Jake Paul lands heavyweight fight with two-time champion after Tank Davis bout scrapped

After Gervonta "Tank" Davis recovered himself successful much occupation with the law, his accumulation bout with Jake Paul was axed.

That turned retired to beryllium a blessing successful disguise, arsenic Paul and his Most Valuable Promotions announced that helium volition present beryllium warring two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua adjacent month.

The bout volition instrumentality spot connected Dec. 19 astatine Kaseya Center successful Miami and volition beryllium a sanctioned heavyweight fight. It is scheduled for 8 three-minute rounds with 10-ounce gloves.

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Boxer, histrion and YouTuber Jake Paul gestures during his weigh-in up of his heavyweight boxing lucifer against Mike Tyson successful Irving, Texas, connected Nov. 14, 2024.  (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)

"A nonrecreational heavyweight combat against an elite satellite champion successful his prime. When I bushed Anthony Joshua, each uncertainty disappears, and nary 1 tin contradict maine the accidental to combat for a satellite title. To each my haters, this is what you wanted," Paul said successful a release. "To the radical of the United Kingdom, I americium sorry. On Friday, December 19, nether the lights successful Miami, unrecorded globally lone connected Netflix, the torch gets passed and Britain’s Goliath gets enactment to sleep."

This volition beryllium Joshua's archetypal combat since helium came up abbreviated successful an IBF rubric combat against Daniel Dubois connected Sept. 21, 2024. He past held a rubric successful August 2022.

"I took immoderate clip retired and I’m coming backmost with a mega show. It’s a large accidental for me," Joshua said. "Whether you similar it oregon not, I’m present to bash monolithic numbers, person large fights and interruption each grounds whilst keeping cool, calm and collected. Mark my words, you’ll spot a batch much fighters instrumentality these opportunities successful the future. I’m astir to interruption the net implicit Jake Paul’s face."

Anthony Joshua punches Francis Ngannou during a heavyweight combat betwixt Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou connected the Knockout Chaos boxing paper astatine the Kingdom Arena connected March 8, 2024, successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

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Paul was slated to combat Davis connected Nov. 14, but it was called disconnected aft Davis was accused of battle and artillery connected his ex-girlfriend astatine a portion nine wherever she worked. He was besides accused of doubly threatening to termination her successful writing.

Upon the fight's cancellation, Paul shredded Davis arsenic "an existent walking quality portion of garbage." 

"Working with him is an implicit nightmare. The unprofessionalism, the bizarre requests, the showing up hours precocious to shoots. To the galore arrests and related accusations and lawsuits. If you enactment this antheral you enactment the astir vile misdeed a antheral tin commit," Paul wrote connected his Instagram Stories.

"I didn’t privation to springiness this pistillate abuser a level to turn his fans and to turn his slope account. My institution champions women. I’m truthful atrocious to everyone involved. Mostly to the undercard fighters, to my squad astatine MVP and to my squad who worked truthful hard prepping for this fight. Sacrificing clip with loved ones and kids conscionable for this fool to suffer his unintelligent caput again. It’s scary that devilish men similar this tin emergence to the apical of civilization and sports, including successful positions of power."

Jake Paul reacts aft knocking retired Andre August successful the archetypal circular during the Jake Paul v Andre August astatine the Caribe Royale Orlando connected December 15 2023 successful Orlando, Florida. (Alex Menendez/Getty Images)

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This volition beryllium Paul's 2nd heavyweight bout, putting connected pounds to look Mike Tyson past year. Paul won that bout by unanimous decision.

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