Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested for attacking gentlemen's club worker, police say

Sofia Saric, Miami Herald on Jan 29, 2026

Published in Boxing

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Boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis was arrested Wednesday for attacking a woman working at Tootsie’s Cabaret last year, the Miami Gardens Police Department said.

The incident happened on Oct. 27, 2025, at a gentlemen’s club located at 50 NW 183rd St. in Miami Gardens, police said. A couple of days afterward, the woman, who was not identified, called police to report Davis.

She told police “that while working in the VIP section, she was approached by Gervonta Bryant Davis, who grabbed her by the hair and throat and forcibly escorted her toward the VIP parking garage,” the department said in a statement.

The woman escaped when Davis, 31, released his grasp to get his car, police said. She ran to her coworkers for safety.

She told police she and Davis were previously “in an intimate relationship” that ended about a month prior, and she blocked all communication with him.

“The victim sustained minor injuries, including bruising and sought medical attention,” police said.

This month, police had announced Davis had a warrant out for his arrest in connection with the attack.

Miami Gardens detectives and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force carried out a surveillance operation that spanned three counties and led to them finding Davis in the Miami Design District on Wednesday, police said. He was leaving a store, and detectives took him into custody without issue.

Davis is accused of battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping, jail records show. He remained in custody around 1 p.m. Thursday at the Miami-Dade Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

“The Miami Gardens Police Department remains committed to protecting victims, holding offenders accountable and ensuring the safety of our community,” police said.

Davis, who is the WBA lightweight “champion in recess,” did not have an attorney listed on Miami-Dade court records.