World Champion Davis Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis was arrested connected Friday connected misdemeanour home unit charges.

The apprehension was related to an incident adjacent Miami, Florida, connected 15 June, Father's Day.

Davis allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend, nan mother of 2 of his children, extracurricular her home.

The 30-year-old was taken into custody successful Miami but has since been released connected $10,000 (£7,400) bond, pinch a tribunal proceeding scheduled for 29 July.

He has doubly antecedently been arrested connected artillery home unit charges, successful February 2020 and December 2022.

Davis has besides served 44 days successful jailhouse successful 2023 aft violating nan position of a 90-day location apprehension sentence, successful narration to a criminal hit-and-run lawsuit that occurred successful his hometown of Baltimore successful November 2020.

The erstwhile IBF ace featherweight champion is unbeaten from 31 master fights, though his astir caller bout was a controversial tie pinch Lamont Roach Jr successful March and they person a rematch scheduled for August.