Gervonta Davis, a three-division world champion and one of boxing's biggest stars, was arrested in Miami on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after an arrest warrant was issued accusing him of battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping. The charges stem from an alleged domestic violence incident last October.
Miami Gardens police said Davis was apprehended following a multi-day surveillance operation across three counties in coordination with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force. He was arrested without incident in Miami's Design District and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center late Wednesday night.
According to police, the warrant relates to an alleged confrontation on 27 October at a strip club in Miami Gardens, where a woman who had previously been in a relationship with Davis was working as a VIP cocktail server. Investigators allege that Davis confronted the woman inside the club, forcibly took her into a back room and assaulted her before restraining her and escorting her outside. A police report states that Davis allegedly grabbed the woman by her hair and throat while making a threatening remark, then led her to a parking area before releasing her. Officers documented visible injuries, including bruising to her arm.
The woman told investigators she first met Davis in 2022 and that the two were involved in an intimate relationship for several months in 2025. She said the relationship ended roughly a month before the alleged incident and that she had cut off communication with him. In addition to filing a police report, the woman initiated a civil lawsuit against Davis, alleging multiple counts including battery, false imprisonment and kidnapping.
Davis, 31, had been training in Miami last fall for a high-profile bout with influencer Jake Paul scheduled for November at Kaseya Center. He was removed from the card shortly after the lawsuit became public and later replaced by Britain's Anthony Joshua. His most recent appearance in the ring came in March, when he retained his World Boxing Association lightweight championship following a highly controversial draw with Lamont Roach Jr in Brooklyn. However, the WBA stripped Davis of the title over the weekend, citing both the pending legal case and the fighter's inactivity.
The arrest adds to a lengthy list of legal issues that have followed Davis throughout his career. He has faced multiple domestic violence-related allegations in Florida and elsewhere, several of which were later dropped. In 2023, Davis was sentenced in Maryland to three years of probation and a period of house arrest following a hit-and-run conviction in Baltimore. It remains unclear whether the new charges could affect his probationary status or the timeline of any future bouts.
