Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis: Clash of Giants in November
The boxing world is gearing up for an epic showdown on November 14th, when Jake Paul and Gervonta “Tank” Davis will face off at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The news, which has generated great anticipation, was confirmed and promises a high-caliber event. Although the official weight of the fight and the number of rounds have not yet been defined, the fight will be under the promotion of Most Valuable Promotions, Paul’s company, and will be broadcast globally on Netflix. The negotiations between both teams began at the beginning of the year. Initially, the fight was planned after Davis’s WBA lightweight title defense against Lamont Roach Jr. However, an unexpected majority draw between Roach and Davis in March delayed the plans. The rumors of a rematch in August did not materialize, which allowed both parties to resume negotiations and finally close the deal for the November fight.Despite initial reports suggesting Paul had secured the fight with Davis after talks for a heavyweight clash with former unified champion Anthony Joshua fell through, Bidarian clarified that the fight with Joshua is still on the table and was never planned for 2025.“The original timeline assumed that ‘Tank’ would fight Jake [Paul] after his fight with Roach. The result didn’t necessarily change anything per se, but our wait to see what Davis was going to do resulted in Jake fighting Julio César Chávez Jr.”
Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions
This weight disparity is reminiscent of the exhibition fight between Logan Paul, Jake’s brother, and Floyd Mayweather in June 2021. Mayweather, mostly fighting at 147 pounds, weighed 155 pounds, while Paul weighed 189.5 pounds. In the eight-round exhibition, there was no winner, but it generated considerable revenue. The Paul-Davis face-off will be broadcast to a massive audience via Netflix, with high expectations, as Paul continues to establish himself as a professional boxer. Jake Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) has been competing at cruiserweight and is ranked 14th by the WBA, following his victory over Chavez in June. His aspirations of becoming a world champion are postponed for this cultural event against Davis, whom he has challenged since August 2021.“We’re still figuring it out,” Bidarian said, without confirming whether the fight will be an exhibition, as other media outlets reported. “Jake will definitely have to come down from the 200 pounds he’s been fighting at. I can tell you that we will have a fight with a definitive result, whether by knockout or by decision.”
Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions
Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) is one of boxing’s biggest attractions, but he has never competed above 140 pounds. In his last six fights, since December 2021, he has fought at lightweight (135 pounds). His April 2023 fight against Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas was a resounding success, with a large number of PPV buys and a million-dollar box office. He has maintained a war of words with Paul on social media for years and will seek to end this rivalry in November. Davis, 30, faced legal problems during the summer, but the charges were dropped last week. Now, he will resume his boxing career against a former YouTuber who has also become one of the biggest names in boxing.“Gervonta is an angry goblin who has been disrespecting my name for far too long. His nickname may be Tank, but I am an FPV drone and I am going to take him out. Yes, he is one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, but my motto is anyone, anytime, anywhere, against all odds. And I like my odds. First, I am going to kill David, then I am going to slaughter Goliath, and you are all going to watch me do it, breaking viewership records again. Atlanta. Friday, November 14th. The worst night of Gervonta’s career, live only on Netflix”.
Jake Paul
“This is a fight between the biggest fighters in the world for Generation Z and Generation Alpha audiences. It’s really about who is the true face of American boxing and I see it as The Disruptor [Paul] versus The Destroyer [Davis]”.
Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions
