Jake Paul will no longer be facing Gervonta “Tank” Davis – though the cruiserweight social media influencer still plans to box again this year.
Most Valuable Promotions announced on Monday that it and the Netflix streaming service were canceling the show that was to be headlined by the Paul vs. Davis exhibition bout on November 14 in Miami. This announcement followed Davis being sued by a woman who accused him of domestic violence, the latest in a series of allegations against the three-division titleholder.
“Our team has worked closely with all parties to navigate this situation responsibly,” Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions, said in a statement. “While we will not be moving forward with this event, our plan still remains for Jake Paul to headline an event on Netflix in 2025. Details regarding a new date, location, Jake’s opponent, and additional bouts will be shared as soon as they are finalized.”
MVP said that people who purchased their tickets via Ticketmaster will receive a refund automatically within 14-21 days, and that those who utilized secondary markets should contact those sites.
Paul posted a statement on X later on Monday, tearing into Davis and apologizing to those affected by the cancellation."
"Gervonta Davis is an actual walking human piece of garbage," Paul wrote. "Working with him is an absolute nightmare. The unprofessionalism, the bizarre requests, the showing up hours late to shoots. To the numerous arrests and related accusations and lawsuits. If you support this man, you support the most vile sin a man can commit.
"I didn’t want to give this woman abuser a platform to grow his fans and to grow his bank account. My company champions women. I’m so sorry to everyone involved. Mostly to the undercard fighters, to my team at MVP and to my team who worked so hard prepping for this fight. Sacrificing time with loved ones and kids just for this fool to lose his unintelligent mind again. It’s scary that devilish men like this can rise to the top of culture and sports, including in positions of power."
David Greisman, who has covered boxing since 2004, is on Twitter @FightingWords2. David’s book, “Fighting Words: The Heart and Heartbreak of Boxing,” is available on Amazon.
