Police say the charge was connected to an incident that occurred last month in Doral, Florida.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Early Friday morning, professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis was taken into custody in South Florida on a charge of misdemeanor domestic violence.
Davis, 30, was picked up shortly after midnight near the popular Lincoln Road area of Miami Beach, officials said.
This charge stemmed from an incident in Doral, a residential area in western Miami-Dade, that took place last month, according to Miami Beach police spokesperson Christopher Bess. Davis’s information, along with details of his vehicle, had been entered into a law enforcement database, and his car was flagged by a license plate reader in Miami Beach.
Miami Beach police made the initial stop and then turned Davis over to Doral police, Bess said.
Davis was held with bail set at $10,000. There were no attorneys listed for Davis in the jail and court records. His promoter did not immediately reply to an email requesting a statement.
Davis, who is from Baltimore, is in the regular conversation for best pound-for-pound boxer. The WBA lightweight champion won his first 30 bouts, 28 by knockout, with his devastating punching power drawing sellouts crowds from New York to Washington to Las Vegas.
But Davis was booed during his most recent fight. Despite being an overwhelming favorite, he underperformed March 1 in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center but escaped with a majority draw against Lamont Roach that allowed Davis to retain his belt.
Referee Steve Willis’ decision not to award Roach a knockdown in the ninth round ultimately changed the fight’s outcome.
Whether that performance was a one-off for Davis or an indication of a declining fighter, crowds still likely will turn out to see Davis if and when he returns to the ring after his most recent legal trouble.
He was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest for a hit-and-run in November 2020 in Baltimore that injured several people. Davis eventually served the remainder of the sentence in jail after checking into a luxury hotel and then a new home without the court’s permission.
Davis also was charged in two other domestic violence cases, both in South Florida. The first case was discharged, according to ESPN. The second was dismissed after the woman refused to press charges.
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