Jake Paul cancels Gervonta Tank Davis fight | Boxing News

Jake Paul has pulled out of his fight with Gervonta Davis after ‘Tank’ was accused of battery, false imprisonment and kidnapping by an ex-girlfriend. The pair had been set to face off in an exhibition match in Miami on November 14, despite Davis being a light-weight and Paul a cruiserweight.

The bout would not have counted in direction of their skilled information, but a winner would have been declared either by stoppage or by two human judges and an AI official if the fight went the gap. However, Most Valuable Promotions have now determined to discover a new opponent for Paul, with the YouTuber-turned-boxer branding Davis ‘an precise strolling human piece of rubbish’.

Davis has yet to remark on the allegations, but his coach Calvin Ford dismissed them as “nonsense”. According to the lawsuit, Davis attacked ex-partner Courtney Rossel at her office on October 27 and had beforehand threatened to kill her.

Ms. Rossel also claims Davis “physically assaulted and choked” her on at least 4 other events. She is searching for damages of $50,000 and a jury trial.

Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions, said in a assertion: “Our team has worked closely with all parties to navigate this situation responsibly. 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 relating to a new date, location, Jake’s opponent, and further bouts shall be shared as soon as they’re finalised.”

Paul took to social media to vent his frustrations, stating: “Working with him is an absolute nightmare. The unprofessionalism, the weird requests, the exhibiting up hours late to shoots. To the quite a few arrests and associated accusations and lawsuits.

“If you support this man you support the most vile sin a man can commit… I’m so sorry to everyone involved.”

Ryan Garcia was initially instructed as a potential alternative for Davis, but promoter Oscar De La Hoya has dismissed this thought. He explained: “Let me tell you why this fight is not going to happen.

“Ryan Garcia fights for DAZN and Jake Paul fights on Netflix. Golden Boy has a contract with DAZN. Ryan Garcia has a contract with Golden Boy.”

In the meantime, Eddie Hearn hasn’t ruled out a surprise match between Paul and Anthony Joshua. Speaking to iFL TV, he said: “Just let me know where.”

Hearn’s comments followed his earlier suggestion that it was unlikely Joshua would return to the ring before the end of the year.

He stated: “I do not need to affirm it because you never know but I feel it is most unlikely. At the second, we’re all working in direction of our February date which is getting very close to being confirmed.

“Now, would there be a run out in 2025? Again, never say never. What I will say to you is he’s four or five weeks deep into camp so he’s on me to fight.

“Previously he hadn’t been training in camp with depth. He wasn’t actually wanting to fight other than February but now he is virtually prepared to go so I feel realistically as we transfer into November, February would be the return date but never say never.”