will continue to operate at lightweight, or whether he will now make the jump to 140 pounds. Davis' failure to make weight has its consequences, both for the American, and the division at large. De Los Santos, a previous challenger for the WBC lightweight title, looks to be bypassed, with the WBO reportedly interested in pitting Abdullah Mason against Sam Noakes for the vacant belt. Noakes is number one with the organisation, with Mason ranked just behind in second. Both fighters are unbeaten with impressive knockout power, Noakes stopping 15 opponents from 17 bouts, Mason securing 17 early stoppages from 19 fights. Unification bouts seem some distance away The unification conversation at 135lbs is firmly in the future tense, with the two other lightweight champions already scheduled to make defences in their next bouts. Shakur Stevenson is next in action, the WBC champion facing the organisation's interim title holder, William Zepeda, live on DAZN July 12th in New York. WBA belt holder Gervonta 'Tank' Davis is reportedly in action the following month, facing Lamont Roach in a rematch on August 16th. Davis and Roach shared a controversial draw earlier this year, outraging stemming from Tank taking a knee that was not declared a knockdown. The division has not been completely unified since Devin Haney defeated George Kambosos Jr in 2022, nor have any of the belts been unified since Haney moved up to super lightweight in 2023. It seems likely that the division will remain fractured beyond 2025, but the shaken-up status of the weight class may lend itself to unification in the not-so distant future.
