Jake Paul vs. Tank Davis moved to Miami |
17/09/2025 21:16 -
Jake Paul and Tank Davis are heading a little further south for their fight.
Most Valuable Promotions announced Wednesday that Paul vs. Davis is set to take place at Kaseya Center in Miami on Nov. 14. The exhibition bout was originally scheduled to take place in Atlanta, but the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission was unlikely to approve the bout due to Paul having a massive weight advantage over Davis. A request for event permits and rule waivers was scheduled to take place at a GAEC meeting Thursday, but MVP asked for the item to be removed from the agenda.
Now, the fight has a new home. See the official announcement below.
"New city, same mission, seek and destroy the tank," Paul said in a press release. "Kaseya Center. Friday, November 14. I’m bringing the heat, and Miami will see me take down this angry elf while the world watches live on Netflix."
Paul, an influencer turned boxer with a 12-1 record, has won six straight fights and is coming off of consecutive wins over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Mike Tyson, and Mike Perry. He previously built up his combat sports résumé by defeating aging former MMA champions Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, and Ben Askren.
Much of the controversy surrounding his fight with Davis is the fact that Paul is several weight classes above the WBA lightweight champion. Paul weighed in at nearly 200 pounds for his fight with Chavez, while Davis has never competed at higher than 140 pounds.
Davis (30-0-1) recently lost his perfect record this past March when a WBA lightweight title defense against Lamont Roach Jr. ended in a majority draw. The bout was shrouded in controversy due to Davis taking a knee in the ninth round, seemingly conceding a knockdown. Davis called for a timeout to head to his corner and address an issue with his vision, which he later said was due to grease from a recent hair appointment. It's unclear why Davis was allowed to call for a break on his own nor why Roach was not awarded a knockdown.
He now prepares to fight Paul before resuming his championship run.
"Jake Paul has been cherry picking in the sport of boxing for a while now, but he picked the wrong opponent this time," Davis said in a press release. "He better start losing some weight, chasing some chickens, and pray that helps him some on fight night! Thank you to Netflix for giving me the opportunity to whoop this clown!"
