Law enforcement documents which led to an arrest warrant for WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis Wednesday describe his alleged abusive treatment of a woman who sustained physical injuries before fleeing his alleged attempt to abduct her.
Baltimore’s Davis, 31, is being sought by police in Miami Gardens, Florida, it was announced at a news conference Wednesday. It’s a hunt that imperils not only the WBA lightweight champion’s freedom but whether he will fight again any time soon.
The documents reviewed by BoxingScene show that Davis is facing counts of battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping for his alleged October 27 abuse of the woman, who has already sued the unbeaten three-division champion for physically injuring and threatening her after entering her workplace around 4:15 a.m.
“The victim stated that the subject [Davis] grabbed her by her hair with one hand and grabbed her by the throat with the other,” Miami Gardens police detective Gary Florencio told Miami-Dade County judge Andrea R. Wolfson last week.
“She further stated that [Davis] escorted her down the stairway and toward the VIP parking garage, while maintaining his grip on her head and neck. During the incident, [Davis] allegedly stated, ‘You think that I would not find you?’”
The woman, whose name was redacted in documents reviewed by BoxingScene, told police she has known Davis since 2022 and was in a relationship with him for five months.
“She stated the relationship ended one month prior to the incident,” Judge Wolfson wrote in the statement of facts in support of the arrest warrant. “She subsequently blocked all forms of communication with him. [She] advised there is a history of unreported domestic violence between them.
“[She] stated she sustained minor injuries, including bruising to her left arm, from when [Davis] grabbed her, which was visible at the time of the report. She confirmed she sought medical attention for her injuries.”
Police said they photographed the woman’s injuries.
During the incident, police said the woman “tried to calm [Davis] down, but he kept asking her who she thought she was ignoring him. [Davis] told [the woman] she was leaving him and he did not care what she had to say,” after she previously ended the relationship.
Davis was in trouble earlier this year in another domestic violence episode that led to the scrapping of his planned summer rematch against Washington’s Lamont Roach Jnr, who fought Davis to a draw March 1 at New York’s Barclays Center.
As they neared the parking garage, Davis told the woman he was taking her with him, she told police, and she warned him there were cameras in the garage, police said. When Davis let her go to retrieve his vehicle, the woman “took this opportunity to run back inside and tell her manager what had happened,” according to the arrest warrant statement.
“She also showed me text messages she had received in the past from [Davis] threatening her with death,” Detective Florencio informed the judge.
Police said garage video obtained November 3 “corroborated the details in [the woman’s] statement.
“In the videos, [police can] see [Davis] approach [her] and grab her by her hair. … [Davis] is seen pushing and forcing [the woman] down the stairs. … One clip shows [Davis] grabbing the [alleged] victim’s hoodie and pulling her in the direction he wants her to go. In another clip, [Davis holds the woman] by the back of the neck, leading her through an empty part of the club. The final video [shows] … [the woman] is able to run away.”
Three possible witnesses were observed on the video, police said.
One reported witnessing a prior incident when “[Davis] grabbed [the alleged victim] by the neck at a club in Miami Beach.
Detective Florencio said there’s sufficient probable cause to arrest Davis because he “used force to abduct [the woman] and in the process battered her. [Davis] did not release [the woman] and his intent was to make her leave the location with him against her will.”
Davis hasn’t fought since the March draw, as contenders and their handlers await a decision from his promoter, Premier Boxing Champions, and the WBA regarding his status.
Multiple attempts by BoxingScene to reach PBC officials Wednesday were unsuccessful.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who represents the WBA’s top-ranked contender Floyd Schofield Jnr, said it’s time for the WBA to strip Davis of his belt.
“I really do hope and wish Gervonta Davis gets his act together because, as a fighter, he is very talented, and I admire him inside the ring,” De La Hoya told BoxingScene.
“But it is now time for the WBA to do the right thing and position Floyd Schofield for the world title.”
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