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01/29 13:10 CST Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on attempted kidnapping and
battery charges
Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on attempted kidnapping and battery charges
By FREIDA FRISARO
Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) --- Professional boxer Gervonta "Tank" Davis bonded
out of jail in Miami on Thursday following his arrest on charges of attempted
kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery, his attorney said.
A fugitive task force took Davis into custody on Wednesday in Miami's Design
District, according to a social media post by Miami Gardens police.
Police said the charges stemmed from an incident at a Miami Gardens business on
Oct. 27, 2025.
"Gervonta Davis is actually a victim here, and I look forward to establishing
that shocking narrative in court," his attorney, Simon Steckel, told The
Associated Press. "What has happened to Gervonta Davis in this case will
transcend the initial charges against him and expose a level of criminality
which will be talked about long after his charges are resolved."
Davis, 31, has had other run-ins with law enforcement in South Florida. Last
summer, he was arrested on domestic violence charges, which were later dropped.
The boxer had been scheduled to fight Jake Paul in November, but the match was
canceled after a lawsuit was filed against Davis in Miami.
Davis, who is from Baltimore, is a regular in conversations about the best
pound-for-pound boxer. The WBA lightweight champion won his first 30 bouts ---
28 by knockout --- with his devastating punching power drawing sellout crowds
from New York to Washington to Las Vegas.
