Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty Thursday morning in a Baltimore courtroom to charges stemming from his hit-and-run accident in November 2020 in his hometown.
The Baltimore Sun reported on its website that Davis will be sentenced May 5.
Davis, 28, is still expected to face rival Ryan Garcia in a pay-per-view showdown April 15 in Las Vegas. Their teams remain in the process of finalizing their contracts, but an official announcement of their 12-round, 136-pound fight is imminent.
Davis faced 14 misdemeanor motor vehicle charges related to the abovementioned hit-and-run accident.
According to an investigation into the two-car crash, Davis drove his Lamborghini through a red light and collided with the side of a 2004 Toyota Solara. The driver of the Toyota and three passengers suffered cuts, bruises and other injuries that required them to be transported to a nearby hospital.
Davis, who could be sentenced to jail time, left the scene of that accident before authorities arrived.
An attorney for Davis and prosecutors offered a plea agreement to Baltimore City Circuit judge Melissa Phinn in September, which would’ve required Davis to serve 60 days of unsupervised home confinement. Phinn rejected that plea deal and instead ordered a trial, largely because of testimony given by Jyair Smith, the woman who drove the Toyota that Davis’ car struck.
Smith is suing Davis because she said she suffered a serious knee injury in the accident that has left her incapable of playing with her children and working without interruption, even after she underwent extensive physical therapy.
Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.