DORAL, Fla. – American boxer Gervonta Davis was arrested Friday morning, nearly a month after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend on Father’s Day outside her home in Doral, police said.
According to an arrest report, Davis, 30, who currently lives in Coral Springs, was taken into custody in Miami Beach before being transported to the Doral Police Department.
The report states that the incident in question occurred on the night of June 15.
According to police, Davis and the victim were in a romantic relationship for about four years and share two children.
Police said Davis went to the victim’s home to pick up their children for Father’s Day, but a verbal altercation between him and the victim ensued, which escalated to a physical altercation.
According to the report, Davis told his ex-girlfriend to remove their children from his car as he no longer intended to take them, but when she leaned forward to retrieve their daughter from the backseat, Davis struck her in the back of the head and then slapped her in the face, causing a minor cut to the inner area of her lip.
Police said the victim then sent a text message to her mother, informing her that Davis was assaulting her and asking her to come outside.
The victim’s mother then exited the residence and saw her daughter visibly distressed and crying while arguing with Davis, the report stated.
According to the report, the victim’s mother filmed part of the altercation on her cellphone, which showed Davis throwing a small box at the victim.
Police said Davis refused to fill out a Miranda warning form and sign it at the police department Friday.
He was arrested on a battery charge.
As of Friday morning, Davis was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. His bond was listed in online jail records as “to be set.”