Arrest Warrant Issued for Boxer Gervonta Davis

Miami Gardens, Florida police have issued an arrest warrant for professional boxer Gervonta Davis, the WBA lightweight champion, on charges of battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident at a gentlemen's club last October.

The charges relate to an encounter on October 27, 2023, at a club in Miami Gardens where the alleged victim, a cocktail server, was working. According to police, Davis, 30, confronted the woman in a back room without surveillance cameras. Investigators say he grabbed her by the back of her head and throat, dragged her through a stairwell and out a back exit to the parking lot, where she sustained bruises on her left arm. The woman broke free and sought help from coworkers. She reported the incident two days later.

Surveillance footage from other areas of the club supports key elements of her account, police said. The two had been in a romantic relationship for about five months in 2022, which ended roughly a month before the alleged assault. The woman told investigators she had blocked all communication with Davis after the breakup.

At a Wednesday press conference, Miami Gardens Police Executive...