Overview

• Most Valuable Promotions and Netflix announced the event for State Farm Arena with a global live stream on Netflix.
• Several outlets report the matchup is planned as an exhibition, while MVP’s Nakisa Bidarian says terms are still being decided and insists on a definitive result.
• The fighters’ size gap is stark, with Paul recently around 199–200 pounds and roughly 19–20 centimeters taller than Davis, who competes near 133–135 pounds.
• Contracted weight, glove size and number of rounds have not been disclosed, and reporting notes uncertainty over how Georgia regulators would permit a competitive bout.
• Reaction from the boxing world has been sharp, with Ryan García dismissing the matchup as spectacle and Lamont Roach mocking the choice, as Shakur Stevenson predicts Davis would outbox Paul over the distance.