Boxer Gervonta Davis Arrested on Charges of Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend
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Boxer Gervonta Davis was arrested Friday morning, nearly a month after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child outside her Doral, Florida, home on Father's Day, according to Local 10 television station.
Davis, the World Boxing Assocation (WBA) lightweight champ, was taken into custody in Miami Beach.
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