JAKARTA - Former WBA lightweight world champion from the United States, Gervonta Davis, was finally arrested by the police in Miami after two weeks of search.
The arrest warrant was issued by the Miami Gardens police on January 15, 2026. Davis was detained on charges of abuse, illegal detention, and attempted kidnapping within his family which occurred in October last year at a nightclub.
The 31-year-old boxer was arrested with a bail set at 16 thousand US dollars or equivalent to Rp. 268.5 million.
Officers in Miami worked with the US Marshals' Fugitive Task Force over the past two weeks to ensure Davis' whereabouts. The effort then yielded results.
In a statement released in early January 2026, police in Miami said Davis allegedly grabbed the victim by the back of her hair with one hand and by the neck with the other.
"Lead Detective Gary Florencio obtained and reviewed surveillance video footage corroborating key elements of the victim's statement," the statement read, as reported by BBC Sport.
Davis is also facing a civil lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend, Courtney Rossel, in October 2025. The lawsuit accuses Davis of abuse, aggravated abuse, illegal detention, kidnapping, which caused emotional distress. Rossel also demanded compensation of 50 thousand US dollars.
Davis was scheduled to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in an exhibition match in Miami on November 14, 2025, but the fight was canceled after a lawsuit was filed.
Six months ago, another ex-girlfriend withdrew a domestic violence case against Davis. In addition, he was also arrested on charges of domestic abuse in February 2020 and December 2022.
Davis previously served 44 days in prison in 2023 after violating the terms of a 90-day home detention sentence, related to a hit-and-run case in his hometown of Baltimore in November 2020.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
