The nice disparity in weight is on the forefront of the announcement Wednesday that cruiserweight Jake Paul will combat Gervonta “Tank” Davis, a world champion light-weight, on Nov. 14 at State Farm Area in Atlanta.
A contracted weight and variety of rounds weren’t introduced, nor whether or not the bout, to be streamed dwell on Netflix, shall be an exhibition as reported. Paul, a YouTube sensation turned combined martial artist, has been centered on boxing. Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) final fought at 199 kilos on June 28 towards former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and gained a unanimous choice, resulting in the WBA rating him No. 14 at cruiserweight.
Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) has not competed in a weight class heavier than 140 kilos, with the final six on the 135-pound restrict. Davis weighed in at 133 kilos when he final fought in March to a majority draw with Lamont Roach Jr. and retained his WBA light-weight belt.
“Gervonta is an indignant little elf who has been disrespecting my identify for too lengthy,” Paul mentioned in a information launch by his promotional firm, Most Precious Promotions.
“Sure, he is without doubt one of the prime pound-for-pound boxers on the earth, however my motto is anybody, anytime, anyplace, towards all odds. And I like my odds,” he continued. “First, I’m going to kill David, then I’ll go on to slaughter Goliath, and you’re all going watch me do it, breaking viewership information once more. Atlanta. Friday, Nov 14th. The worst evening of Gervonta’s profession, dwell solely on Netflix.”
Davis, 30, considered one of many prime pound-for-pound boxers on the earth, has exchanged a disagreement with Paul regardless of the big hole in weight divisions. Paul, now 28, fought as a heavyweight for a November 2024 match with boxing legend Mike Tyson, now 59, on Netflix that was the most-streamed sporting occasion with 108 million dwell viewers, based on the promoter. Paul gained by unanimous choice.
“Jake Paul and Tank Davis have redefined the skilled fight sports activities panorama as the highest fighters amongst Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences,” Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Precious Promotions, mentioned within the information launch. “Now they may collide to find out the true face of boxing’s subsequent era. When Jake referred to as out Tank in August of 2021, everybody laughed and mentioned he would get killed. Since then, Tank has referred to as Jake a clown and simple work. Properly 4 years later, right here we’re. No extra name outs and no extra identify calling. Jake the disrupter vs the Tank destroyer, for the face of boxing crown, dwell from the guts of the south, Atlanta.”
–Subject Stage Media/Reuters