Key Takeaways
- Claressa Shields claimed on Instagram Live that she witnessed Gervonta Davis assault a woman at a basketball game in 2020, saying she saw it “with my own two eyes”; her account remains unverified.
- Shields said Davis targeted her appearance because she backs Shakur Stevenson, escalating their feud after Davis mocked her outfit at her album listening party.
- Davis faced a battery charge after video captured him forcibly removing his former girlfriend from her seat at a 2020 basketball game, and he denies allegations in a separate pending criminal case involving Courtney Rossel.
Claressa Shields has taken her feud with Gervonta Davis well beyond boxing trash talk, claiming she personally witnessed him assault a woman at a basketball game—and kept quiet about it for years.
During an Instagram Live on Wednesday, November 4, Shields walked on a treadmill and unloaded on Davis, accusing him of repeatedly mocking her appearance because she supported fellow boxer Shakur Stevenson. But the conversation took a much more serious turn when Shields brought up an alleged incident from 2020.
“Tank beat a b*tch up in my face at the basketball game,” Claressa Shields said. “I sat on that sh*t for years. I never said nothing about it.”
She didn't stop there.
“Grabbed a girl, pulled her to the back and whooped her ass in the back,” Shields continued. “I don’t even know what girl it was. So I seen it with my own two eyes that he hit women.”
Shields called Davis a “woman beater” and criticized those who continue supporting him. Her account has not been independently verified, including her claim that she personally witnessed the alleged assault.
However, a documented incident involving Davis at a basketball game appears consistent with the circumstances Shields described.
In February 2020, Davis was captured on video grabbing his former girlfriend and forcibly removing her from her seat during a celebrity charity basketball game in Miami. He was subsequently charged with misdemeanor battery.
Police also reportedly reviewed surveillance footage that appeared to show Davis striking the woman in a separate room. Davis acknowledged grabbing her clothing but denied grabbing her by the neck.
During the livestream, Shields also claimed the bad blood started because she believes Stevenson would defeat Davis if the two ever fought.
“Only reason Tank has any issue with me is my opinion. Shakur beats everybody,” she said.
She also challenged Davis to get back into the ring.
“Come out of retirement and fight somebody,” Shields said. “I got Shakur Stevenson on speed dial. I will call Shakur to come handle you.”
After footage circulated of Shields posing in a black lace-up outfit and red thigh-high boots, Davis commented, “You look a hot ass mess.”
Shields initially turned the insult into a promotional opportunity for her new single, “Party,” writing, “Keep streaming Party,” before firing back with a reference to Davis' history of allegations involving women.
“Ain't nobody thinking about that woman beating Midget Tank,” she wrote.
Davis is also dealing with a separate criminal case involving former girlfriend Courtney Rossel, who accused him of attacking her at a Miami Gardens nightclub in October 2025.
The related civil lawsuit has been settled, but Davis still faces pending criminal charges, including felony attempted kidnapping and false imprisonment and misdemeanor battery. He has denied wrongdoing in the criminal case.
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