Tank in Trouble: Arrest warrant issued for Gervonta 'Tank' Davis
May 27, 2026 • 7:52 PM ET
Amanda Wescott / Most Valuable PromotionsGervonta Davis’ interest in returning to the boxing ring remains clouded by his legal troubles.
On a day it was reported that Davis is wanted on a signed arrest warrant in his home state of Maryland for his video-recorded physical confrontation with a former domestic partner in Florida, the civil attorney on that case says he’s poised to have Davis “hauled in” to court for overdue financial assets.
“Effective this week, we can bring him to court,” the attorney, Richard Wolfe, told BoxingScene Wednesday. “My case is damages, punitive damages .. his punishment has to be commensurate with his net worth.
“And we feel anyone looking at the video would say, ‘He’s a thug, I’m going to punish him.’”
Something like that clearly occurred in Maryland, where TMZ first reported a Baltimore judge last month reviewed the Florida criminal and civil case against the unbeaten, three-division champion Davis 30-0-1 (28 KOs) and ruled the boxer violated the rules of his probation connected to a hit-and-run crash that injured multiple people in 2020.
Davis confronts felony kidnapping and misdemeanor battery counts for his treatment of the Florida woman, with the video showing him forcibly directing her out of her work space down stairs to a parking garage, where she escaped.
The warrant means Davis would be subject to arrest if law enforcement officers find him in Maryland.
Just this week, the WBA ruled former full lightweight champion Davis must meet top contender Floyd Schofield Jnr, but a boxing official connected to the situation said no talks of substance on that matter have transpired.
Davis hasn’t fought since his March 1, 2025, draw against former super-featherweight champion Lamont Roach Jnr in New York.
Civil attorney Wolfe said Davis has more pressing concerns in court.
“At the end of the day, he’s going to be sitting in front of a jury of six people – a typical Dade County jury,” Wolfe said. “I believe they will feel for my client and write down a number [for damages owed].
“And no one on earth can predict what that number will be.”
Lance Pugmire has been a full-time boxing writer for nearly 20 years, serving now as BoxingScene’s U.S. Senior Writer and assistant producer for ProBoxTV’s “BoxingScene Today.” Pugmire capped a near 20-year career at the Los Angeles Times (sports investigations, NHL/MLB beat work, law enforcement/courts and boxing/UFC) to join The Athletic, and then USA Today. Pugmire’s stint at The Times started with the first Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez fight and the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jnr then-record pay-per-view, leading through a slew of ringside assignments at major bouts, including Mayweather-Pacquiao, Mayweather-Canelo and the Canelo-Golovkin trilogy. Lance’s appreciation for boxing is rooted in his admiration and appreciation for the fighters, gladiators who have proven to be the most forthcoming and candid of all the athletes he has interviewed over a career dating to 1990. Lance was honored to be named the 2022 winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence and he’s collected many BWAA writing awards in categories ranging from breaking news to deep-dive long features.
