Davis vs. Jake Paul fight may be threatened by Davis prosecution

Gervonta Davis, known as "The Tank", is "behind bars" again. At this point, all possibilities for the high-profile exhibition game between him and Jake Paul have surfaced and been put on the table one by one.

An insider of the event operation team revealed to the "Boxing Scene" reporter that since Jake Paul's MVP Boxing Promotion Company (Most Valuable Promotion Company) is urgently evaluating the situation, it is still unknown whether Gervonta Davis can continue to be the opponent for the Miami exhibition on November 14.

This week, the Miami-Dade County Civil Court officially filed a lawsuit against WBA lightweight world boxing champion Gervonta Davis (30 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw, 28 KOs), accusing him of assaulting a woman (his ex-girlfriend) in a Florida nightclub, including assault, kidnapping and three other felonies.

Although at the beginning of this year, another domestic violence case was dropped due to insufficient evidence - that incident had caused his rematch with Lamont Roach Jr. to be ruined (the two sides drew the first match in Brooklyn, New York on March 1) - the latest incident has suddenly cooled down the preparation for the Miami exhibition game. The opponent is YouTube celebrity boxer Jake Paul.

Informed sources revealed that various contingency plans have been discussed within the promotion team:

Changing players on the spot: However, there are only two weeks left before November 14th, and time is extremely tight;

The matchup remains unchanged, but the overall schedule is postponed;

In addition Netflix, the broadcaster of Saisai, has begun an emergency meeting to discuss whether the live broadcast should be stopped directly. In view of the fact that the plaintiff Gervonta Davis’s ex-girlfriend Russell accused Gervonta Davis of “choking, pushing, and hitting the back of the head” in the complaint, and accused her of habitual violence, the platform is extremely sensitive to public opinion risks.

In the complaint, Gervonta Davis was described as having a "continuous and escalating tendency to be violent towards women" and accused him of violently assaulting Russell at least four times before Monday and even "threatening to kill her multiple times." Specific charges include unlawful confinement, aggravated assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Previously, Jake Paul had just defeated the former middleweight world boxing champion and the famous second-generation Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. this summer, and publicly expressed his desire to challenge the current lightweight world boxing champion Gilberto Ramirez or Swedish veteran Badu Jack. However, Gilberto Ramirez has just undergone surgery and is still recuperating, and Badu Jack is scheduled to defend his world boxing title on December 13, so neither of them can save the match.

As of Friday, Nakisa Bidarian, the head of MVP Boxing Promotions, has not disclosed any specific arrangements for the game.