Boxing star and WBA “regular” lightweight titleholder, Gervonta Davis (29-0, 27 KOs), was sentenced to 90 days of home confinement and three years of probation for a 2020 hit-and-run incident in Baltimore that left four people injured, including a pregnant woman. The 28-year-old, who has won belts in three weight classes, will serve his home detention at the residence of his career-long trainer and mentor, Calvin Ford. In addition to his sentence, Davis must complete 200 hours of community service in Baltimore County.
The sentencing took place just 13 days after Davis achieved the most significant victory of his career, a seventh-round knockout of Ryan Garcia in a Showtime PPV event that generated 1.2 million buys and $22.8 million in ticket sales. As part of a plea deal, Davis pleaded guilty to four of the 14 charges, including one felony, on February 16. Had he been convicted on all counts, he could have faced a maximum of 50 months in prison.
The incident occurred on November 5, 2020, when Davis, who had a suspended license, drove a 2020 Lamborghini Uris SUV through a red light, hitting another car's passenger side and injuring four people. During the sentencing, Baltimore Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy criticized Davis for not apologizing to one of the crash victims, Jyair Smith, who was pregnant at the time and suffered a serious knee injury. Smith opposed an earlier plea deal that would have seen Davis avoid jail time and serve only 60 days of house arrest.
Davis has reached financial settlements with three of the crash victims, but Smith is pursuing a lawsuit. The boxer faces another court date on May 26 in Broward County, Florida, for a domestic violence case. He has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge stemming from a December 27 incident involving Vanessa Posso, the mother of one of his daughters. Posso later recanted her story and will not testify against Davis, who is unlikely to face punishment for the incident.
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