Overview
- Kerron Swift has filed a civil suit accusing Deontay Wilder of years of physical abuse while he lived in Wilder’s home.
- The complaint details incidents including a slap in a car at age 13, a 2019 belt whipping, and a 2022 episode where Swift says Wilder grabbed his throat and threw him onto a table.
- The filing says Swift’s mother photographed neck and throat injuries and points to Wilder’s past remarks about wanting “a body” on his record as context.
- Swift seeks damages and a jury trial on claims of battery, assault, emotional distress, and false imprisonment, while Wilder’s attorney Paul Patterson denies the allegations and calls the timing a smear as Wilder prepares to fight Derek Chisora in London on Saturday.
- The case is at an early, pre-trial stage in civil court with no criminal charges reported.