Former Boxing Champ Jamel Herring Arrested For Domestic Violence

Jamel Herring -- a former junior lightweight boxing champion -- was arrested in Ohio on Thursday night after an alleged violent incident.

The 39-year-old was booked shortly after 6:30 PM, jail records show ... on misdemeanor charges of assault and domestic violence. Bail for each charge ranged from $50K to $75K.

According to an incident report, obtained by TMZ Sports, Herring's wife went to the Mason Police Department on Jan. 8 to speak with officers about an alleged incident that happened four days prior.

Herring's wife claimed the fighter arrived home "extremely intoxicated" around 2 AM ... and upon entering their bedroom, he began bullying her over their relationship issues.

The wife said when she left for another room, he followed and "viciously" attacked her by punching her body, pulling her hair, choking and throwing her.

Herring's partner claimed she tried to defend herself, but he only "got stronger" -- at one point, she said she had trouble breathing and feared she would die.

The report states the wife provided pictures from the alleged incident that showed scratch marks on her neck -- but when police questioned Herring about the images, he claimed they were from a separate incident in Dec. 2023, in which he was also arrested for domestic violence.

Before his retirement, he fought for Top Rank boxing. He hung his gloves up following a loss to Jasmine Ortiz in 2022 ... finishing his in-ring career with a 24-5 record in 29 fights.

Herring also previously served in the United States Marine Corps ... enlisting in 2003 and serving two tours in Iraq from 2005 to 2007.

Herring recently went to social media to reflect on the past year ... saying he was planning to go into 2025 with "bigger moves, better energy."

As of the time of this post, Herring remains behind bars.