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About two weeks before an exhibition bout against Jake Paul, Gervonta “Tank” Davis has once again found himself in legal trouble.
Davis’ ex-girlfriend, Courtney Rossel, filed a civil lawsuit in Miami alleging that Davis assaulted her at her workplace earlier this week, according to multiple outlets.
Rossel claims Davis stormed into a men’s club where she worked as a VIP cocktail server early Monday and attacked her in a back room that did not have cameras. Davis is said to have dragged Rossel through a stairwell, kitchen and back exit before assaulting her in a parking garage.
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Gervonta “Tank” Davis speaks at a press conference about his exhibition bout with Jake Paul at the Kaseya Center on September 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images)
Rossel, who was in a five-month relationship with Davis before the incident, claims there have been several other assaults, saying Davis “physically assaulted and choked” her “at least” four times.
She also claimed Davis threatened to kill her in writing twice during September.
Rossel said she suffers from PTSD and anxiety while living with others because she doesn’t feel safe.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Jake Paul face off during a “Jake vs. Tank” kickoff press conference at the Palladium Times Square in New York on September 22, 2025. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Davis was arrested in Miami earlier this year for allegedly assaulting the mother of two of his children.
He was placed under house arrest in June 2023 after pleading guilty to a hit-and-run accident that left four people injured in November 2020. Davis later violated the terms of his sentence and was imprisoned for the remainder of it.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Jake Paul face each other during a press conference at the Kaseya Center on September 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images for Netflix)
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He has been arrested on charges of violence against women at least two other times. One of those arrests occurred less than two weeks before his fight against Hector Luis Garcia. The fight’s status remained unchanged, and he won via technical decision in the ninth round.
Davis, the current WBA lightweight champion, is 30-0-1, with his last fight a draw against Lamont Roach Jr.
