Jake Paul will face Gervonta “Tank” Davis in a boxing match on Nov. 14 at State Farm Area in Atlanta, Netflix introduced Wednesday. The bout is anticipated to be the most important take a look at to this point for Paul, a social media star with 28 million followers on Instagram and 21 million followers on YouTube.
Paul (12-1) turned knowledgeable boxer in January 2020 and has impressed regardless of restricted expertise within the ring. He has confronted criticism for his competitors, nonetheless. Most of his opponents have been nonboxers — a former NBA Slam Dunk champion in Nate Robinson, and MMA fighters like Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren and Mike Perry. He beat a 59-year-old Mike Tyson, and his lone loss got here to boxer Tommy Fury, the half-brother of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Paul, 28, is coming off a unanimous choice towards former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in June.
Davis is with out query Paul’s most heralded opponent. The 30-year-old WBA light-weight champion is likely one of the sport’s prime abilities, amassing a 30-0-1 report. Although he stands simply 5-foot-5, Davis is understood for his vicious punching energy and has 28 knockouts in his profession.
He most not too long ago retained his belt with a majority choice draw towards Lamond Roach Jr. in March. Davis’ boxing profession was in jeopardy after he was arrested on July 11 in an alleged home dispute along with his ex-girlfriend. In keeping with the Miami-Dade County Clerk’s Workplace, a misdemeanor battery cost towards Davis was dropped.
Paul vs. Davis is the newest boxing match promoted by Netflix because it will get extra concerned in reside sports activities. Paul’s bout with Tyson final November, for instance, peaked at 65 million streams, in accordance with the streaming service. Netflix can be selling Terence Crawford vs. Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 13, and has WWE Uncooked and a number of NFL video games on Christmas Day.
Not everybody within the boxing world is completely happy Paul vs. Davis is occurring.
Ryan Garcia, a former WBC interim light-weight champion who misplaced to Davis in 2023, wrote on social media that “boxing is formally the WWE … integrity of the game is getting ruined daily.”
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