{"id":252018,"date":"2025-10-31T09:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/252018\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:36:13","slug":"gervonta-davis-faces-new-kidnapping-and-battery-allegations-from-ex-girlfriend-two-weeks-before-jake-paul-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/252018\/","title":{"rendered":"Gervonta Davis faces new kidnapping and battery allegations from ex-girlfriend two weeks before Jake Paul fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

By CHARLOTTE DALY, MULTIMEDIA CONTENT REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 04:49 EDT, 31 October 2025 | Updated: 04:49 EDT, 31 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is facing fresh legal action in Florida<\/a>, less than two weeks before his scheduled exhibition bout against Jake Paul<\/a>\u00a0on November 14.<\/p>\n

Paul and Davis are due to go toe-to-toe at a 195lbs catchweight in Miami on November 14, streamed live on Netflix<\/a> from the Kaseya Center.<\/p>\n

However, a civil complaint filed in Miami-Dade County on Thursday October 30, 2025, accuses Davis of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional distress.<\/p>\n

The plaintiff – identified as Courtney Rossel, one of Davis’ former girlfriends – alleges the fighter attacked her at a Miami strip club earlier this week.<\/p>\n

According to the lawsuit obtained by ESPN<\/a>, the incident occurred at Tootsies Cabaret, where Rossel worked as a server.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The filing claims Davis entered the club early Monday morning, assaulted her in a private area without surveillance.\u00a0Davis is said to have continued the attack as he forced her through several back areas of the building and into the parking garage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is facing fresh legal action in Florida , less than two weeks before his scheduled exhibition bout against Jake Paul on November 14<\/p>\n

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Paul and Davis are due to go toe-to-toe at a 195lbs catchweight in Miami on November 14, streamed live on Netflix from the Kaseya Center\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rossel states that she and Davis were in a five-month relationship and that the incident followed multiple episodes of alleged abuse. The complaint details at least four previous altercations, including two in which Davis allegedly threatened to kill her.<\/p>\n

One confrontation reportedly occurred on September 2, after Rossel failed to respond to messages from Davis. Another took place on September 23, when Davis allegedly accused her of infidelity, sent a text threatening to kill her, and then assaulted her at a restaurant on Lincoln Road.<\/p>\n

Following this week’s alleged attack, Davis is said to have texted Rossel that he was ‘on [his] way’ to her home, which she interpreted as a continued threat.<\/p>\n

Attorney Jeffery Chukwuma, representing Rossel, confirmed that a report was also filed with the Miami Gardens Police Department. Police have not commented publicly on the matter.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit says Rossel is now undergoing therapy for post-traumatic stress and anxiety and is living with others out of fear for her safety. She is seeking compensatory and punitive damages and has requested a jury trial.<\/p>\n

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Davis has previously faced legal issues, including domestic violence allegations and a 2023 hit-and-run conviction that resulted in 90 days of home detention and three years of probation\u00a0<\/p>\n

Davis has previously faced legal issues, including domestic violence allegations and a 2023 hit-and-run conviction in Baltimore that resulted in 90 days of home detention and three years of probation.<\/p>\n

Daily Mail Sport have reached out to Paul’s promotional company MVP for comment and offered Davis the opportunity to comment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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