Civil suit alleges Gervonta Davis attacked and kidnapped ex-girlfriend

Gervonta "Tank" Davis, the WBA lightweight champion, has been named in a civil lawsuit filed this week in Miami-Dade County by an ex-girlfriend who alleges he violently attacked, choked and kidnapped her at her workplace. The complaint, brought by Courtney Rossel and filed by attorneys Richard C. Wolfe and Jeff C. Chukwuma, accuses Davis of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional distress stemming from an incident the suit says occurred in the early hours of Monday at Tootsies Cabaret, a Miami gentlemen’s club where Rossel worked.

According to the court filing, Rossel alleges Davis entered the club, grabbed her and dragged her through a stairwell, kitchen and a back exit before continuing the assault in the parking garage. The complaint says Davis repeatedly grabbed, choked, pushed, pulled and struck her in the back of the head. Rossel also alleges the boxer sent a later text message that read, "I'll kill you," and that he has assaulted and threatened her on several prior occasions during a roughly five-month relationship.

Rossel is seeking compensatory and punitive damages and has requested a jury trial. Her attorneys...