Jake Paul is set to face off against Gervonta “Tank” Davis in what will be the toughest test yet in his boxing career.
Despite the pair agreeing to a bout on November 14, a massive change to the fight has already been made. Paul announced the change via his Most Valuable Promotions. According to the promotion, the planned Paul vs. Davis bout is being moved from Atlanta, Georgia, to Miami, Florida.
The fight was supposed to take place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, which has a reported capacity of 17,000. Now, it moves to the Kaseya Center, where the Miami Heat play their games. The Kaseya Center holds 20,000 people.
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Paul vs. Davis will still be streamed globally on Netflix, and fans can watch the matchup at no extra cost on the streamer. Considering the venue change, Paul, Davis, and MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian all made statements about the move via a press release.
“New city, same mission, seek and destroy the tank,” said Jake Paul. “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.” “Jake Paul has been cherry picking in the sport of boxing for a while now, but he picked the wrong opponent this time,” said Tank Davis.
“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!”
“Most Valuable Promotions, together with Netflix, is bringing the most disruptive fight of the year to Miami, and we could not be more thrilled to showcase this blockbuster event at Kaseya Center,” said Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions.
“On Friday, November 14, fans in Miami and tens of millions watching globally will witness two of boxing’s most electrifying stars collide in a once-in-a-lifetime showdown. We’re grateful to State Farm Arena and the GAEC for their support in this process.”
Paul most recently defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by unanimous decision in June, and received a world ranking of #74 in the cruiserweight division as a result of his victory. For Davis, he most recently fought Lamont Roach Jr., but their bout ended in a draw.
There were rumors that Roach and Davis would rematch, but he instead chose to fight Paul. It will be interesting to see if Paul can keep pace with the WBA lightweight title holder.
