Jake Paul, Gervonta Davis book Nov. 14 boxing match in Atlanta - ESPN

Two of the biggest names in boxing will clash on Friday, November 14 when Jake Paul faces Gervonta «Tank» Davis at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA, the two sides confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.

The contracted weight for the fight and number of rounds has yet to be determined. The fight will be promoted by Paul's Most Valuable Promotions and streamed live globally on Netflix.

Talks between both parties have been ongoing since the beginning of the year and there were initially plans to move forward with the fight after Davis' WBA lightweight title defense against Lamont Roach Jr. However, those plans were put on hold after Roach and Davis battled to a shocking majority draw in March. Rumors of a rematch taking place in August never came to fruition and the two sides picked up on their earlier negotiations, finalizing a deal for the fight to happen in November.

«The original timeline assumed that 'Tank' would be fighting Jake [Paul] after he fought Roach,» Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian told ESPN. «The outcome didn't necessarily change anything per se, but our timeline of waiting around to see what Davis was going to do resulted in Jake fighting Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.»

Although initial reports suggested that Paul secured a fight with Davis after discussions for a heavyweight tilt with former unified champion Anthony Joshua fell apart, Bidarian told ESPN that the Joshua fight is still on the table and was never planned to take place in 2025.

«I think it's just a matter of hitting 'go,'» said Bidarian about the ongoing negotiations for Paul-Joshua in 2026. «Jake is looking at it like he wants to show the world that he's going to fight David and then he plans to take on Goliath.»

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