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About two weeks before an exhibition fight against Jake Paul, Gervonta “Tank” Davis found himself in legal trouble again.
Davis’ ex-girlfriend, Courtney Rossel, filed a civil lawsuit in Miami alleging that Davis hit her at her workplace earlier this week, according to multiple outlets.
Rossel claims Davis broke into a gentlemen’s club where she worked as a VIP cocktail waitress early Monday and attacked her in a back room that did not have cameras. Davis allegedly dragged Rossel down a staircase, a kitchen and a back exit before assaulting her in a parking lot.
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Gervonta “Tank” Davis speaks at a press conference about his exhibition match with Jake Paul at the Kaseya Center on September 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Leonardo Fernández/Getty Images)
Rossel, who was in a five-month relationship with Davis before the incident, claims there have been numerous other assaults, saying Davis has “physically assaulted and strangled” her “at least” four times.
She also claimed that Davis, in writing, threatened to kill her twice during September.
Rossel said she suffers from PTSD and anxiety while living with other people because she doesn’t feel safe.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Jake Paul face off during an opening press conference for “Jake vs. Tank” at 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 he pleaded guilty in a hit-and-run accident that left four people injured in November 2020. Davis subsequently violated the terms of his sentence and was jailed for the remainder of his sentence.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Jake Paul face off 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 assaulting women at least two other times. One of those arrests occurred less than two weeks before his fight against Héctor Luis García. The status of the fight remained unchanged and he won by referee’s technical decision during the ninth round.
Davis, the current WBA lightweight champion, is 30-0-1, with his most recent fight being a draw against Lamont Roach Jr.
