WBA President Gilberto Mendoza announced the news on a Spanish-language talk show over the weekend.
The WBA’s decision to renounce Davis of his title is also due, in part, to inactivity. “Tank” has defended his championship only twice in the last three years, with his last defense coming more than 10 months ago, and he has no fight currently scheduled.
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Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) and Lamont Roach achieved a controversial draw last March in their WBA title fight, which involved Davis’ infamous kneeling debacle. Mendoza later said he would pressure the WBA championship committee to order an immediate rematch, however, no order came and talks between the teams ultimately failed after another of the boxer’s ex-girlfriends reported another case of domestic violence against Davis.
Davis’ latest charge stems from an allegation made by his ex-girlfriend, Courtney Rossel, who alleges he committed assault, false imprisonment and kidnapping during an incident that allegedly occurred Oct. 27 at Tootsies, a strip club.
Rossel, who claimed to have been a victim of domestic violence on multiple occasions during her five-month relationship with Davis, said Davis attacked her in the back room of the club before dragging her out the back exit and assaulting her in the parking lot.
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Police said last Wednesday that surveillance footage from the club corroborates the alleged victim’s story.
“The investigation determined that Mr. Davis used force to restrain her in an attempt to remove the victim from the scene against her will,” said MGPD Executive Officer Emmanuel Jeanty.
The warrant for Davis’ arrest was filed last week, and Davis is still at large. Miami officials are working with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force to locate him.
There is also an active civil lawsuit filed by Rossel against Davis regarding the same incident.
The alleged October incident is not the first time Davis has been accused of domestic violence. Most recently, the controversial boxer was accused of punching his ex-girlfriend in the back of the head and then slapping her during an alleged dispute on Father’s Day. The case was eventually dropped after the woman refused to press charges.
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News of Rossel’s claim led to the cancellation of Davis’ lucrative Netflix boxing match with Jake Paul, which was scheduled for November 14 of last year. Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua eventually replaced Davis for the event, which was rescheduled for December 19. Joshua knocked out Paul in the sixth round, breaking his jaw.