Overview

• Promoters announced the bout for November at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, with Netflix set to stream the event live.
• Chael Sonnen criticized the matchup as a business play rather than a title fight and predicted that Paul will beat Davis badly.
• Jake Paul said he added a clause for the “strictest drug testing possible,” with USADA able to test him at any time during camp.
• Gervonta Davis enters undefeated as a multi-division titleholder at lightweight, while Paul typically competes at much higher weights.
• The booking followed reports of prior talks involving Anthony Joshua, with Paul suggesting that a Joshua fight could be revisited in 2026.