Why was Jake Paul vs. Gevonta Davis Netflix boxing fight canceled?

The fight between Jake Paul and Gevonta Davis that was scheduled for November 14 at Kaseya Center in Miami has officially been canceled.

Most Valuable Promotions, a boxing promotion company co-founded by Paul, announced their decision to cancel the exhibition fight after Davis’ ex-girlfriend filed a civil lawsuit against him, accusing him of aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Most Valuable Promotions was actively seeking a replacement for Davis on the fight card that was scheduled for Netflix. However, there has not yet been any confirmation regarding a potential opponent. Regardless, Nakisa Bidarian, the CEO of Most Valuable Promotions, stated that Paul will fight in 2025.

‘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,’ Bidarian said in a statement.

Paul has been candid about his feelings for the 30-year-old WBA world lightweight champion after the cancellation of the fight, expressing strong opinions.

“Gervonta Davis is an actual walking human piece of garbage,’’ Paul wrote on his X account. “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.’’

Fans who purchased tickets through Ticketmaster for the Jake vs. Davis exhibition fight will receive an automatic refund for the canceled event.

Why was the Paul vs. Davis fight canceled?

Most Valuable Promotions has canceled the exhibition fight due to a civil lawsuit against Davis, filed by a woman who works at Tootsie’s Cabaret Miami in Miami Gardens, where she works as a VIP cocktail hostess. She accuses him of aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.