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Gervonta 'Tank' Davis' former girlfriend field a lawsuit against him, accusing him of repeated physical and emotional abuse.

WBA lightweight champion champion Gervonta Davis is facing a new lawsuit just two weeks before his fight with Jake Paul. Davis, 30, is facing allegations of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The highly anticipated exhibition bout between Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis, originally scheduled for November 14 at Miami’s Kaseya Center, has been officially

The expected became reality on Monday night. Most Valuable Promotions announced that the Nov. 14 boxing event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Gervonta "Tank" Davis had been canceled. The news comes after the latest domestic violence allegation against Davis, with a civil lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade County in late October.

Jake Paul has fought six fighters off his original wish list of 12. Now the YouTuber-turned-boxer shares a new list of opponents with ESPN.