Baltimore Sun

Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested over D.C. fistfight

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Baltimore boxer Gervonta Davis was arrested early Friday in Washington, D.C., after an argument broke into a fistfight. Davis was allegedly seen arguing in the1700 block of MSt. N.W. about 3 a.m. with Ricardo Jose Rodriguez of Silver Spring, police said. The argument escalated when both men began punching each other, according to police. Police arrested both men and charged them with disorderly affray. A message left with Davis’ representa­tive was not immediatel­y returned. Later in the morning, Davis tweeted a link to a video that appears to show him being taken to a police car in handcuffs. Along with the video, Davis tweeted that he was OK and asked his followers not to judge him “off of the media.” Hours later on Friday evening, Davis posted again on Twitter: “If I was fighting I would’ve got locked up for manslaught­er NOT Disorderly Affray.”

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