Gervonta Davis Loses Lightweight Title After Arrest Warrant Issued

The troubles maintain mounting in opposition to undefeated boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis, because it was introduced that the fighter has been stripped of his World Boxing Association light-weight title shortly after law enforcement officials in Florida issued an arrest warrant for a home violence accusation.

WBA President Gilberto Mendoza went on ESPN KnockOut and knowledgeable the viewers that Davis is no longer the titleholder, however has been given the title of “champion in recess.”

⚠️⚠️⚠️ WBA: Viene una decisión dura sobre Gervonta ⚠️⚠️⚠️

El presidente de @WBABoxing, @GilberticoWBA, charló en exclusiva con @ESPNKnockOut respecto al caso de Gervonta Davis. Por ahora será nombrado campeón en receso, pero… pic.twitter.com/p20V17Lz7y

— Salvador Rodriguez (@ChavaESPN) January 16, 2026

According to The Baltimore Sun, the “champion in recess” title is given when fighters are unable to box due to harm or inactivity. He can be eligible to struggle for the title when (or if) he returns to motion. Davis, who has a report of 30-0-1, with 28 knockouts, has not fought since a controversial majority attract March 2025.

The Miami Gardens Police Department issued an arrest warrant for the boxer for prices of tried kidnapping, battery, and false imprisonment. The prices stem from an incident that occurred in October 2025. The Baltimore resident has been labeled a fugitive and has not been seen lately as Miami law enforcement officials seek for him.

Davis’s former girlfriend, Courtney Rossel, filed a civil lawsuit in opposition to him in November, accusing him of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional misery. A report was filed on Nov. 3, with the Miami Gardens Police Department claiming that Davis allegedly assaulted the lady at a gents’s membership named Tootsie, the place she labored as a VIP cocktail server. The alleged incident occurred in a again room of the membership the place there have been no cameras. She acknowledged that she was dragged by way of a stairwell, kitchen, and the again exit earlier than being bodily assaulted within the parking storage.

If convicted, as soon as he’s discovered and has a court docket date, he faces as much as a yr in jail and/or probation for battery, 5 years for false imprisonment, and a felony carrying a most 15-year sentence for tried kidnapping, with aggravating components probably rising the penalties.

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