Alleged assault by Gervonta Davis which canceled Jake Paul fight reportedly shown in strip-club surveillance footage

It appears evidence is piling up against Gervonta Davis over allegedly assaulting an ex-girlfriend in a strip club in Miami earlier this year. A video, which was obtained via a subpoena, shows the boxer forcibly removing the woman from the club, dragging her by her hair.

'Tank' was set to face Jake Paul in an exhibition boxing bout on Nov.14; however, the fight was cancelled after the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the WBA lightweight champion with the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County in late October.

The lawsuit seeks to find Davis liable for aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

According to a report by MMA Junkie, USA Today obtained a copy of the incident report filed by the establishment's manager and later viewed the surveillance video obtained by one of the woman's attorneys from RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc., the parent company of the Miami Gardens club, through a subpoena.

The footage reportedly showed a light-skinned black man, later identified as Davis, grabbing the woman by her hair while she was working as a VIP waitress, then forcing her to walk towards the stairway leading to the kitchen.

An incident report by Artagus Lane, a manager at Tootsie’s Cabaret, provides a detailed account of the video:

"[The woman] could be seen via camera footage begging for Mr. Davis to stop. Once by the stairway, you can see Mr. Davis grabbing [the woman] and pushing her by the head, and grabbing her hair in an aggressive manner [shaking it and pulling it back and forth], down the first flight of stairs."

Lane added:

"[The woman] begged Mr. Davis not to put his hands on her in front of the staff while walking through the kitchen. After they passed through the kitchen, Mr. Davis continued being physical with [her] as she was trying to figure a way to get away from him." [H/t: MMA Junkie]

The woman reportedly escaped after distracting the fighter by asking him to get her car keys from the valet.

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Ex-girlfriend obtains temporary restraining order against Gervonta Davis

According to MMA Junkie's report, while the Miami Gardens Police still deems the incident involving Gervonta Davis "an active case" and no criminal charges have been filed as of Nov. 24, the victim has been granted a temporary restraining order against the polarizing boxing star.

Eugenio Carral, director of the Family Courts Department in Miami-Dade County, has confirmed that a judge granted the woman a temporary injunction, and a hearing for a permanent injunction has been scheduled for Dec. 9

The hearing for the permanent injunction was originally slated for Nov. 12. However, it couldn't proceed since 'Tank' hadn't been served the summons in time.