Gervonta “Tank” Davis may not be getting many rounds in the boxing ring these days, but his name remains active in court orders.
On April 24, a Baltimore judge issued a warrant for Davis’ arrest in Maryland following accusations that the controversial boxer had violated his probation order during an altercation at a Miami strip club last year. TMZ first reported the news Wednesday.
Judge Althea M. Handy initially issued Davis an arrest warrant in February, however the court order was withdrawn a week later after Davis’ lawyers successfully argued that he was cooperating with law enforcement. A few months later, though, Davis is back to being a wanted man in Maryland.
The news comes just days after the WBA ordered “Tank” to defend his lightweight title against the mandatory challenger Floyd Schofield next. Rumors circulated that Davis’ return would come in the second half of 2026, however that now remains to be seen.
The probation violation occurred during an incident involving Davis and his ex-girlfriend Courtney Rossel on Oct. 27 at Tootsies, a gentlemen’s club. Rossel is accusing Davis of battery and kidnapping.
A video of the incident showed Davis grabbing Rossel by the hair and pushing her out of a backstage hallway. Davis appeared to continue to push Rossel forcefully out of the club and into the parking lot before Rossel was able to escape Davis’ grip and flee back into the club.
A South Florida judge ruled in March that Rossel could seek up to $5 million in punitive damages in a civil lawsuit regarding the incident. Davis filed a counterclaim the same month for $20 million, claiming that Rossel’s allegations cost him a lucrative payday after his Netflix fight with Jake Paul was canceled due to the ongoing case.
Davis’ probation order stems from a 2020 hit-and-run in Baltimore that injured four people, including a pregnant woman.
Rossel claimed she was a victim of domestic violence on multiple occasions during her five-month relationship with Davis prior to the altercation.
Rossel’s allegation is not the first time Davis has been accused of domestic violence. Most recently, the controversial boxer was charged in 2025 with striking an ex-girlfriend on the back of the head and slapping her during an alleged incident on Father’s Day last year. The case was ultimately dropped after the woman declined to prosecute.
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