Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis Caught on Video Grabbing Woman in Domestic Violence Court Case
New surveillance footage released today by TMZ shows undefeated boxing champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis confronting his ex-girlfriend, Courtney Rossel, at a Miami strip club in October 2025, escalating a legal battle that now includes a $20 million countersuit.
The video, played in a Florida courtroom on Tuesday, March 31, shows Davis grabbing Rossel by the neck and hair before leading her through a hallway and down a set of stairs at Tootsie’s Cabaret. The footage shows the woman briefly escaping back through a door before the encounter ended in the parking lot.
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Davis faces felony attempted kidnapping and misdemeanor battery charges stemming from the Oct. 27 incident. He also faces a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim, Courtney Rossel.
A warrant was issued in mid-January, and the boxer was taken into custody about two weeks later after a joint effort by the Miami Gardens Police Department and the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
‘Tank’ Files Counter Lawsuit
The civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim has prompted Davis to launch an aggressive legal counterattack this week. Davis filed a countersuit seeking more than $20 million in damages, arguing Rossel’s allegations cost him a massive payday.
Davis claims he lost his scheduled November 2025 exhibition bout against Jake Paul after the allegations became public, a fight that was set to stream on Netflix at Miami’s Kaseya Center. He further states that Rossel demanded $1.1 million to make the accusations disappear, characterizing her action as extortion.
The countersuit alleges the two spent the night together at Rossel’s home after the alleged attack.
Rossel’s legal team has already filed a motion to dismiss Davis’ counterclaim, arguing the boxer cannot sue someone for reporting an alleged crime. Her attorney provided a forceful statement to TMZ regarding the new legal filing.
“What Mr. Davis did to Courtney was outrageous,” the accuser’s attorney said in a statement. “And the judge agreed.”
“This is not the first, second, or the third time that Mr. Davis has acted in this manner,” the attorney added. “His defense team showed their desperation by attempting to attack Courtney, when the videos clearly showed that what Courtney said was truthful and consistent with her affidavit, the police arrest, and the incident report by her employer.”
Criminal Case Proceeds
After Davis was arrested on January 28, he was released on $16,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim.
While a false imprisonment charge was dropped on March 27 after prosecutors determined it was redundant, Davis still faces the two felony-level charges. The criminal case continues separately from the civil proceedings that played out in court this week.
Police reviewed the now-public surveillance footage before issuing the arrest warrant, with officers noting the video showed Davis “pushing and forcing” the woman down stairs. The woman told police she had known Davis since 2022 and that there were even more unreported instances of domestic violence between them.
Boxing Career in Limbo
The WBA reclassified Davis from active lightweight champion to “champion in recess” in January, effectively stripping him of the title he had held since 2023.
His inactivity in the ring now stretches past a year, with his last official bout being a draw against Lamont Roach on March 1, 2025.
The Ring Magazine’s Mike Coppinger reported talks of a potential summer rematch with Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz, but whether a fighter facing a felony attempted kidnapping charge can secure a commission license remains uncertain. The canceled Jake Paul bout would have been a big payday before Netflix pivoted to a replacement fight featuring Anthony Joshua.
