Gervanta Davis pleaded guilty after four people were injured in a hit-and-run crash

Gervonta Davis Pleaded guilty to four felonies in connection with a November 2020 hit-and-run incident that injured four people, including a pregnant woman.

The WBA lightweight champion is scheduled to be sentenced on May 5, with 28-year-old Ryan Garcia expected to box in a highly-anticipated fight before then.

American Davis, 28, was due to have a delayed trial but waived his rights on Thursday (February 16), according to ESPN.

Davis pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving bodily injury; Failure to notify of property damage; driving with a revoked license; and running a red light.

After Davis was convicted, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Althea M Handy said the boxer was doing so “without any agreement as to what the penalty would be”.

Davis will be arraigned Feb. 23 in Florida on a domestic violence charge of battery causing bodily harm. Davis was jailed on the charge in December but has pleaded not guilty to assaulting the mother of his 1-year-old daughter.

The “closed hand slap,” as police described it, caused a small abrasion on the inside of the alleged victim’s upper lip. In an affidavit filed on January 24, he asked the court to dismiss the charges.

Davis is in talks to fight Garcia in Las Vegas on April 15, in a long-awaited catchweight contest.