Former boxing champion Antonio Tarver has recently expressed interest in fighting again, but it would appear he now has bigger issues to sort out.
According to an arrest log that was obtained by TMZ, Tarver was arrested on Tuesday evening in Florida and charged with domestic battery. The details surrounding the alleged incident are unclear, but the 49-year-old was held on $1,000 bond.
Earlier this month, Tarver posted on Twitter about how he is not ready to close the book on his career but no one in the boxing industry will give him a shot.
I could’ve been wrote my final chapter but the whole industry hating on the ending #GreatestStoryNeverTold #MagicManComing #ItAintOverTil’It’sOver #theywonttrymethough “Promotion and Managerial Free Agent” Let’s make history again who with me!! pic.twitter.com/fbqrIGvb1F
— The Magic Man (@AntonioTarver) August 7, 2018
Unbeaten as a Cruiserweight and Heavyweight and I can’t get no smoke something’s seriously wrong with this picture… the risk nobody’s willing to take and again they altering history by defeating me outside the ring because I’m still dangerous enough to win it all
— The Magic Man (@AntonioTarver) August 7, 2018
This is not the first time Tarver has been in trouble with the law, as he was also arrested back in 2014 because of an unpaid gambling debt at the Wynn hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
Tarver’s last fight came three years ago and was a draw against Steve Cunningham. The multiple-time lightweight champion has a record of 31-6 with one draw and one no contest.
