WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis has been arrested on the charge of domestic violence.
Davis is facing a battery charge after being arrested Friday morning in Miami Beach.
Fox Sports journalist Andy Slater claims that Davis is accused of hitting his ex-girlfriend on the back of the head and slapping her.
The incident occurred on June 15 outside her home.
He was previously accused of domestic violence in 2023 by Vanessa Posso, the mother of his daughter. She has since withdrawn her abuse allegations.
This is not the first time Davis has been arrested. The boxer was arrested in December 2022 in Florida on a misdemeanour domestic violence charge after allegedly using a “closed hand-type slap” to strike a woman, according to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office incident report.
He owns a 30-0-1 record in boxing and is slated to rematch Lamont Roach Jr. on August 16. It is unclear whether the arrest will affect the date of the fight.