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Eddie Hearn Leaks Jake Paul vs Gervonta 'Tank' Davis Fight Date

Eddie Hearn dropped major news about a future fight between Jake Paul and Gervonta "Tank" Davis.
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Eddie Hearn is seen during a press conference at The Glasshouse in Surfers Paradise on January 06, 2025.
Eddie Hearn is seen during a press conference at The Glasshouse in Surfers Paradise on January 06, 2025. | IMAGO / AAP

Jake Paul was at the final stages of negotiations to fight against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez a few months ago (which would have taken place next weekend) before Canelo pivoted at the last second and instead decided to partner with Turki Alalshikh and sign a four-fight deal that required him to fight William Scull instead of Paul.

As a result of being left at the altar with Canelo, Paul turned his attention toward fighting Gervonta "Tank" Davis. It seemed that the two sides were set to announce this fight after Davis' March 1 bout against Lamont Roach, as long as Davis took care of business against Roach like he was supposed to.

Then Davis fought to a majority draw against Roach, and arguably should have lost. This set the stage for a rematch between these two, and left Paul without an opponent once again.

Now, Paul has agreed to fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 28 in Anaheim, California, and a rematch between Davis and Roach is expected to occur later in the summer.

However, according to an April 24 interview with Matchroom boxing chairman Eddie Hearn, Paul and Davis have already agreed to fight once these two bouts conclude.

When speaking with FightHype, Hearn said, "We know that Gervonta is going to fight Jake Paul in November, and then we'll see what happens."

While Hearn spoke about this November showdown between Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis as old news, it certainly is not.

There's still a lot that has to happen between then and now, but this is a fascinating development.

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Grant Young is a Staff Writer for On SI’s Boxing, New York Mets, Indiana Fever, and Women’s Fastbreak sites. Before joining SI in 2024, he wrote for various boxing and sports verticals such as FanBuzz and NY Fights. Young has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in creative writing with an emphasis on sports nonfiction from the University of San Francisco, where he played five seasons of Division 1 baseball. He fought Muay Thai professionally in Thailand in 2023, loves a good essay, and is driven crazy trying to handle a pitpull puppy named Aura. Young lives in San Diego and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.