Gervonta Davis settles civil lawsuit as Florida case and Maryland warrant remain

Gervonta Davis has reached a confidential settlement with former girlfriend Courtney Rossel, ending a civil lawsuit over an alleged assault at a Florida strip club last year. However, the unbeaten boxer still faces criminal proceedings in Florida and an outstanding arrest warrant in Maryland.

Rossel voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice on Thursday, November 5, according to court records reviewed by USA Today and Yahoo Sports’ Uncrowned.

Her attorney, Richard Wolfe, confirmed the settlement to USA Today, although its terms have not been disclosed. The dismissal prevents Rossel from bringing the same civil claim again, but does not resolve the separate criminal case.

Rossel filed her lawsuit in Miami-Dade County on October 30, 2025, accusing Davis of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The allegations concerned an incident three days earlier at Tootsie’s Cabaret in Miami Gardens, where Rossel worked as a VIP cocktail waitress.

Surveillance footage shown in a Florida courtroom in March appeared to show Davis grabbing Rossel by the hair and pushing her through a backstage hallway towards the club’s parking area.

Davis disputed the allegations and filed a $20 million countersuit in March, accusing Rossel of attempting to frame and extort him. However, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch dismissed that action in May.

Criminal charges remain unresolved

Davis, 31, was arrested in January following a Miami Gardens Police investigation into the alleged October incident.

He was initially accused of attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery. Davis was subsequently released on bond, and his legal representatives have challenged the allegations.

A Florida judge rejected an attempt to dismiss the criminal proceedings in April, with surveillance footage of the alleged incident presented during the hearing.

The criminal case remains active despite this week’s civil settlement.

Uncrowned reports that a status hearing is scheduled for November 17, while USA Today identifies a domestic violence hearing on December 17. The dates have not been independently confirmed against the court’s hearing calendar.

It remains unclear whether the settlement will affect the prosecution.

Maryland arrest warrant remains outstanding

Davis also faces an outstanding arrest warrant in Maryland over an alleged violation of probation imposed following a hit-and-run crash in Baltimore in November 2020.

Four people were injured in the collision. Davis pleaded guilty to traffic offences in 2023 and received a sentence including 90 days of home detention and three years of probation.

He subsequently served 44 days in jail after breaching the conditions of his home detention.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Althea Handy initially issued a probation-violation arrest warrant in February 2026, which was recalled days later.

A second warrant was issued on April 24, and a request by Davis’s lawyers to have it withdrawn was rejected in May.

The Maryland court’s public case record lists the April warrant as active. USA Today reported on November 6 that a representative of the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office had no update on its status.

The Maryland proceedings are separate from the Florida criminal prosecution, meaning the settlement with Rossel does not resolve the outstanding warrant.

Davis remains out of the ring

Davis has not fought since his controversial majority draw with Lamont Roach Jr in March 2025, leaving his professional record at 30-0-1 with 28 knockouts.

He had been scheduled to face Jake Paul in a Netflix exhibition on November 14, 2025, but the event was cancelled following the emergence of Rossel’s allegations and civil lawsuit.

His inactivity and legal difficulties also affected his championship status.

In June, the WBA designated Davis its lightweight champion in recess, citing concerns that the ongoing legal proceedings could prevent him from fulfilling his title obligations.

The organisation subsequently ordered Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi to contest the vacant championship. Schofield claimed the belt with a unanimous-decision victory in Chicago on October 10.

Davis therefore remains unbeaten professionally, but has been out of the ring for more than 20 months and no longer holds an active world championship.

Although the civil settlement brings one significant legal dispute to an end, his future remains uncertain while the Florida prosecution and Maryland probation proceedings continue. No date has been confirmed for his boxing return.