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The exhibition bout between cruiserweight Jake Paul and lightweight titlist Gervonta Davis scheduled for Nov. 14 on Netflix has a new site.
Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions announced Wednesday that the event will take place at Kaseya Center, home of the NBA’s Miami Heat, in Miami rather than the originally announced venue of State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
“New city, same mission, seek and destroy the tank,” Paul said. “I'm bringing the heat, and Miami will see me take down this angry elf while the world watches live on Netflix.”
Said Davis, “Jake Paul has been cherry picking in the sport of boxing for a while now, but he picked the wrong opponent this time. He better start losing some weight, chasing some chickens, and pray that helps him some on fight night! Thank you to Netflix for giving me the opportunity to whoop this clown!”
The rules and any weight stipulations have not been announced but they are separated by 65 pounds at their normal fighting weight, Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) at 200 pounds and Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) at 135 pounds.
MVP moved the fight soon after USA Today reported that the promoter withdrew their request for event permits and rule waivers required to hold the event in Georgia. According to the newspaper, Rick Thompson, the chairman of the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission, said MVP was “promoting something they should not have been.”