US EditionBoxer Gervonta Davis Arrested on Attempted Kidnapping and Battery Charges
- After a roughly two-week search, Gervonta 'Tank' Davis, 31, professional boxer and WBA lightweight titleholder, was arrested without incident in Miami Design District.
- Police say Davis grabbed Courtney Rossel, alleged victim and former girlfriend, by her hair and throat and forced her toward a parking area at a gentlemen's club in Miami Gardens on Oct. 27, while Rossel filed a civil complaint seeking damages of over $50,000.
- Lead detective Gary Florencio viewed video surveillance that investigators say corroborates key elements of the victim's statement, while the department and United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force conducted a multi-county surveillance operation to locate Davis.
- Prosecutors charged Davis with battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping, and promoters removed him from a Jake Paul bout, replacing him with Anthony Joshua while the World Boxing Association named him champion in recess this month.
- Davis faces months of court and licensing reviews and figures to spend the majority of his 2026 in court, with prior arrests and 44 days jailed in 2023 complicating Maryland probation and boxing licensing outcomes.
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U.S. boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis was arrested in Miami Gardens, Florida, after an arrest warrant was issued against him a few days ago. Undefeated pugilist Gervonta Davis faces three criminal charges for assault, illegal deprivation of liberty, and attempted kidnapping, according to media reports from TMZ Sports.Although no details of the operation were revealed, federal agents were reported to have participated in the capture of the American sp…
Miami Police Have Arrested Gervonta Davis And Charged Him With Battery, Attempted Kidnapping, and False Imprisonment
Woof. I don't expect my boxers to be good people or anything. There are plenty of people who have dedicated their careers to beating the shit out of others in the ring, and accidentally let work spill...
Gervonta Davis arrested after two-week manhunt over alleged strip club incident
Undefeated former three-weight division champion Gervonta Davis was arrested in Miami on Wednesday after a two-week manhunt related to charges of false imprisonment, attempted kidnapping, and battery.
Champion boxer finally arrested on battery charges after two-week manhunt
The manhunt for boxing champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis is over.A fugitive task force took Davis into custody on Wednesday in Miami’s Design District, according to a social media post by Miami Gardens police, two weeks after a warrant was issued for his arrest.Police said the charges stemmed from an incident at a Miami Gardens business on Oct. 27, 2025. Davis' ex-girlfriend, Courtney Rossel, filed a civil suit in Miami alleging that Davis beat her…
Three-division world boxing champion Gervonta Davis was arrested in Miami on Wednesday night. Two weeks earlier, a warrant was issued for his arrest on suspicion of assault, unlawful restraint and attempted kidnapping. The victim was Davis' ex-partner.
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