Gervonta Davis accused of hitting woman, remains jailed

Gervonta Davis was arrested in Florida Tuesday afternoon after hitting the woman on the right side of the head with a “closed hand slap,” according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office case report.

According to the incident report, a name redacted woman who did not live with Davis suffered a small abrasion on the inside of her upper lip on the right side of her mouth.

Broward County Sheriff’s Office records show the 135-pound boxer was arrested Tuesday at 2:50 p.m. said to have added

Davis remains in custody after Wednesday morning’s court hearing, where bail was set at $1,000, prison officials said.

According to reports, Davis was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the alleged incident.

PBC, Davis’ boxing promoter, declined to comment.

The 28-year-old Baltimore native will headline PBC at the Showtime PPV event on January 7th in Washington, DC against Hector Luis Garcia. The match is planned as a prelude to Ryan’s super fight with Garcia on April 25 in Las Vegas.

Davis is also scheduled to appear in Baltimore Circuit Court on Feb. 16 for alleged involvement in a hit-and-run accident in November 2020, according to court records. Davis is accused of fleeing the scene of a crash involving four people, including a pregnant woman. , facing 14 sins. He is also facing lawsuits.

He had previously faced a misdemeanor charge in February 2020 in Coral Gables, Fla., where he was accused of abusing his ex-girlfriend. Rejected on the 13th.

Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) is a former 130-pound titleholder.