Jake Paul is barely cutting any weight to fight Gervonta Davis.
‘The Problem Child’ is set to square off with Davis on November 14 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
GETTYPaul will come in close to his natural weight[/caption]Due to the colossal weight difference between the pair, the bout cannot be sanctioned as a professional contest.
It will therefore take place under an exhibition format with a catchweight limit.
Paul is a natural cruiserweight (200lbs), who tipped the scales at 227lbs last year for a heavyweight bout with Mike Tyson.
Davis, meanwhile, hasn’t boxed above super lightweight (140lbs) and is the reigning WBA lightweight (135lbs) champion.
The expectation would be for Paul to boil down closer to the 185lbs limit he fought Anderson Silva, Tommy Fury and Nate Diaz at in 2023.
However, Paul claims he only has to drop 5lbs below his usual fighting weight.
“I have to make 195lbs,” he said during a recent video uploaded to the Betr YouTube channel.
Davis, on the other hand, is unlikely to come in heavier than his walk-around weight of 160lbs.
The rules for the fight are yet to be made official, although Paul claimed earlier this year that the bout would be contested over 10 three-minute rounds.
Both combatants will also undergo random drug testing carried out by USADA.
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Three-weight world champion Davis (30-0-1) suffered the first blemish on his otherwise exemplary record in March when he was held to a contentious draw by Lamont Roach.
Roach was wrongfully denied a knockdown in the ninth round after Davis took a knee.
If referee Steve Willis had scored the knockdown for Roach, the underdog would have got his hand raised on points.
However, the mishap cost him the fight and the WBA lightweight title.
The WBA ordered a rematch shortly after, but Davis chose to face Paul instead.
As a result, the major sanctioning body is now reviewing whether to remove Davis’ recognition as their 135lbs champion.
Davis comes into the fight fresh off a controversial draw with RoachGETTYPaul (12-1) is riding a six-fight winning streak after falling to the sole defeat of his professional career against Fury in February 2023.
Last time out, the YouTuber-turned-boxer defeated a faded Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in what, at least on paper, is his best win to date.
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