Gervonta Davis, a former three-weight boxing champion, was arrested in Miami on Wednesday, two weeks after an arrest warrant was issued. The charges include battery, false imprisonment, and attempted kidnapping, as reported by Miami Gardens police. The arrest followed a three-county surveillance operation by the police and the United States Marshals fugitive task force.
The incident began when Davis confronted his ex-girlfriend at a gentlemen's club on October 27th. According to the police report, Davis took the woman, a VIP cocktail server at the club, into a back room and attacked her, using force to restrain her against her will. The report details how Davis grabbed the woman by the hair and throat, stating, 'You think I would not find you,' before taking her to the parking lot and eventually releasing her.
The woman, identified as Courtney Rossel, had previously dated Davis for five months in 2025 before the relationship ended. She filed a report with Miami Gardens police and a separate civil complaint against Davis. Her attorney, Jeff Chukwuma, confirmed that the police's account aligns with the lawsuit, and the investigation supported the issuance of the arrest warrant.
This incident adds to Davis' history of legal issues, including prior domestic violence charges. In 2023, he was sentenced to three years of probation and a 90-day house arrest following a hit-and-run case in Baltimore. The impact of this arrest on his probation in Maryland remains uncertain.
The boxing world is now left to consider the implications of this arrest on Davis' future in the sport, especially with his scheduled fight against Jake Paul at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The lawsuit and subsequent arrest led to his withdrawal from the card, and his last fight in March ended in a draw against Lamont Roach Jr.
