World champion boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on domestic violence charge

World champion boxer Gervonta Davis has been arrested again on a battery and domestic violence charge.

The charges relate to an incident on 15 June where Davis is alleged to have assaulted his former girlfriend who he shares two children with.

According to the arrest report, The 30-year-old is alleged to have struck the woman on the back of her head and slapped her in the face, causing a cut on her lip.

Davis was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning in Miami Beach,Florida.

The incident took place on Father’s Day in the United States, Local10 report. The report adds Davis went to the victim’s home to pick up their two children with a verbal altercation initially breaking out.

Davis is alleged to have hit the woman as she attempted to remove their daughter from the backseat of his car.

Born in Baltimore, Davis is one of the biggest names in professional boxing having held world titles in three different weight classes.

Davis has won 30 of his 31 professional fights, 28 of those by knockout but was held to a draw against Lamont Roach Jr in March.

The two were expected to meet in a rematch in August but those plans could now be in doubt.

The American has had a number of legal issues in recent years.

In February 2020, Davis was arrested on charges of simple battery/domestic violence against a former girlfriend.

The incident occurred in Miami during a basketball game where he was seen grabbing the woman before dragging her to a separate room.

In May 2023, he avoided jail time for a hit-and-run crash that injured four people, sentenced to 90 days of home detention followed by three years’ probation in his hometown of Baltimore.