{"id":157487,"date":"2025-09-20T22:23:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/157487\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T22:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:23:10","slug":"why-gamblers-wont-be-allowed-to-bet-on-next-jake-paul-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/157487\/","title":{"rendered":"Why gamblers won’t be allowed to bet on next Jake Paul fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 17:01 EDT, 20 September 2025 | Updated: 17:01 EDT, 20 September 2025 <\/p>\n

It’s been revealed that fans will not be able to place a bet on Jake Paul<\/a>‘s boxing match against Gervonta Davis<\/a> later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul will share the ring with ‘Tank’ on November 14th in a match-up that fans are struggling to predict – given the significant weight difference.<\/p>\n

‘Tank’ has never been defeated as a professional and has held the WBA lightweight title since 2019. The 30-year-old will be giving up a significant height and weight advantage against 6ft 1in Paul.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, even if fans wanted to try and predict the outcome, they will not be able to because the fight is being sanctioned as an exhibition bout.<\/p>\n

The news was confirmed by executive director of the Florida Athletic Commission, Timothy Shipman, who said:\u00a0‘You can’t do a fight like that as a pro fight. It’ll be an exhibition fight’.<\/p>\n

The reason for making it an exhibition bout are largely down to the size differences between the two fighters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Jake \"Gervonta <\/p>\n

Jake Paul is set to take on Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in an exhibition boxing fight in November<\/p>\n

For their most recent fights, respectively, Davis weighed in at 133lbs while Paul weighed in at 199lbs – giving them a 66lbs difference.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, officials are still deciding over the weight of the glove that will be used.<\/p>\n

Shipman continued:\u00a0‘I’m looking at the details right now. I mean, it’s happening pretty fast. But I am sure there will be other stipulations’.<\/p>\n

The fight was initially set to take place\u00a0at State Farm Arena in Atlanta but will now take place at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n

The decision to move venue came after pushback from boxing officials in Georgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Davis may be small of stature but packs a punch having\u00a0knocked out twenty eight of his thirty one opponents to date.<\/p>\n

He is a controversial character, previously accused of domestic violence in 2022 by Vanessa Posso, who is the mother of Davis\u2019 daughter. Posso has since publicly withdrawn her abuse allegations.<\/p>\n

In July, he was\u00a0arrested again on a domestic battery\u00a0<\/a>charge.<\/p>\n

\"Paul <\/p>\n

Paul has a habit of orchestrating super-fights – such as his bout against legend Mike Tyson<\/p>\n

As seen in jail records obtained by Daily Mail, Davis was facing a battery charge after being arrested in the early hours of Friday, June 15 in Miami Beach, Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On August 12 it was announced that those charges had been dropped with the victim declining to prosecute.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In his latest defense Davis retained the WBA lightweight title via a controversial majority draw against Lamont Roach Jr.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prior to that result, he was No 8 in the pound-for-pound list and among the very best boxers in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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