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Boxer Gervonta Davis (C), who was arrested Tuesday, was to face Hector Luis Garcia in a bout Jan. 7 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE
Dec. 28 (UPI) — Undefeated lightweight boxing titleholder Gervonta Davis was arrested charged with domestic violence and is in jail in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Arrest records show that officers arrested Davis on Tuesday in Parkland on a domestic violence charge of battery causing bodily harm.
The Baltimore native was released Wednesday afternoon after a court hearing during which bail was set at $1,000, according to the Broward Sherriff’s Office.
Davis was arrested about 2:50 p.m. EST Tuesday at his Parkland Golf & Country Club residence on Lemon Grass Drive.
Broward sheriff’s deputy Eric Blake stated in a probable cause affidavit that Davis allegedly struck a woman and caused bodily harm by hitting her with a closed-hand slap on the right side of her head.
Police arrived on the scene about 1:25 p.m. Tuesday.
Davis, 28, was to face Hector Luis Garcia in a headline fight Jan. 7 in Washington, D.C. The 130-pound titleholder is 27-0 with 25 knockouts. Davis beat Rolando Romero is his last fight May 28 in Brooklyn to retain his WBA lightweight world title.
Davis also is to appear Feb. 16 in Baltimore Circuit Court in connection to a hit-and-run incident, which occurred in November 2020, according to court records. He is accused of fleeing the scene of the accident, which involved four people, and faces 14 charges from that incident. He also faces a civil suit.
Davis also was charged with simple battery domestic violence in 2020 in Coral Gables, Fla., but Miami-Dade County court records show that case was discharged Dec. 13.
