Gervonta Davis Charged With Battery After Viral Video Shows Physical Altercation With Ex-Girlfriend
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (WJZ) -- World champion boxer and Baltimore native Gervonta Davis has been arrested and charged with battery after a viral video allegedly showed him in an altercation with his ex-girlfriend over the weekend.
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The viral video appeared to show Davis, 25, battering his ex-girlfriend, with whom he shares a child, while at a celebrity basketball game in Miami on Saturday.
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In a post online, Davis admitted to being aggressive but denied hitting the woman.
Coral Gables police said Davis turned himself in.
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