An undefeated boxer, who recently won the World Boxing Association lightweight title in Atlanta, was arrested in Florida after allegedly “battering” his ex-girlfriend, authorities said.
Gervonta Bryant Davis, 25, became the center of a social media backlash after a video went viral that appeared to show him forcing a woman out of her seat with his hand near her neck. Coral Gables, Fla., police said that woman was his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child.
The video, which was taken at a celebrity basketball game Saturday at the Watsco Center, has since been viewed more than 7 million times on Twitter.
According to the Baltimore Sun, Davis denied the allegation on Instagram by posting, "I never once hit her. yea I was aggressive and told her come on ... that's the mother of my child I would never hurt her..."
He has since deleted all posts on his Instagram account.
Police said they were notified about the incident through social media in addition to being contacted by the victim, the department said in a news release. Police obtained a warrant for Davis’ arrest Tuesday on a simple battery domestic violence charge.
He turned himself in later in the day without incident, the release said. He was booked into the Miami-Dade County Jail and granted a $1,500 bond, jail records show.
Davis is a Baltimore native, but he now lives and trains in the Atlanta area. He has a 23-0 career record, which includes 22 knockouts. On Dec. 29, he won the WBA lightweight title at State Farm Arena with a 12th-round knockout of Yuriorkis Gamboa.
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This isn't his first run-in with law enforcement. In 2018, Davis was arrested for disorderly conduct stemming from an alleged street fight outside a bar in Washington at 2:30 a.m., ESPN reported. He was also arrested earlier this year on a misdemeanor assault charge in Virginia, but the charge was later dropped.
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