Jake Paul To Face Lightweight Boxing Champion Gervonta Davis On Nov. 14

Jake Paul will look Gervonta "Tank" Davis successful a boxing lucifer connected Nov. 14 astatine State Farm Arena successful Atlanta, Netflix announced Wednesday. The bout is expected to beryllium nan biggest trial to day for Paul, a societal media prima pinch 28 cardinal followers connected Instagram and 21 cardinal followers connected YouTube.

Paul (12-1) became a master boxer successful January 2020 and has impressed contempt constricted acquisition successful nan ring. He has faced disapproval for his competition, however. Most of his opponents person been nonboxers — a erstwhile NBA Slam Dunk champion successful Nate Robinson, and MMA fighters for illustration Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren and Mike Perry. He hit a 59-year-old Mike Tyson, and his lone nonaccomplishment came to boxer Tommy Fury, nan half-brother of erstwhile heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

Paul, 28, is coming disconnected a unanimous determination against erstwhile WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. successful June.

Davis is without mobility Paul's astir heralded opponent. The 30-year-old WBA lightweight champion is 1 of nan sport’s apical talents, amassing a 30-0-1 record. Though he stands conscionable 5-foot-5, Davis is known for his vicious punching powerfulness and has 28 knockouts successful his career.

He astir precocious retained his loop pinch a mostly determination tie against Lamond Roach Jr. successful March. Davis’ boxing profession was successful jeopardy aft he was arrested connected July 11 successful an alleged home conflict pinch his ex-girlfriend. According to nan Miami-Dade County Clerk’s Office, a misdemeanor artillery complaint against Davis was dropped.

Paul vs. Davis is nan latest boxing lucifer promoted by Netflix arsenic it gets much progressive successful unrecorded sports. Paul’s bout pinch Tyson past November, for example, peaked astatine 65 cardinal streams, according to nan streaming service. Netflix is besides promoting Terence Crawford vs. Canelo Alvarez connected Sept. 13, and has WWE Raw and aggregate NFL games connected Christmas Day.

Not everyone successful nan boxing world is happy Paul vs. Davis is happening.

Ryan Garcia, a erstwhile WBC interim lightweight champion who mislaid to Davis successful 2023, wrote connected societal media that "boxing is officially nan WWE … integrity of nan athletics is getting ruined each day."