Jake Paul to fight Gervonta Davis, WBA lightweight boxing champ, in Atlanta

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul volition look disconnected against Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis successful an accumulation bout astatine State Farm Arena connected November 14.

Jake Paul volition combat the unbeaten Gervonta Davis connected November 14, astatine the State Farm Arena successful Atlanta, Georgia, successful an accumulation bout that volition beryllium streamed unrecorded connected Netflix, promoters said connected Wednesday.

Davis has been the WBA lightweight champion since Devin Haney vacated the loop successful 2023, but the American’s rubric volition not beryllium connected the enactment against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul owed to the size quality betwixt the 2 boxers.

Paul, a cruiserweight, weighed successful astatine 199.4 pounds (90.45kg) up of his triumph implicit Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez Jr successful June, portion Davis fought Lamont Roach astatine 133.8 pounds (60.7kg) successful March.

No details person been provided connected the value bounds for the fight.

“Yes, he’s 1 of the apical pound-for-pound boxers successful the world, but my motto is, anyone, anytime, anyplace, against each odds. And I similar my odds,” Paul wrote connected X.

Davis is undefeated successful 31 fights arsenic a professional, winning 30 and drafting one, portion Paul has a grounds of 12 wins and 1 defeat.

Before Wednesday’s announcement, Paul had been tipped to combat Anthony Joshua, a erstwhile two-time unified heavyweight satellite champion and Olympic golden medallist, and the sides had been holding discussions.

Paul’s astir celebrated boxing lucifer was against erstwhile heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, which took spot connected November 15, 2024.

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