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Gervonta Davis will be charged on February 23 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for accused of beating his child’s mother in December, ESPN is reporting.
Woman, Vanessa Posso, told police she was hit with a “closed-handed slap” during an argument with a lightweight opponent. She clearly has scratches on her lips.
Days later, Posso retracted her allegations, pointing out on Instagram that Davis, “did not harm me or our daughter.”
davis denied the allegationscall them “cow—-.”
Additionally, in an unrelated case, Davis is due to appear in court on February 16 for a November 5, 2020 crash and runaway charge in his hometown of Baltimore. Four people were injured in the accident.
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Unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin gave up his IBF title, leaving him with only the WBA belt, BoxingScene.com are reporting.
The IBF a few months ago ordered Golovkin to face the forced challenger Esquiva Falcaowho will probably fight for the vacant title. Michael Zerafa is number 2.
Erislandy Lara just below Triple-G in the WBA rankings.
Golovkin won the vacant IBF title when he took the lead Serge Derevyanchenko in 2019 and twice successfully defended.
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USA Boxing, the organization that oversees the amateur side of the sport in the US, has announced that it will not be sending fighters to the men’s or women’s world championships later this year, according to multiple reports.
The organization cited the “ongoing failures” of the IBA, which governs the sport internationally. Among the issues listed: the way the IBA is administered, allegations of financial irregulars and the fact that Russian and Belarusian boxers will be allowed to compete with their flags, which contradict the standards. standard of most other sports.
“USA Boxing’s decision is based on the sum of all factors,” CEO Mike McAfee said, according to washington articles. “Third party supervision and fairness in the field of play are the most important factors.”
The problems of the IBA have jeopardized boxing’s status as an Olympic sport.
