One big obstacle in the potential Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis megafight was Davis’ legal issues.
Today, Davis took care of one of those issues that would allow the fight to happen, but that doesn’t mean he will leave with his freedom intact.
Davis was scheduled to stand trial for a hit and run that injured four people, including a pregnant woman, but instead, he pleaded guilty.
Here are the details via the Baltimore Banner.
Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty on Thursday to four traffic offenses in connection to a hit-and-run that injured four people — including a pregnant woman — in 2020.
Davis, 28, was set to stand trial in Baltimore Circuit Court before taking the plea agreement. Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy will determine the punishment for the crime at sentencing on May 5.
On Nov. 5, 2020, Davis was at a club celebrating his birthday and latest victory in the ring. He was driving a 2020 Lamborghini Urus SUV on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at about 1:50 a.m. when he ran a red light and hit a 2004 Toyota Solara, Baltimore Police reported.
The car was “destroyed,” according to police. Four people were taken to the hospital, police reported, while Davis left in another car that showed up on the scene.
Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn previously rejected a proposed plea agreement in the case that called for Davis to serve no jail time in the crash.
Considering the judge rejected a plea deal that would have given Davis no jail time, there is a good chance he will spend some time behind bars once the sentencing takes place in May.
The Ryan Garcia fight is scheduled for April, so it looks still ok to proceed. Davis has more legal issues coming up, but nothing that will stop an April fight.
We must wait to see if the two sides can agree on a contract.
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