A prominent Tucson boxer was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence charges after his fiancee told police he assaulted her and broke a window of their home during an argument, an official said Thursday.
Norberto “Nito” Bravo, 37, was booked into Pima County jail on Dec. 21 on suspicion of assault/domestic violence, criminal damage/domestic violence and contributing to the delinquency and dependency of a minor, said Sgt. Fabian Pacheco, a Tucson Police Department spokesman. All are misdemeanor charges and Bravo has since been released from jail, Pacheco said.
Bravo — who appeared on a competitive ESPN reality-series about boxers called “The Contender” in 2006 — was in front of the engaged couple’s 4-year-old son when the reported abuse took place, Pacheco said. Tucson police went to a residence in the 4500 block of East 28th Street about 10 p.m. Dec. 21 after a woman called 911, Pacheco said.
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When officers arrived they talked with the woman who told them she had been assaulted by her fiance at their home in the 4800 block of East Melissa, Pacheco said. She had suffered minor injuries, and “had marks consistent with what she was reporting as the assault,” Pacheco said.
Pacheco couldn’t say specifically what led to the altercation between Bravo and the woman. “There was a dispute between them that resulted in Bravo’s arrest,” he said.
Bravo left the residence after the fight, but returned looking for his keys and when his fiancee refused to let him in the house, he broke a window in an attempt to get in, Pacheco said.
At that point Bravo’s fiancee gave him his keys and left the home on East Melissa, then went to the house on East 28th Street and called 911, Pacheco.
As officers talked to the woman another officer went to Bravo’s home where he was taken into custody, Pacheco said.
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