CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Coral Gables police have arrested American boxer Gervonta Davis over a domestic incident that occurred Saturday with his child’s mother at a celebrity basketball event.
Cellphone video of the incident at the University of Miami’s Watsco Center at 1245 Dauer Drive shows the victim sitting courtside at the event.
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Davis, 25, is then seen grabbing his ex-girlfriend by her shirt, close to her throat, and pulling her away to a separate room.
Gervonta Davis rolled up ready to straight choke slam shorty pic.twitter.com/NLYHwzYI0i
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The video quickly went viral on social media, prompting Floyd Mayweather’s protégé to release a statement on Instagram, claiming he would never hurt his child’s mother, but acknowledging that he was “aggressive.”
“I never once hit her,” Davis wrote in the since-deleted post.
According to his arrest report, however, surveillance video from the venue shows a partial view of Davis striking the woman in the face.
Coral Gables police said the woman sustained injuries to her lip and jaw.
She provided a written statement of the incident, which was consistent with the footage, authorities said.
Police said Davis surrendered to authorities on Tuesday.
Davis, who is a two-weight world champion, faces a battery charge.