Boxing champion Gervonta Davis accused of assault at DC-area mall

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Gervonta Davis poses for photographs during the official weigh-in for a boxing match against Argentina's Jesus Cuellar in New York. The World Boxing Association 130-pound champion is accused of assaulting someone at a shopping mall near Washington. News outlets report Fairfax County police announced Tuesday, March 5, 2019, that a warrant had been issued. (Frank Franklin II/AP)

MCLEAN, Va. — A Baltimore boxer who’s the World Boxing Association champion in the 130-pound category is accused of assaulting someone at a shopping mall near Washington.

News outlets report Fairfax County police announced Tuesday that a warrant had been issued for Gervonta Davis. Lt. John Lieb says the misdemeanour assault warrant is based on sworn testimony from the alleged victim in the Feb. 17 incident.

Lieb says police have made multiple attempts to contact the boxer by telephone, but haven’t received a response. Police say the 24-year-old started a confrontation and then assaulted the unidentified man near an ATM at Tysons Galleria.

A representative for Davis said he had no immediate comment, but the super featherweight addressed a TMZ Sports report about the incident by tweeting: "Lies lies lies."

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