Jake Paul and Tank Davis are heading a little bit additional south for his or her combat.
Most Worthwhile Promotions introduced Wednesday that Paul vs. Davis is ready to happen at Kaseya Heart in Miami on Nov. 14. The exhibition bout was initially scheduled to happen in Atlanta, however the Georgia Athletic and Leisure Fee was unlikely to approve the bout as a consequence of Paul having a large weight benefit over Davis. A request for occasion permits and rule waivers was scheduled to happen at a GAEC assembly Thursday, however MVP requested for the merchandise to be faraway from the agenda.
Now, the combat has a brand new house. See the official announcement under.
“New metropolis, similar mission, search and destroy the tank,” Paul mentioned in a press launch. “Kaseya Heart. Friday, November 14. I’m bringing the warmth, and Miami will see me take down this indignant elf whereas the world watches reside on Netflix.”
Paul, an influencer turned boxer with a 12-1 document, has received six straight fights and is coming off of consecutive wins over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Mike Tyson, and Mike Perry. He beforehand constructed up his fight sports activities résumé by defeating getting older former MMA champions Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, and Ben Askren.
A lot of the controversy surrounding his combat with Davis is the truth that Paul is a number of weight lessons above the WBA light-weight champion. Paul weighed in at almost 200 kilos for his combat with Chavez, whereas Davis has by no means competed at greater than 140 kilos.
Davis (30-0-1) not too long ago misplaced his good document this previous March when a WBA light-weight title protection in opposition to Lamont Roach Jr. led to a majority draw. The bout was shrouded in controversy as a consequence of Davis taking a knee within the ninth spherical, seemingly conceding a knockdown. Davis referred to as for a timeout to go to his nook and deal with a problem together with his imaginative and prescient, which he later mentioned was as a consequence of grease from a latest hair appointment. It’s unclear why Davis was allowed to name for a break on his personal nor why Roach was not awarded a knockdown.
He now prepares to combat Paul earlier than resuming his championship run.
“Jake Paul has been cherry choosing within the sport of boxing for some time now, however he picked the mistaken opponent this time,” Davis mentioned in a press launch. “He higher begin dropping some weight, chasing some chickens, and pray that helps him some on combat evening! Thanks to Netflix for giving me the chance to whoop this clown!”
